June, 1898] 
Schaus : New Species of Noctuid^e. 
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NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUID^E FROM TROPICAL 
AMERICA. 
By William Schaus. 
Noctua herculeana, sp. nov. 
Head and thorax reddish brown. Abdomen gny. Primaries at the base viola¬ 
ceous, limited by a geminate velvety black basal line ; the antemedial line partly gem¬ 
inate, oblique and not reaching the inner margin, most heavily marked on the costa ; 
the space before the antemedial line giayisb ; the median space violaceous brown ; 
orbicular indistinct, partly surrounded by black ; the reniform large, diffuse, whitish 
gray ; the postmedial line fine, geminate, followed by a row of small spots ; the post- 
medial space light brown, followed by the broad dark violaceous brown margin. Sec¬ 
ondaries smoky brown. Expanse, 60 mm. 
Habitat : Trojes, Mexico. 
Agrotis aureolum, sp. nov. 
Head golden yellow. Collar and thorax concolorous, dark reddish brown. 
Primaries similar to Agrotis malefida Gn, but browner and the postmedial line more 
distinct. Secondaries pure white. Expanse, 40 mm. 
Habitat : Castro, Parana. 
Agrotis perotensis, sp. nov. 
Body light reddish brown. Primaries light reddish brown ; the lines very fine 
and slightly darker ; basal and antemedial lines somewhat oblique and hardly wavy ; 
the postmedial very slightly curved beyond the cell and marked by minute points on 
the veins ; subterminal line wavy, paler than the ground color and inwardly shaded 
with darker brown especially towards the costa ; orbicular large, very oblique ; reni¬ 
form large, kidney shaped, both spots olive brown, surrounded by a pale line. Sec- 
. ondaries white with a slight reddish brown tinge ; fringe darker ; discocellular well 
marked. Expanse, 41 mm. 
Habitat: Las Vigas, on the Cofre de Perote. Elevation 10,000 ft. 
Agrotis oaxacana, sp. nov. 
Body very dark brown, almost black. Primaries blackish brown ; lighter brown 
along the basal half of costa to below cell; the antemecial and postmedial lines 
geminate, indistinct; a subterminal light brown shade crossed on veins 4 and 5 by 
black streaks; claviform very small ; orbicular and reniform hardly perceptible ; 
some light brown spots at the base of the fringe. Secondaries smoky black, whitish 
towards the base ; fringe golden. Expanse, 39 mm. 
Habitat : Oaxaca, Mexico. 
I have only received 2 9 9 of this distinct species. 
