LEPTDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 839 



broad. Fore wings straight in front, angular at the tips, slightly 

 oblique, and almost straight along the exterior border* 



1. Synthymia monogramma. 



Cinerascens ; abdomen lutescens ; alee anticce fascia interiore, 

 maculis discalibus lineaque submarginati albidis ; posticce 

 lutea, basi margineque fuscis. 



Noctua monogramma, H'ubn. Eur. Schmett. NocL pi. 76, f. 353. 



God. Pap. de Fr. v. 92, pi. 51, f. 4, 5. 

 Synthimia monogramma, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 282, 2764. 

 Euclidia monogramma, Treit. Schmett. v. 389, 1. Meig. Syst. 



Besch. iii. 246, 1, pi. 118, f. 7. Boisd. Ind. Meth. 172, 1378. 

 Metoptria monogramma, Guen. Noct. ii. 262, 1065. 



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



c. France. From Dr. Leach's collection. 



d. Pyrenees. Presented by M. Pierret. 



e. Gibraltar. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



/", g. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



h—k. ? 



Genus 13. TIMA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi breves, graciles, 

 porrecti, caput non superantes ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. 

 Antennae corporis dimidio fere breviores. Abdomen alas posticas 

 vix superans. Pedes graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. 

 Alae vix latae, apice angulatae, margine exteriore sat obliquo. Mas. 

 — Antennae pectinatae. 



Tima, MSS. 



Body slender. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, slender, 

 porrect, not extending beyond the head ; third joint conical, very 

 minute, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae 

 hardly half the length of the body. Abdomen hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with long spurs. 

 Wings hardly broad. Fore wings straight in front, angular at the 

 tips, rather oblique along the exterior border. Male. — Antennae 

 moderately pectinated. 



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