LEPIDOPTERA HETEEOCEBA. 441 



, Engr. Pap. d'Eur. 399, a, b. 



Phalaena-Noctua litura, Linn. Faun. Suec. 1213; Syst. Nat. 2, 



858, 192. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2578, 192. 

 Noctua litura, Wien. Verz. 77, 2. Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 236, 131 ; 



Mant. Ins. ii, 175, 262; Ent. Syst. iii. 2, 326. Esp. Schmett. 



iv. pi. 177, f. 5. Bork. Schmett. Eur. iv. 525, 211. Hubn. 



Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 27, f. 127. Haw. Lep. Brit. 210. 



Dap. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iv. pi. 79, f. 6. 

 Orthosia litura, Treit. Schmett. v. 242, 18. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 140, 



1124. Steph. III. Brit Ent. Haust. ii. 145. Westw. $ H. 



Brit. Moths, i. 138, pi. 28, f. 4. Herr.-Schceff. Schmett. Eur. 

 ii. 199, 53. 

 Noctua polluta, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 137, f. 5. 

 Amathes litura, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 222,2219. 

 Noctua (Orthosia) litura, Meig. Syst. Besch. iii. 117, 62, pi. 98, 



f. 3. 

 Anchocelis litura, Guen. Noct. i. 368, 614. 

 Noctua ornatrix, Hubn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. f. 813. Frey. Beit. i. 



pi. 95, f. L. 



a — n. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



o — q. England. 



r — u. Europe. From M. Beckers collection. 



Genus 10. HYPOTRIX. 



Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 breves, subascendentes ; articulus 3us brevis, distinctus, crassus, 

 obtusus. Antennae vix ciliatee, corporis dimidio paullo longiores. 

 Thorax sat oblongus. Abdomen alas posticas fere dimidio supe- 

 rans. Pedes longiusculi, subpilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus bre- 

 viusculis. Alae anticae oblongae, apud costam rectae, apice 

 acuminata^, margine exteriore subobliquo ; posticae latae. Mas. — 

 Abdomen lateribus pilosissimis, subtus fasciculatum. Fcem. — Ab- 

 domen brevius. 



Hypotrix, Guen. Noct. i. 369. 



Body rather slender. Proboscis of moderate length. Palpi 

 slightly ascending, short; second joint with hairs closely applied; 

 third joint short, but distinct, thick, obtuse. Antennae hardly 

 ciliated, a little more than half the length of the body. Thorax 

 somewhat oblong. Abdomen extending for nearly half its length 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long, slightly pilose; hind 

 tibiae with short spurs. Fore wings oblong, straight iu front, acu- 



