﻿1700 CATALOGUE OF 



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Agrotis margtnalis. 



Fcera. Pallide cervina^ subtus albida ; alee anticcB extus ferru- 

 ginecB^ linea suhmarginali albida subrecta, spatio marginali 

 cinereo, lunulis marginalibus fuscis, lituris tribus costalibus 

 nigricantibus, plaga discali obliqua oblonga subquadrata 

 nigricante testaceo marginala extus concava, orbiculari obso- 

 leta ; posticcB albida^ macula marginali nigro-fusca. 



Female. Pale fawn-colour, whilish beneath. Fore win^s 

 somewhat ferruginous towards a whitish nearly straight submarginal 

 line ; space between this line and the exterior border cinereous ; 

 marginal lunules slender, brown ; costa with three blackish marks ; 

 orbicular mark obsolete ; reniforni concealed by an oblique oblong 

 subquadrate blackish patch, which is concave on the exterior side, 

 and has a testaceous border. Hind wings whitish, with a blackish 

 brown spot on the middle of the exterior border. Length of the 

 body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



Agrotis amatura. 



Mas. Albida; palpi et pedes nigro fasciati ; antennce subcrenu- 

 latce ; thorax niger^ antice albidus ; alee anticce nigro subcon- 

 sperscB, rvfescente tincice, macula hasali viridi^ plaga interiore 

 nigra lineam album furcatam includente, plaga subquadrata 

 costali nigra reniformem includente, guttis duabus costalibus 

 nigris^ litura contigua viridi, plaga costali subapicali nigra^ 

 orbiculari nigro submarginata, reniformi distincta postice 

 laiiore albo marginata extus excavata ; posticce albcB, 



Male. Whitish. Palpi and legs with black bands. Antennae 

 minutely crenulate. Thorax black, except along the fore border. 

 Fore wings minutely speckled with black, with a green spot by the 

 base, and with a red tinge on most of the disk ; a black patch by 

 ihe base, including a furcate white line ; a black costal subquadrate 

 patch, including the renilbrm mark, and accom,panied by two 

 black costal dots and by an adjoining green mark; another black 

 costal patch near the tip of the wing ; fringe interlined with 

 blackish brown ; orbicular mark with a slender incomplete black 



