
AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. 14} 
insects,—Fig. 9. Segetia Xanthographa (the square spot rustic). 
ss Fig. 10. Segetia neglecta (the neglected rustic). 
ae Wig. 11. Caradrina Plantaginis (the dotted rustic), 
os Fig. 12. The Caterpillar of Orthosia cruda (ambigua, Hiibner, but not of Ochsenheimer, who describes Caradrina 
Plantaginis under that name). 
a. Fig. 13. Caradrina Morpheus (the bordered rustic). 14, The Caterpillar. 
A Fig. 15, Caradrina cubicularis (the pale mottled willow). 
+ Fig. 16. Caradrina glareosa (the autumnal rustic), 
si Fig. 17. Grammesia trilinea (the treble lines). 
abs Fig. 18. Grammesia bilinea (the dark treble lines). 
ss Fig. 19. The larva of Semiphora gothica figured in plate 27. 
- Fig. 20. The larva of Orthosia stabilis figured in plate 28. 
Prants.—Fig. 21. Convolvulus arvensis (the small Bindweed). 
a Fig. 22. Luzula pilosa (the hairy Rush). 
* Fi 
Figs. 1, 3, and 18, are from specimens in the British Museum. Fig. 6 is from the cabinet of Mr. Stephens, and 8 from Hiibner’s fig. 
- 23. Plantago major (common Plantain). 
Figs. 10, 11, and 13, are from specimens in the collection of Mr. Bentley. The rest are from specimens sent me by Mr. H. Doubleday. The 
caterpillars are from Hiibner, with the exception of 19 and 20, which are drawn from nature.—H. N. H. 
MYTHIMNA, Ocusenuemer, STEPHENS. 
Mr. Stephens adopts the second section of Ochsenheimer’s genus Mythimna under the present name, on 
account of the elongated body, acute repanded anterior wings with obliterated stigmata, and simple transverse 
fascia-form strige, slightly crested thorax, pubescent eyes, and ciliated antennz, and estival time of appearance 
of the perfect insects which he introduces into it. Both Boisduval and Guénée introduce these insects into the 
tribe Leucanidi or Leucanides ; the latter author, indeed, uniting them into the genus Leucania, whilst Boisduval 
adopts the same.mode of arrangement, except that he separates N. turca alone, forming it into the genus Mythimna, 
on account principally of the strongly fasciculated fore feet of that species; there is also a diversity in the 
caterpillars which seems to warrant such a step. 
SPECIES 1—MYTHIMNA TURCA. Puate XXIX., Fie. 1, 2. 
Synonymes.—Phal. Noct. turca, Linn.; Haw. ; Ochs.; Treitschke ; -Hubner; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 10, fig. 188. 
This species measures about 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a greyish brown-red, the 
hind portion of the wings having a redder shade: thickly irrorated with minute brown atoms ; there is a rather 
strong brown angulated striga at about one-fourth of the length of the wing from the base; at the middle of the 
wing is placed a small whitish lunule in the place of the outer stigma, the basal one being obsolete, half-way 
between which and the apical margin is a second curved brown striga; along the apical margin is a row of black 
dots ; the hind wings are brown, paler at the base, and with the margin redder: cilia of all the wings and the 
abdominal tufts of hair reddish. The antenne are very slightly ciliated. 
The caterpillar is ochre red, with the back marked with blackish dots, through the middle of which runs a 
whitish line; the sides are paler yellowish, with dusky markings forming longitudinal rows; it is described as 
feeding upon Juncus pilosus, and the moth appears in woody situations in July, but it is rare ; it has occurred 
in Essex, Coombe Wood, and near Bristol. 
SPECIES 2.—MYTHIMNA GRISEA. Puare XXIX., Fie. 5. 
Synonymes.—WNoctua grisea, Fabricius; Haworth; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 10, fig. 189. 
Leucania Lithargyria, Boisduval. 
: yr 1; : Epes a ‘ tan wot vhich ‘are ‘ly of a uniform 
This plain insect measures about 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are nearly of a 




