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126 BRITISH MOTHS 
SPECIES 1.—GRAPHIPHORA SUBROSEA. Puare XXV., Fie. 1. 
Synonymes.—Gr. subrosea, Steph. ; Ill. Haust., 2, 200; Wood, | Gr. rhomboidea, Stephens Cat., and Ill. H., 2, 128 (nec rhomboi- 
Ind. Ent., pl. 9, fig. 153. | dea, Esper). 
This very distinct species differs from the remainder of the genus in the strongly pectinated antenne, as well 
as in the large size of the under wings. It measure from 1J to 1} inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which 
are of a brownish grey, tinged with rosy; the costa with several dusky spots, two undulated but rather 
indistinct strigee towards the base of the wings, a triangular brown patch preceding the basal stigma, and another 
more oblong between it and the hinder stigma, which is grey, with the centre darker, the latter succeeded by a 
very curved row of dots, sometimes connected by lunules, beyond which is a dusky submarginal irregular stripe ; 
the apical margin paler, dotted with dusky. The hind wings very pale ashy buff, with a broad apical dusky 
fascia. The antennz in the males are strongly bipectinated to the tip, and fulvescent, those of the female very 
slightly ciliated. 
Specimens of this beautiful insect were captured at Whittlesea-mere in July by Mr. Weaver. 
SPECIES 2.—GRAPHIPHORA RENIGERA. Puate XXV., Fie. 2, 3. 
Synonymes.—WVoctua renigera, Hiibner; Treitschke ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 9, fig. 154; Boisduval, Ind. meth. (Speelotis r.) 
This species varies from 14 to 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a blackish-grey colour, 
varied more or less distinctly with darker markings and irrorations; the base of the wing is dark, and has a 
slender pale fascia preceding the very much curved and lunulated pale strigee, margined with dusky, before the 
place of the anterior stigma, which is obsolete ; the middle of the wing is occupied by a dusky bar, broadest 
towards the costa, and oblique behind, in which appears, but indistinctly, the hinder stigma; then follows a 
curved row of dark arches, pointed outwardly, but often very indistinct, with an irregular rather broad dusky 
subapical fascia, and a row of indistinct apical brownish lunules. The hind wings with the base paler, and the 
anal angle greyish. The female is much more strongly marked than the male, and has the cilia of the hind 
wings pale ochre, whilst in the male it is pale brown. This is a rare but widely-dispersed species, occurring in 
July, in Derbyshire, Westmoreland, near Forfar, &c. 

SPECIES 3.—GRAPHIPHORA LATENS? 
Synonymers.—Woctua lutens, Hiibner? Treitschke ? Stephens, Ill. H. 2,129 5 Wood, pl. 9, f. 155.} 
The following is Mr. Stephens’ description of a single specimen, supposed to be this species, which was taken 
in the south of Scotland in 1827. <“ Resembling the last in the obscurity of its markings ; head, thorax, and 
abdomen deep cinereous, anterior wings of a glossy ashy-black, most obsoletely strigated transversely, with 
undulated fuscous lines, visible only in certain positions ; the first of which is towards the base and abbreviated ; 
the second anterior to the basal stigma; the last beyond the reniform stigma, and considerably bent; beyond 
this the wing is darker, and has towards the hind margin an obscure pale denticulated striga, the margin itself 
immaculate ; cilia fuscous ; stigmata very obscure, with a dark quadrate spot between them ; posterior wings 
obscure, cinereous, with the cilia whitish.” 

SPECIES 4.—-GRAPHIPHORA PYROPHILA. Prater XXV., Fie. 4. 
Synonymes.—Noctua pyrophila, Wien. Verz.; Fabr.; Ochs. ; Bombyx radicea, Esper. 
Stephens; Boisduval (Ind. meth. Spelotis p-) Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 9, Noctua tristis, Fabr. 
fig. 156; Guénée ( Agrotis p.) Noctua similaris, Fabr. 
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pecies measures from 13 to 12 inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which are of a pale brownish 

