﻿1206 CATALOGUE OF 



Cinereous, with a slio^ht testaceous tinge. Abdomen testaceous 

 above. Fore wings with the transverse lines obsolete, or only repre- 

 sented by ferruginous costal marks, excepting the exterior one, which 

 is ferruginous, nearly complete, has, as usual, a prominent tooth, 

 which is marked with black, and is connected hindward with a 

 broad ferruginous streak; the latter extends along the interior 

 border, and is attenuated towards the exterior border ; submarginal 

 dots black ; submarginal line and border of the reniform spot 

 whitish, indistinct. Hind wings luteous, with a brown stripe near 

 the interior border joining a much curved black discal band, which 

 is contracted in the middle ; border broad, black, with a narrow 

 luteous space between it and the ciliae, and having hindward on the 

 inner side two indentations, of which the second is very deep ; ciliae 

 whitish testaceous, with some brown marks. Var. p. — Hind wings 

 with the border interrupted. Length of the body 7 — 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 18 — 20 lines. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



54. Catocala nuptialis. 



Albido'cinerea ; thorax fascia antica fusca ; abdomen testaceum ; 

 alee anticcB nigro subconapersce^ exlus vix cervino tinclce^ lituris 

 costalibus nigris aut fiigro-fuscis, lineis medianis obsoletiSy 

 reniformi arcuata subpyriformi gutthque subjnarginalibus 

 nigris, linea exteriore postice obsoleta, tinea submarginali 

 albida indislincta ; posticce lutece^ striga basali indistincta 

 nigricante, fascia arcuata abbreviata apud costam dildtata^ 

 viargine lato postice exciso. 



Whitish cinereous. Thorax with a brown band in front. 

 Abdomen testaceous above. Fore wings minutely speckled with 

 black, with a very slight fawn-coloured tinge on the exterior part, 

 which includes the indistinct whitish submarginal band; the usual 

 transverse lines obsolete, excepting some black or dark brown costal 

 marks, the exterior line visible for nearly half its length from the 

 costa ; reniform spot black, curved, subpyriform ; submarginal 

 dots black. Hind wings luieous, with a black slightly curved 

 band, which is abbreviated towards the interior border, and is 

 somewhat dilated towards the costa; a slight indistinct basal 

 blackish streak ; border broad, black, narrower towards the interior 

 angle, near which it has a notch on the inner side ; ciliae pale. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



o. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



