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Acontia Graellsii, Feisthamel, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vl, 300, pi. 12, f. 



3. Ramb. Dup. Sappl. iii. 535, pi. 45. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 



165, 1317. 

 Xanthodes Graellsii, Guen. Noct. ii. 21 1, 977. 



Mauritius. Hindostan. 



a, b. Spain. From M. Becker's collection. 



Asia. 



3. Xanthodes stramen. 



Albo'flava ; antennce ferruginece ; alee anticce punctis paucu 

 nigris, maculis costalibus, linea transversa exteriore fasciaque 

 marginali fuscis, guttis duabus posticis marginalibus unaque 

 subapicali nig r is. 



Xanthodes stramen, Guen. Noct. ii. 210, 976. 



Thibet. 



4. Xanthodes transversa. 



Flava ; palpi, abdomen et alarum anticarum linea transversa 

 angulatce pallidissime cervina ; alee anticce plaga maxima mar- 

 ginali fuscescente, gutla apicali nigricante ; posticce pallidis- 

 sime lutece. Var. Alee anticce vitta latissima ferrugineo- 

 fusca ; postica lutescentes. 



Noctua flava?? Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 2, 211, 978. 

 Xanthodes transversa, Guen. Noct. ii. 211, 978. 



a, b. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 

 c, d. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 

 e. North India. From Mr. Stevens > collection. 



5. Xanthodes intersepta. 



Flava ; palpi, thoracis vitta et alarum anticarum linece transversa 

 angulatce cervince ; alee anticce vitta nonnunquam obsoleta 

 plagaque maxima marginali fuscescentibus, gutta apicali 

 nigricante ; posticce sublutece. 



Xanthodes intersepta, Guen. Noct. ii. 212, 979. 



This species is very nearly allied to the preceding one, but may 

 be distinguished by its shorter and more rounded fore wings. 



