LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 741 



somewhat beyond the hind wings. Fore wings rather narrow, with 

 brown marks on the fore part ; orbicular spot obsolete ; reniform 

 large, brown, subquadrate, not excavated ; exterior border wholly 

 brown. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines ; of 

 the wings 16 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From the Rev. J. Wenbam's collection. 



Agrotis plagifera. 



Cervina ; abdomen pallidum ; alee anticce fusco subconspersce, lineis 

 transversis fuscis subobsoletis, plaga magna costali subtrigona 

 fusca, guttis exterioribus et marginalibus nigris. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Thorax and fore wings slightly 

 speckled with brown. Abdomen paler. Fore wings with the usual 

 transverse lines brownish red, almost obsolete ; a large nearly trian- 

 gular brownish red patch joining the costa and concealing the reni- 

 form spot ; two rows of black dots, one exterior, the other marginal. 

 Hind wings pale aeneous-brown ; costa and ciliae whitish. Length 

 of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



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 Agrotis cordata. 



Mas. Pallide cervina ; antenna subpectinalce ; thorax nigro fas- 

 ciatus ; abdomen pallide cinereum ; alee anticce nigro con- 

 spersce, lituris costalibus nigris, striga discali interrupta, 

 nigricante, lineis subobsoletis, submarginali pallida, margine 

 exteriore ex parte fusco, orbiculari et reniformi albido mar* 

 ginatis, orbiculari oblonga, reniformi albido guttata; pos- 

 ticce cance. 



Male. Pale dull fawn-colour. Antennae slightly pectinated. 

 Thorax with a slender black band in front. Abdomen pale cine- 

 reous. Fore wings slightly speckled with black, with some black 

 maiks along the costa, and with a blackish discal streak, which is 

 interrupted by the spots ; transverse lines almost obsolete : submar- 

 ginal line pale ; exterior border partly brown ; orbicular and reni- 

 form with whitish borders ; orbicular oblong, much smaller than the 

 reniform, which has a whitish dot near its exterior side. Hind 

 wings hoary, with brownish borders ; ciliae whitish ; under side with 



