LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 471 



spurs of the hind tibiae hardly long. Wings moderately broad. 

 Fore wings straight in front, acuminated and very slightly falcate 

 at the tips; exterior border slightly undulating, moderately oblique. 

 Male. — Antennae very slightly setose. 



Europe. 



1. ClRRCEDIA XERAMPELINA. 



Pallide lutea ; alee anticce fascia media lata rufescente antice dila- 

 tata et lutea maculamque cervinam includente, margine exte- 

 riore rufescente ; posticce albidee, margine rufescente, 



Noctua xerampelina, Hubn. SammL Eur, Schmett. NocL pi. 90, f. 



421. Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iv. 249, pi. 116, f. 1. Freij. 



Neu. Beit. Schmett. ii. pi. 149. 

 Noctua ceutrago, Haw. Lep. Brit. 219. 

 Xanthia xerampelina, Treit. Schmett. Eur. v. 354, 8; Suppl. 106. 



Boisd. Ind. Metk. 146, 1178. 

 Cirrcedia xerampelina, Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. 242 ; Noct. i. 



402, 662. Herr.-Schaff. Schmett. Eur. ii. 225, 135. Stainton, 



Man. 254. 

 Xanthia centrago, Curt. Brit. Ent. 84. Steph. III. Brit. Ent. 



Haust. iii. 65. 

 Noctua (Xanthia) xerampelina, Meig. Syst. Besch. iii. 159, 142, pi. 



107, f. 7. 

 Atethmia xerampelina, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 238, 2366. 



a — c. Englaad. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



d. EnglaucL 



e. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 



2. Cirrcedia ambusta. 



Fusco-cervina ; abdomen testaceum ; alee anticce lineis duabus un- 

 dulatis unaque e lunulis exterioribus transversis venisque 

 exterioribus testaceis, reniformi magna, testaceo marginata ; 

 posticce testacece, margine cervino. 



-, Engr. Pap. d*Eur. 500, a — c. 



Noctua ambusta, Wien. Verz. T. 16. Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. Bork. 



Eur. Schmett. iv. 276. Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct. 



f. 215. Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iv. 323, pi. 120. Frey. 



Neu. Beit. Schmett. ii. pi. 189. 

 Noctua xerampelina, Esp. Schmett. pi. 183, f. 5. 



2 s 2 



