LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 259 



1. NOCTUELIA SUPERBALIS. 



Fusca, subtus lutea ; thorax teslaceo vittatus ; abdomen testaceo 

 fasciatum ; alee anticce fusco-cinerecs, subincarnatce, lineis 

 interiore et exteriore nigris remotis, hac denticulata, ilia 

 angulosa, fascia submarginali maculaque discali fuscis ; 

 posticce luteo-ochracece, basi lato fasciaque marginali denticu- 

 lata nigris, 



Cynoeda superba, Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schm. iv. 15, 22, pi. iii. 11. 



f. 73, 74. 

 Noctuelia superbalis, Gum. DelL et Pgral. 114, 2. 



Balkan Mountains, Turkey. 



Sub-tribe 2. PULVERULENT^. 



Palpi quatuor conspicui; labiales apice deflexi. Antennae 

 breviusculae, pubescentes aut pectinatae. Thorax robusius, elevatus. 

 Abdomen sat crass una. Oviductus fcem. saepe terebrifortnis. Pedes 

 longi, saepissime validi ; tibiae plus minusve pilosae. Alae densae, 

 pulverulentae, fimbria bene determinata ; antieae apice |rotundatae 

 aut vix acutae. 



Labial and maxillary palpi distinct, the former somewhat 

 parted towards the tips. Antennae rather short, pubescent or pecti- 

 nated in the male. Thorax robust, arched. Abdomen rather 

 thick. Oviduct often terebriform. Wings stout, pulverulent ; 

 fringe thick. Fore wings rounded or hardly acute at the tips. 



A. Proboscis nonnunquam nulla. Palpi breves, varii. Alae pos- 



ticae venis tribus internis liberis. Mas et fcem. similes. 



Fam. 1. Pyralid^e, Guen. 



B. Ocelli conspicua. Proboscis distincta. Palpi porrecti, longis- 



simi. Alae posticae vena submediana obsoleta. Mas et fcem. 

 dissimiles. - Fam. 2. CledeobidjE, Guen. 



Fam 1. PYKALID^:. 



Frons plana. Ocelli saepissime obsoleti. Palpi breves, dis- 

 juncti, porrecti, aut subascendentes. Palpi maxillares vix con- 

 spicui. Antennae maris pubescentes aut vix pectinatae. Pedes 



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