336 catalogue of 



65. Agrotis anteposita. 



Var. ? Fusco-cervina ; thorax fasciis anticis vittisque dnabus 

 nigris ; abdomen albido-testaceum ; a!(C anticcc venis strigaquc 

 costali subapicali nigricantibus, maculis orbicular! et reniformi 

 lineisque transversis angulosis pallide cervinis nigro margina- 

 tis, macula orbiculari sub-rotunda, reniformi lunari ; posticus 

 alb(c, opalina, venis nonnunquam apicc infuscatis. 



Agrotis anteposita, Gu&n. Noct. i. 278, 449. 



Monte Video. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Group 3, 

 Like the fourth European group. 



66. Agrotis Pesronii. 



A. cinereoc affinis, minor; antcmuc validcc, minus ciHatcc ; alec 

 antica albidiore cinereee^ magis nitentes, disco subviolacea?, 

 lineis duabus mediants latioribus minus aqualiter undulatis, 

 punctis marijinalibus nigris, macula costali apicali. 



Agrotis Pesronii, Gu£n. Noct. i. 282, 459. 



Straits of Magellan. 



67. Agrotis differens. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca; antenna subset os(C ; thorax posiice albido 

 hirtus ; abdomen pallide fuscum, basi albidum ; ahc antictc 

 maculis costalibus pallidioribus et nigricantibus, lunulis mar- 

 ginal ibus nigrienntibus, lituris aliis obsoletis ; postica alfoc, 

 marginibus fuscescentib us. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown. Antenna; minutely setose. Tho- 

 rax with whitish hairs hindward. Abdomen pale brown, whitish 

 towards the l>ase. Fore wings with paler and blackish spots along 

 the costa, and with blackish marginal lunules ; all tbe other marks 

 obsolete. Hind wings while, with brownish borders. Length of 

 the body 8 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dysons collection. 



