842 CATALOGUE OF 



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



q — v. England. 



u — x. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 



3. Archiearis puella. 



Nigro-cinerea ; alee anticce macula costali subapicali pallidiore, 

 linen undulatis nigris ; posticce lutece, margine, dimidio pos- 

 tico interrupto maculaque discali nigricantibus. Mas.— An- 

 tenna pectinatce. 



-, Engr. Pap. d'Eur. 370, a — d. 



Noctua puella, Lang. Verz. 1101. Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 106, f. 2, 3 



Bork. Eur. Schmett. iv. 65, 19. 

 Noctua spuria, H'ubn. Eur. Schmett. Noct. pi. 74, f. 345. 

 Noctua Coelebs, H'ubn. Beitr. pi. 3, Q. 

 Archiearis spuria, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 280, 2747. 

 Noctua Parthenias, var. God. Pap. de Fr. v. pi. 51, f. 3. 

 Brephos puella, Treit. Schmett. v. 385, 3. Steph. III. Brit. Ent. 



Haust. iii. 137. Meig. Stjst. Besch. iii. 245, 3, pi. 118, f. 6. 



Boisd. Ind. Meth. 173, 1381. Guen. Noct. ii. 265, 1068. 



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

 /. France. 



Div. 2. QUADEIFID^E. 



See page 2. 



Statura saepissime magna. Corpus scepe graeile, nonnunquam 

 robustum. Palpi optime determinati ; articulus 3us saepissime 

 longissimus, nonnunquam spatulatus. Thorax saepe minus pilosus. 

 Aire iatae ; posticae amplae ; vena la inferior saepissime fortis, apud 

 areolae anicem inserta. 



Species very generally of large size. Body often slender, 

 sometimes stout. Palpi much developed; third joint most often 

 very long, sometimes spatulate. Thorax often but slightly pilose. 

 Wings broad. Hind wings ample ; first inferior vein very generally 

 as much developed as the others, inserted at the tip of the areolet. 



A. Vena la inferior variabilis. Alae decumbentes. 



A. Alae sericeae, concolores aut ocellatae. Vena la inferior 



sequentibus semper aequalis. - - Tribe 1. Serice^e. 



B. Statura parva. Alae angulosae, denticulatae aut metallicas ; 



posticae discolores ; vena la inferior sequentibus saepissime 

 cicbilior. Tribe 2. Variegate. 



