LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 909 



brown borders ; cilia? alternately dark brown and wbitish. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



a, b. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay. Presented 



by Dr. Barns ton. 

 c, d. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's collection. 



49. Plusia flagellum. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca ; thoracis fasciculi purpurascente margi- 

 nal! ; abdomen cinereum ; alee anticce purpureo-fuscm, ex 

 parte auratce, fasciis subobsolelis, linea submarginali angulosa 

 incomplete, lineis tribus transversis subauratis, linea discoli 

 argentea furcata, orbiculari indistincta, reniformi aureo mar- 

 ginatum linea marginali obscure fusca ; posticce cupreoe, ciliis 

 albidis. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown. Third joint of the palpi a little 

 more than hall the length of the second. Lappets and tufts of the 

 thorax and crests of the abdemen tipped with lilac. Abdomen 

 cinereous. Fore wings purplish brown, partly gilded ; bands almost 

 obsolete, except the submargiual line, which is somewhat zigzag, 

 'and disappears towards the interior angle; three slightly gilded 

 transverse lines, two interior and one exterior ; discal mark forming 

 a slightly curved silvery line, which is forked at the interior end, 

 and encloses a less bright silvery streak ; orbicular spot indistinct ; 

 reniforra distinguished by its slightly gilded outline, and very much 

 excavated on the exterior side ; a dark brown marginal line ; ciliae 

 interlined with paler brown. Hind wings cupreous, with whitish 

 ciliae. Length of the body 1\ lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a — c. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay. Presented 



by Dr. Barnston. 

 d, e. North America. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



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50. Plusia indigna. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca; thorax subfasciatus ; abdomen cine- 

 reum; aim antica angustce, purpureo-fuscce cupreo tinctce, 

 fasciis nigricantibus incompletis, linea submarginali postice 

 obsoleta, orbiculari et reniformi nigricante marginatis, lineolis 

 duabus transversis albidis, litura discali fuscescente subfusi- 

 formi argenteo margin ata strigam pallidam includente ; pos- 

 ticce subcuprece, basi cinerece^ ciliis albidis. 



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