Morrison.] 116 [June 16, 



Our type of this species was a female; a short time ago we re- 

 ceived the male from Prof. C. H. Fernald of Maine, and we are 

 thereby enabled to give descriptions of both sexes. 



Anterior tibiae spinose. Antennas of the male strongly pectinate. 

 Collar and prothorax whitish, metathorax brown. Second joint of 

 the palpi brown on the sides, above white; third joint brown. An- 

 terior wings brown ; the subterminal and basal, and the anterior por- 

 tion of the median space, overspread with light gray; claviform spot 

 brown, and very noticeable; median shade distinct brown, and angu- 

 late in the middle ; orbicular spot concolorous, the reniform crossed 

 by a red stain; exterior line dentate, not very strongly marked; 

 terminal space dark. Posterior wings brownish gray, with whitish 

 fringes, having discal dots and two indistinct median lines. Beneath 

 gray, sprinkled with brown; a common median line and discal dots. 



Hab. Massachusetts, Maine. 



Agrotis manifesta nov. sp. 



Expanse, 38 mm. Length of body, 18 mm. 



Anterior tibiae spinose. Antennae of the male strongly pectinate, 

 of the female simple. Anterior wings gray, with very simple and 

 evident ornamentation; half line obsolete; interior line simple, black, 

 perpendicular, and slightly irregular; the ordinary spots are reduced 

 to black dots, the orbicular is sometimes absent, the reniform is pres- 

 ent in the five specimens we have seen; the exterior line is of the 

 usual form, distinct, simple and finely dentate; subterminal line 

 nearly obsolete; fringe slightly darker than the ground. Posterior 

 wings fuscous gray, with distinct discal dots. Beneath gray, with 

 discal dots and common median lines. 



Hab. New York. In May. 



Described from specimens in the collection of Mr. Fred. Tepper. 



This species has some resemblance to Agrotis manifestilabes Morr., 

 and has, like it, pectinate antennae in the male sex. Its color varies 

 considerably, in some specimens being mingled with brown. The 

 orbicular spot is sometimes absent, and very possibly specimens will 

 be found in which both spots are obsolete; in this case the species 

 would resemble in simplicity of ornamentation, Agrotis monochro- 

 matea Morr., although the ordinary lines in the latter are thick, 

 suffused and subparallel, as in the species of Ufeus. 



Agrotis oblata nov. sp. 



Expanse, 34 mm. Length of body, 13 mm. 



Anterior tibiae apparently non-spinose, but as the thorax and legs 



