﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1133 



posticae calcaribus longis. Alse angustae, longiusculaB ; anticae apud 

 costam reclre, apice subang'ulatse, raargiue exteriore subdenliciilato, 

 antice vix obliquo, posiice perobliquo. 



Lophoptera, Guen, Noct. iii. 54. 



Apamea, p., Boisd. 



Paectes? Huhn, Verz. Schmett. 248. 



Body moderately stout. Proboscis short. Palpi stout, porrect, 

 pilose, moderately long; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Antennse simple, little more than half the 

 length of the body. Abdomen slightly crested, hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs siout, rather long ; hind tibise with 

 long spurs. Wings narrow, rather long. Fore wings straight 

 along the costa, somewhat angular at the tips ; exterior border very 

 slightly denticulated, hardly oblique in front, very oblique towards 

 the interior angle. 



North America. 



1. Lophoptera? pycMiEA. 



Fcem. Obscure fusca ; alee anticce maculis nonnullis variis disca- 

 libus et apicalibus albis, 



Paectes pygmaea (Noctua genuina, Euphais consueta), Hubn, 

 SammL ExoL Schmett, i. 21, 55, f. 109, 110 ; Verz, Schmett. 

 248, 2463. 



Georgia. Florida. 



Africa. 



2. Lophoptera ckistigera. 



Violaceo-cinerea ; alee anticce subiridescentes, lineis transversis 

 parallelis subsinuatis squamosis extus nigricantibuSy intusjia- 

 vescente-cinereis ; posticce vitrece, nigro late marginatce, 



Lophoptera cristigera, Guen, Noct, iii. 55, 1389. 



Africa. 



3. Lophoptera litigiosa. 



Alee anticce fusco-violascentes, strigis transversis undatis fuscis 

 obscuriore marginatis, maculaque ad marginem internum 

 fusca ; posticce utrinque nigrce basi albidce ; anticce subtus 

 medio albidce. 



