  NOCTUA TRISTIS.Plate XXI. fig. 1. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: NoctuidÆ, Steph. Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus ——? Noctua Tristis. Alis fuscis nigro-atomosis, dimidio basali saturatiori strigÀque ad angulum internum anticarum nigrÂ. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 10 lin.) Syn. PhalÆna (Noctua) Tristis, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: "Cape of Good Hope" (Drury, in text). "Jamaica" (Drury's MSS.). Upper Side. AntennÆ brown and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen grey-brown. Anterior wings grey-brown, having a small streak of a very dark colour placed near the lower corners, and two smaller ones at the tips; a large patch of the same colour occupies the middle of the wings, extending some way towards the shoulders. Posterior wings greyish-coloured, without any marks. Under Side. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen greyish. Anterior wings darker on this side than on the upper; the anterior edges being white, and the dark streak at the lower corners very observable. Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side, and having two dark-coloured marks placed near the middle of the wings. Margins of the wings entire. GNOPHRIA? COLLARIS.Plate XXI. fig. 2. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: LithosiidÆ, Steph. Genus. Gnophria? Steph. Lithosia p., Fabr. PhalÆna (Noctua), Drury. Gnophria? Collaris. Alis nigris, anticarum macul pone medium albÂ, collari sanguineo. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.) Syn. PhalÆna (Noctua) Collaris, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: Brazil. "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (Drury's MSS.). Upper Side. AntennÆ black and setaceous. Thorax, abdomen, and wings blueish black, immaculate, except an oval white spot placed on the anterior ones, about a quarter of an inch from the tips. Under Side. Palpi black. Tongue and neck yellow. Legs, breast, and abdomen grey. Anus yellow. Wings black, the anterior having a small white longitudinal streak near the shoulders, and the oval spot seen on the upper side. Posterior wings also fringed with white. Margins of the wings entire. CALLIMORPHA CÆNEA.Plate XXI. fig. 3. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: ArctiidÆ, Steph. Genus. Callimorpha, Latr. PhalÆna (Noctua), Drury. Callimorpha CÆnea. Alis nigris, anticis fasci lat transversÂ, margineque antico posticarum flavescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.) Syn. PhalÆna Noctua CÆnea, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: Drury (incorrectly?) states that he received this insect both from Madras and Brazil. "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (Drury's MSS.). Upper Side. AntennÆ black and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings deep brown, nearly black; the anterior having a yellow band crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; and the posterior having a broad yellow streak on the anterior edges. Under Side. Coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire. GEOMETRA (PÆCILOPHASIA) FULVATA.Plate XXI. fig. 4. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: GeometridÆ, Steph. Genus. Geometra, Steph. (Subgenus: PÆcilophasia? Steph.) Geometra (PÆcilophasia) Fulvata. Alis fulvescentibus fasci lat communi dilutiori, anticarum puncto subdiscoidali. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7 lin.) Syn. PhalÆna (Geometra) fulvata, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: Africa. "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1775" (Drury's MSS.). Upper Side. AntennÆ setaceous and yellow. Thorax and abdomen yellow. Wings deep straw-coloured, the anterior having a small black spot placed near the middle of the anterior edges. A small narrow line of a silverish colour runs along the external edges of these wings, beginning near the tips, and continuing along the edges of the posterior ones, ends at the abdominal corners. Under Side. Breast, legs, and abdomen whiteish. Wings coloured as on the upper side, but dappled with minute reddish streaks. Margins of the wings entire. NOCTUA (CALYPTRA) LUGUBRIS.Plate XXI. fig. 5. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: NoctuidÆ. Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus: Calyptra, Ochs. Gonoptera, Latr. Noctua (Calyptra) Lugubris. Alis anticis dentatis subfalcatis, brunneo-fuscis basi saturatioribus, maculis dentatis submarginalibus. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.) Syn. PhalÆna (Noctua) lugubris, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: Madras. Upper Side. AntennÆ brown and setaceous. Thorax ash-coloured. Abdomen and wings rusty iron, without marks, except the anterior, which have some faint blueish marks close to the external edges. Under Side. Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen dark red. Wings redder-coloured than on the other side, without marks: anterior wings dentated, the posterior entire. NOCTUA (ACONTIA) MARGARITATA.Plate XXI. fig. 6. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: NoctuidÆ. Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus: Acontia, Ochs. Steph. Curtis. PhalÆna (Noctua), Drury. Noctua (Acontia) Margaritata. Argenteo-alba, alis anticis pone punctum ordinarium fuscis, macul magn alb costali margineque postico albo, lunulis punctisque nigricantibus, posticarum margine fusco. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 5 lin.) Syn. PhalÆna Noctua Margaritata, Drury, App. vol. 3. Habitat: New York. Upper Side. Antennae brown and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen silvery white. Anterior wings at the shoulders silvery white, the remainder being of a shining red-brown, with the edges fringed with white; a large spot of silver colour is situate near the tips, on the anterior edges. Posterior wings silvery white, but along the external edges darker coloured. Under Side. Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen white. Anterior wings silvery grey, being edged and fringed with yellow. Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side, without markings. Margins of the wings entire. |
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