782 CATALOGUE OF 



long spurs. Wings rather broad. Fore wings straight in front, 

 rounded at the tips, very slightly oblique along the exterior border. 



Europe. 



1. ACONTIA VIKIDISQUAjMA. 



Nigro-fusca ; ala? antica? squamis basalibus et medianis viridibus, 

 strigis tribus costalibus basalibus at bis, reniformi pallida 

 vaga nigro signata, linea submarginali vaga e squamis viridi- 

 bus, maculis duabus ciliaribus albo-viridibus ; posticce nigra?, 

 ciliis albo-viridibus. 



Acontia viridisquama, Guen. Noct. ii. 219, 994. 



Spain. 



2. Acontia albicollis. 



Cinerea ; alee antica? cinereo fuscce, basi alba? cinereo varies, linea 

 undulala guttisque marginalibus nigris, plaga costali ciliisque 

 posticis albis ; posticce fuscce, fascia excisa aut interrupta 

 alba. 



-, JEngr. Pap. a" Eur. 559, a, b. 



Noctua albicollis, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 218, 48; Mant. Ins. ii. 144, 

 71 ; Ent. Syst. iii. 2, 36, 94. Rossi, Faun. Etr. 1107. 



Phalaena-Noctua albicollis, Gmel. ed. Sgst. Nat. i. 5, 2551, 1084. 



Noctua Solaris, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 88, f. 2, 3. Dup. Hist. Nat. 

 Lep. Fr. vii. pi. 121, f. 2. 



Tavache insolatrix, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 261, 2565. 



Acontia Solaris, Treit. Schmett. v. 246. Steph. III. Brit. Ent. 

 Haust. iii. pi. 20, f. 3. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 165, 1322, 



Acontia albicollis, Guen. Noct. ii. 220, 995. 



This is probably a variety of the following species, or else it 

 includes all the specimens registered under the latter. 



a — d. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



3. Acontia Solaris. 



Cinereo-fusca ; thorax fascia antica vittisque duabus albis ; abdo- 

 men cingulis albis ; ala? anticce basi albce cinereo varia? gutta 

 nigra, macula costali strigaque postica marginali lunulisque 

 submarginalibus albis, annulo discali linea que submarginali 

 glaucescentibus ; postica? disco plus minusve ciliisque albis. 



