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verse ; the second very much angulated towards the costa, and curved in the middle of the wing ; the space 
between this and the third striga is more dusky, and incloses a pale stigma having a dusky centre ; the third 
striga is considerably curved, and the fourth, formed of small dusky crescents, runs nearly parallel with the 
apical margin of the wings; the hind wings are brown, paler at the base, with the ciliz of all the wings fulvous. 
Introduced as British by Mr. Curtis into his Guide, but considered by Mr. Stephens as dubious. The 
antennz of the males are pectinated, whence, as well as from its general habit and markings, it seems scarcely 
referable to the present group. M. Guenée has given it as the single species of his genus Mythimna (Ann. Soc, 
Ent. de France, 1841, p. 2&7), whilst Boisduval unites it with nictitans, Linn., and connexa, Borkh., as an 
aberrant section (“an gen. proprium”) of his genus Luperina. 

SEGETIA, Srepnens, Botspuvat. 
The antennze of the males are dentato-ciliated, and those of the females but slightly ciliated; the palpi are 
porrected in front of the eyes, but rather short; the terminal joint distinct, but not quite so long as the hairs on 
the preceding joint; the eyes naked; the thorax is rounded, not crested ; the wings rather short ; the apical 
margin rather truncate and entire; the two stigmata pale and distinct. The caterpillars are cylindrical, of a 
grey colour, with dark longitudinal stripes; they feed by night upon low herbs and grasses ; the perfect insects 
appear in the autumn. 
SPECIES 1.—SEGETIA XANTHOGRAPHA, Puate XXIX., Fie. 9. 
Synonymes.— Noctua Xanthographa, Wien. Verz. ; Fabr.; Treitschke ; Duponchel; Hiibner; Stephens ; Wood. Ind, Ent. pl. 10, fig. 194, 
; Noctua tetragona, Haworth. 
This species measures from 14 to 14 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a pale-brown colour, 
with a reddish tinge: fine specimens have two undulated or elbowed brown strigz before the middle of the 
wing. The two stigmata are distinct and luteous, the first small and oblique, the second large and square ; 
beyond these is an arched pectinated striga, or a curved row of black dots, and there is a subapical pale striga but 
slightly conspicuous, rather undulated ; the ciliz are brown; the hind wings are whitish buff, with the margin 
brownish, and whitish cilia. There is considerable variation in the depth of colour of the markings, which 
are sometimes indistinct. 
The caterpillar is dusky yellow, with a pale line on each side, and black dots and lines behind. The perfect 
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insect is very abundant, and appears in August ; “‘ the larve feed through the winter, Curtis. 

SPECIES 2.—SEGETIA NEGLECTA. Puatre XXIX., Fie. 10. 
Synonymes.— Voctua neglecta, Hiibner ; Treitschke ; Haworth; Stephens, Ill. Haust. 2, pl. 21, fig. 1. 
Wood, Ind. Ent., pl. 10, fig. 195. 
This species is considerably larger than the preceding, measuring 1+ to 13 inch in the expanse of the fore 
wings, which are of a dull ashy colour, slightly irrorated with dusky dots, some of which seem to represent the 
ordinary strigz, the third of which, beyond the stigmata, consists of a curved row of more distinct dots placed 
upon the veins. The fore stigma is almost obliterated, but the outer one is more distinct, pale, and an lOReR a 
dusky spot ; nearly parallel with the apical margin runs a dusky striga, having a pale external margin; the hind 
wings are brown, with the base and cilia pale. 
Taken in the woods in Kent, and in the New Forest, in September, by Messrs, Chant and Bentley. 
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