

LEPIDOPTERA HETEEOCERA. 739 



Agrotis DEPEITATA. 



Mas. Pallide cervina, abdomine pallidissimum ; ala? antica? 

 orbiculari et reniformi indistinctis fusco marginatis, slriga 

 discali nigra interrupta, gattis marginalibus nigris mini- 

 mis; posticcp alba?, iridescentes. 



Male. Pale fawn-colour. Abdomen very pale. Fore wings 

 with the orbicular and reniform spots slightly indicated by their 

 darker borders ; a black streak commencing before the orbicular 

 spot, and occupying the space between it and the reniform ; margi- 

 nal dots black, very minute. Hind wings white, iridescent. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the w T ings 14 lines. 



a. Valdivia. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



Agrotis semidolens. 



Cinerea ; abdomen canum, apice testaceum ; alee antica? fusca?, 

 dimidio basal i costaque exteriore nigricantibus, basi costaque 

 albido notatis, orbiculari et reniformi indistinctis albido mar- 

 ginatis, guttis marginalibus nigris ; postica? alba, costa 

 ma rgi ne ven isque fuscis . 



Cinereous. Abdomen hoary, testaceous at the tip. Fore 

 wings brown, blackish from near the base to beyond the discal spots 

 and along the exterior half of the costa ; base and costa with 

 whitish marks ; discal spots indistinct, with whitish borders ; mar- 

 ginal dots black. Hind wings white, brown along the costa, and 

 with a slender brown border ; veins brown. Length of the body 9 

 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



Valley of the Amazon. 



a. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Agrotis hletipaxpis. 



Mas. Obscure ferruginea ; palpi nigri, pilosissimi ; antenna? 

 nigra?, ciliata? ; abdomen basi canum ; ala? anticce ferruginea? 

 cano conspersa?, lineis undulaiis canis ferrugineo marginatis, 

 orbiculari obsoleta, reniformi indistincta, guttis marginalibus 

 nigris ; postica? alba?, lunulis marginalibus elongatis nigri- 

 cantibus. 



Male. Dark ferruginous. Palpi black, very pilose. Antennae 

 black, ciliated. Abdomen paler than the thorax, hoary towards the 



