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Mr. Doubleday; and the remainder are entirely from the cabinet of Mr. Bentley, with the exception of A. alpina, a unique specimen, which 
was kindly ; . Poe - ; 
as kindly lent me by Mr. Douglas for the purpose of figuring it in this work. The caterpillar of segetum is from Hiibner. I regret very much 
being able to figure so few of the caterpillars of this group, as they -have been so little studied that scarcely anything is known respecting them. 
I call upon the numerous subscribers to this work. w 4s ; 
I this work, who have opportunities of collecting, to send me any caterpillars they may discover of 
Noctux, particularly underground feeders, and they shall be carefully figured and described. H.N. H 
SPECIES 1.—AGROTIS LUNIGERA. Purare XXITI., Fie. 10. 
SynonyMes.— A grotis lunigera, Stephens ; Ill. Haust. 2, p. 113, pl. 20, fig. 3. 
This species measures 12 inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which are described by Mr. Stephens as of 
a rich fuscous varied with yellowish, with an angulated black streak at the base united to an abbreviated pale 
striga ; behind this, at a distance from the anterior stigma, is a transverse yellowish waved striga, bordered on 
each side with dusky, and very much angulated towards the inner margin; a similar striga arises from 
the costa opposite to the posterior stigma, and bending outwards, turns rather suddenly towards the inner edge, 
the space between the arch and the stigma being yellowish, or dull ochraceous brown; near the hinder margin 
is a pale waved streak, and the margin itself is spotted with black, with a pale griseous line at the base of the 
cilia ; the anterior stigma is dusky towards the costa, and bright flavescent towards the inner margin of the wing, 
forming a lunule of the latter colour ; the posterior stigma is margined anteriorly with black and flavescent, and 
posteriorly with black ; the hind wings creamy white. Very rare. Found in June, near Cork in Ireland. 

SPECIES 2.—AGROTIS CORTICEA. Purare XXIII., Fie. 6. 
Synonymes.— WVoctua corticea, Hiibner; Ochsenheimer; Stephens ; Bombyx exclamationis, Esper. 
Boisduval ; Guénée. (A. c.) (Female) Noctua sordida, Hiibner. 
(Male) Noctua clavigera, Haworth. Noctua subfusca, Haworth. 
This species measures from 14 to 1% inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which, as well as the body, are 
nearly of a uniform brown colour slightly freckled with rather pale ashy, with the costa rather darker ; 
near the base are two slender, waved, dark streaks, the second much more distinct ; the two stigmata are very 
distinct and nearly black, with a short longitudinal black bar behind the basal one ; a much curved streak follows 
the second stigma, and the extreme margin is dark ; the hind wings are dusky ash with a central curve, and the 
hind margin darker. There are numerous varieties not only in the ground colour of the wings, but also in the 
distinctness as well as the size of the markings. 
It appears to be widely distributed throughout England, but is not a common insect. 
SPECIES 3.—AGROTIS AQUA. Puarte XXIITI., Fie. 1. 
Synonymes.—WVoctwa equa, Hiibner; Ochsenheimer. Noctua margaritosa, Haworth. 
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Noctua saucia, Hiibner; Boisduval; Guénée. Var. t—Noctua majuscula, Haworth 
This species measures about 2 inches in the expanse of the forewings, which are of an ashy stone colour, with 
delicate darker cloudings, and with several black dots along the coste ; the two ordinary curved stripes next the 
base of the wing are very slight and almost indistinct ; the anterior stigma is large, pale, and almost indistinct, 
bounded by a dark ring ; the second stigma is also large and rather dusky, followed by a small dark cloud 
towards the apex of the wing, where is a paler patch, and a larger dusky one next the margin, which is marked 
with a row of black dots; the hind wings are dusky white, with the margin darker. 
Found in the autumn near London, but very rare; Mr. H. Doubleday found several near Epping, in 1827, 
and again in October, 1841. It isa very distinct and not very variable species. | 
The supposed variety named majuscula by Haworth differs in the very dark pitchy-black colour of the fore 
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