LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 835 



Var. Cervina; abdomen cinerascens ; alee anticce lineis tribus vn- 

 chdatis ferrugineis, linea submvrginali subrecta diffusa indis- 

 tincta, litura costuli alba, maculis discalibus obsoletis, guttis 

 marginalibus nigmcantibus, ciliis cinereis ; posticce pallide 

 cinerece, lineata?, ferrugineo marginatce. 



Fawn-colour. Abdomen more cinereous. Fore wings with 

 three undulating ferruginous lines, which are most distinct towards 

 the costa ; submarginal line nearly straight, diffuse and indistinct ; 

 marginal dots blackish ; discal spots obsolete ; a white mark on the 

 costa by the second line ; cilia? cinereous. Hind wings pale cine- 

 reous, with ferruginous borders ; their lines much like those of the 

 fore wings. Length of the body o\ lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. From M. Becker's collection. 



5. MlCROPHYSA JUCUNDA. 



Fusco-cinerea fascia pallida ; alee anticce fasciis tribus variis fus- 

 cis, una exteriore diffusa cervina, gutta costali subapicali 

 albida ; posticce maculis duabus discalibus albis. 



Noctua jucunda, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 103, f. 486; pi. 



105, f. 492. Dup. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. vii. 280, pi. 117, f. 6. 

 Melipotis jucunda, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 260, 2559. 

 Ophiusa jucunda, Treit. Schmett. v. 314, 14. Meig. Svst. Besch. 



iii. 208, 11, pi. 113, f. 10. 

 Microphvsa jucunda, Boisd. Ind. Meth. 170, 1369. Guen, Noct. 



ii. 260, 1063. 

 Ennychia sepulchralis, Treit. Schmett. vii. 199. Freg. Beitr. pi. 



84, f. 4. Meig. Sgst. Besch. iii. 236, 5, pi. 123, f. 5. 



a. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 

 North America. 



6. MlCROPHYSA SOBRIA. 



Fuscescente -cervina ; abdomen cinereum lineis subobliquis subrectis 

 fere obsoletis, submarginali conspicua guttulari lunulisque 

 marginalibus nigro-fuscis, maculis discalibus obsoletis ; pos- 

 ticce fascia discali marqineque pallide cervinis. 



Brownish fawn-colour. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with 

 the lines slightly oblique, nearly straight, almost obsolete, except 

 the submarginal one, which is composed of dark brown dots ; mar- 

 ginal lunules dark brown ; discal spots obsolete. Hind wings with 



