GENUS. ALCIS, _Curtis_. Boarmia, _Treit._ Phalæna (Noctua), _Drury_.
ALCIS SCOLOPACEA. Alis dentatis griseis, fusco atomosis, strigisque
dentatis et undulatis communibus albidis et fuscis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc.
5 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Scolopacea, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
HABITAT: Jamaica.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ filiform. Thorax, abdomen, and wings brownish grey;
the latter varied with dark indented brown streaks and lines, contrasted
with white and ash colour, crossing them from the anterior to the
posterior and abdominal edges.
_Under Side._ Legs, sides, abdomen, and wings yellow wainscot-coloured.
About half the anterior ones, from the tips towards the shoulders, are
marked with faint dark brown lines and streaks. Posterior wings having a
faintish dark brown cloud, situated near the upper corners. All the wings
are deeply dentated.