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rather darker. The head is fulvous brown, and the prothorax has the frontal crest marked by two curved lines 
of grey, edged with dark brown in front. 
The unique specimen in the collection of Mr. Marshall was taken by him some years ago at Charing, in 
Kent, on the stump of a tree. 

SPECIES 17.—AGROTIS PASCUEA. Puare XXIV., Fie. 2. 
Synonymes.— Agrotis pascuea, Curtis, Brit. Ent. fol. 165. 
This species, now for the first time described and figured, differs from all the preceding in the acutely 
dentated dark line succeeding the outer stigma. The expansion of the fore wings is nearly 13 inch, their ground 
colour being of a very pale buffish white, varied, especially towards the costa and middle, with darker brownish 
clouds: there is also a dusky patch along the posterior margin towards the base. From the base runs a nearly 
straight black line to near the middle of the wing, but towards the hind margin, where it unites with the 
dentated line above mentioned, the basal stigma is pale and slightly margined with black, and preceded by a 
short, oblique, black line ; behind it is a small oval dusky patch, attenuated towards its base and slightly edge« 
with black ; and behind this, towards the centre of the hind margin of the wing, is a larger, oval-oblong pale 
space, margined with a black line. The second stigma is dusky in the centre, and edged with a narrow black 
line. Towards the apical margin is a row of dusky cuneated patches, followed by a marginal row of black dots. 
The cilia alternately pale and darker brown. The costa is marked with several minute white dots. The hind 
wings are almost white, with the margin slightly undulated. The antennw are very pale brown, the joints 
bidentate in the male for about two thirds of their length ; none of the teeth, however, exceeding in length the 
thickness of the antennze. Towards the tip they become serrated, the tip itself being setaceous., The thorax is 
pale grey, with the head and front browner, the latter having a dark angulated line. The abdomen is more luteous. 
This pretty species is extremely rare. It is evidently maritime, having been taken by Mr. Curtis in the 
Isle of Wight, by Mr. Paget at Yarmouth, and by Mr. Marshall at Lowestoff, in Suffolk. We are indebted to 
the latter gentleman for the loan of his specimen. 

SPECIES 18.—AGROTIS CURSORIA. Puare XXIV., Fie. 4. 
SynonyMEs.— Vociua cursoria, Borkhausen; Hiibner; Treitschke ; Boisduval ; Wood. Ind. Ent. pl. 52, fig. 1659. 
Noctua mixta, Fabricius ; Godart. 
This species is about the size of A. valligera. It varies considerably in the colour of the fore wings, from a 
silvery grey or pale buff to a deep fulvous, reddish or brownish red, and considerably irrorated with darker atoms, 
especially towards the centre of the wing ; the costa being marked with several dark small spots, arranged in 
pairs corresponding with the origin of the strigee, which are distinct, and four in number, one near the base, a 
second more irregular before the inner stigma, another much curved, and consisting of small arches beyond 
the outer stigma ; these strigze being pale, and each margined with a dusky line on each side. Near the apex of 
the wing is a more irregular dark striga, the margin of the wing being marked with a row of dark dots. The 
hind wings are pale, and margined with a broad dusky edge, succeeded by a slender pale line. On the under- 
side all the wings are of a yellowish white with black dots in the middle, and a row of submarginal dots. 
This rare species has been found near Bristol, and also, as we learn from Mr. Doubleday, near Yarmouth, 
in July. 
SPECIES 19.—AGROTIS SUBGOTHICA. Puare XXIV., Fie. 1. 
Synonymes.— Woctua subgothica, Haworth ; Curtis ; Stephens, Ill. Haust. 2, pl. 22, fig. 3; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 9, fig. 149. 
This species varies from 14 to 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a grey brown hue, with 
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