912 CATALOGUE OF 



irregular and incomplete whitish band; cilia whitish, with dark 

 brown marks. Length of the body 5i lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Fraw Islands, Arctic North America. From the Arctic Expedi- 

 tion of H.M.S Investigator. 



54. Plusia selecta. 



Cinerea; thorax nigro fasciatus ; abdomen pallide cinereum, em- 

 tis nigris ; alee anticoe latce, nigro conspersce, fasciis exteriori- 

 hus subobsoletis, interiore duplicata, linea submarginali nigra 

 undulata postice obsoleta, lunulis marginalibus nigris, orbicu- 

 lari et reniformi nigro marginatis, hac argenteo marginata, 

 litura diseali argentea subquadrata postice subexcavata ; pos- 

 ticce pallide cinerea, margine lato nigricante, ciliis ex parte 

 albidis. 



Gray. Third joint of the palpi full half the length of the 

 second. Thorax with slight black bands. Abdomen pale cinereous, 

 with black crests. Fore wings broad, irregularly speckled with 

 black ; the black bands almost obsolete, except the interior double 

 one; submarginal line black, undulating, obsolete hindward; a 

 row of black marginal lunules ; orbicular and reuiform spots with 

 black borders, the former irregularly oval, the latter with an incom- 

 plete silvery border ; discal mark silvery, subquadrate, slightly ex- 

 cavated on the hind border. Hind wings pale cinereous, with 

 broad blackish borders ; ciliae partly whitish. Length of the body 7 

 lines; of the wings 17 lines. 



a. St. Martin's Falls, Albany Eiver, Hudson's Bay. Presented by 

 Dr. Barnston. 



55. Plusia alticola. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca, subtus cinerea ; abdomen aurato-cine- 

 reum ; alee anticce basi et extus ex maxima parte cinereis, 

 lineis duplicatis subangulatis obscure fuscis, orbiculari et 

 reniformi pallida atroque marginatis, litura diseali argentea 

 V formi, linea marginali nigra, ciliis latis ; posticce lutece, 

 margine lato nigricante. 



Male. Nearly allied to P. divergens. Ferruginous-brown, 

 cinereous beneath. Third joint of ihe palpi about half the length 

 of the second. Abdomen somewhat gilded-cinereous. Fore wings 

 mostly cinereous towards the base and exteriorly ; interior and exte- 



