﻿1732 CATALOGUE OF 



angulum interiorem punctisque marginalibns nigris^ orbicular i 

 et reniformi subcervinis nigra siibmarginatis^ hac parva, ilia 

 oblonga^ margine exteriore perobliquo ; posiicce albce^ margine 

 exleriore fuscescen te. 



Noctua Buddli3B, Moritz, MSS. 



Female, Cinereous-hoary. Head brownish above. Thorax 

 in front wilh a semicircular blackish sireak. Abdomen paler than 

 the thorax. Fore wings narrow, with several slightly marked black 

 and whitish lanceolate lines ; two black spots near the interior angle ; 

 marginal points black ; orbicular and reniform marks slightly fawn- 

 coloured, wiib incomplete black borders; the former oblong; the 

 latter small; exterior border very oblique. Hind wings white, 

 brownish along the exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines; 

 of tbe wings 18 lines, 



Venezuela. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus PHORICA. 



Mas, Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi erecti ; 

 articulus 2us arcuatus, pilis arete applicatis ; 3us gracilis, linearis, 

 2i dimidio non longior. Antennae valids, subcrenulatse, corporis 

 dimidio longiores. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen subcylindricum, 

 alas posticas pauUo superans ; fasciculus apicalis compressus. 

 Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. Alse sat 

 angustae; anticae coloribus variis, a pud costam rectae, apud apices 

 valde rotundatse, margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



Male, Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 vertical ; second joint curved, with closely applied hairs ; third 

 slender, linear, about half the length of the second. Antennae 

 stout, minutely crenulate, more than half the length of the body. 

 Thorax squamose. Abdomen nearly cylindrical, extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings; apical tuft flattened, compressed. Legs 

 stout, pilose ; hind tibiae with long spurs. Wings rather narrow. 

 Fore wings with various colours, straight along the costa, very 

 much rounded at the tips, rather oblique along the exterior border. 



1. Phorica phasipennts. 



Mas. Subpurpurascens subtus cinerea fvsco piibescens ; caput 

 fuscum ; thorax antice fusco bifasciatus ; abdomen glauco- 

 cinereum ; alee anticoe playa elongata discali e squamis viri- 



