LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 749 



Pale luteous. Abdomen whitish testaceous. Fore wings with 

 a black dot at the base ; transverse lines blackish, undulating, inter- 

 rupted ; a blackish mark behind the reniform spot, which, like 

 the orbicular and the interior lines, is almost obsolete ; exterior 

 lines more distinct ; ciliae with blackish dots. Hind wings white, 

 with testaceous borders. 



h. Europe. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



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Xanthia spurcata. 



Mas. Luteo-cervina ; abdomen cinereum, apice cervinum ; alee 

 anticce lituris basalibus indistinctis nigricantibus, dimidio 

 exteriore obscure cervino, fasciis duabus guttisque nigricanti- 

 bus, lunulis marginalibus nigricantibus attenuatis, orbiculari 

 et reniformi obsoletis ; posticce nigricante cenece, costa ciliisque 

 pallide luteis. 



Male. Luteous fawn-colour. Abdomen cinereous, except at the 

 tip. Fore wings with some indistinct blackish marks near the 

 base; exterior half dark fawn-colour, with two blackish bands, 

 between which there are some blackish dots ; marginal lunules 

 blackish, attenuated ; orbicular and reniform spots obsolete. Hind 

 wings blackish aeneous ; costa and ciliae pale luteous. Length 

 of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Orilla, West Canada. From Mr. Bush's collection. 



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Xanthia ? Pales. 



Al<£ lutem, fusco ciliatce, anticce basi subvittata striga transversa 

 punctoque exteriore f us cis. 



-, Drury, Ins. i. 47, pi. 23, f. 3. 



Phalaena-Noctua Pales, Drury, App. ii. 

 Noctua Pales, Westw. Drury, i. 43, pi. 23, f. 3. 



St. Christopher. 



3s3 



