MODERN SYSTEM. 
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Obs. — A ll the long-horned Japan moths, as they are called by English 
collectors, belong to this genus. 
Fam. VIII. Noctpadx. Leach. 
Is octUjELites. Latrcille. 
Antenna setaceous in the males, sometimes pectinated or ciliated : 
tongue distinct : palpi much compressed : wings horizontal or incum- 
bent, not divided : thorax thick, often crested : palpi with the last 
joint much shorter than the preceding, squamosc. 
Genus 354. NOCTUA. Fair., Latr., Biibner, Leach. Bombyx. 
Fair., Hub. Pual.en a (Bombyx). Limit. 1‘iial.ena (Noc- 
tua). Limit. I’acilia. Schrank. Cucuilia. Schrank. 
The genus Noctua requires a minute investigation. It contains seve- 
ral natural genera, as exhibited in the following divisions. 
A. Caterpillars with sixteen feet. 
* Caterpillars half loopers, their anterior feet membranaceous, evi- 
dently shorter than the others. Wings horizontal. 
Sp. 1. Noc. spimsa (crimson underwing). Sp. 2. JVbc. nupta, fyc. 
** Caterpillars with membranaceous feet of conformable size. 
1 . Wings horizontal. 
Sp. 1. Noc. fimbria (broad-bordered yellow underwing). Sp. 2. Noc. 
pronuba. 3. Noc. Orbona. 4. Noc.janthia, &;c. 
2. Wings deflexed. 
a. Sp. 1. Noc. Rumicis (common knot grass). 2. Noc. Psi, §c. 
b. Sp. 1. Noc. Ligustri (coronet). 2. Noc. Pisi (broom moth), &c. 
c. Sp. 1. Noc. Verbasci. 2. Noc. Tanaceti (shark moths), &c. 
d. Sp. 1. Noc. Batts (peach blossom moth). 
e. Sp. 1. Noc. meticulasa (angle shades). 
f. Sp. 1. Noc. palpina (\rAc prominent moth). 
g. Sp. 1. Noc. camclinu. 
B. Caterpillar with fourteen feet. 
Sp. 1. Noc. chry sites (burnished brass). Noc.festuca (gold spot), & c - 
Notice of the following genera lias lately reached this country 
from the Continent: the undermentioned indigenous species, which 
may be considered as types, are selected from the MSS. of Dr. Leach • 
I have added the English names, as it may enable those who have 
small collections of Lepidoptera to proceed in the natural arrange - 
ment. 
Genus Colocasia. Och. Jaspidia. Hub. 
Sp. 1 . Noc. bombyx coryli (nut-tree tussock). 
