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pale discal streak; the fuscous forms are sometimes very- 

 similar in colouring to P. despecta, but they are distinctly 

 shorter- winged, and the compound discal spots appear to be 

 a good persistent character. 



G. For. despccta, Walk. 

 {Hepialus dcspcctus, Walk., " Suppl.," 594.) 



(? ? . 41-50mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous, 

 and tuft ochreous-whitish. Antennae fuscous, in S bidentate. 

 Forewings fuscous ; a small white dark-margined wedge- 

 shaped spot in disc at i, and a larger one in middle, sometimes 

 with traces of a cloudy darker fuscous connecting streak ex- 

 tending from base to f ; the second white spot sometimes 

 sends a short projection upwards ; sometimes a pale wdiitish- 

 fuscous narrow transverse band at f , marked with a more or 

 less complete double series of fuscous marks, but this often 

 very faint or obsolete ; sometimes traces of a series of pale 

 rings beyond this, and two or three more above second discal 

 spot, often absent : cilia rather darker fuscous, tips ochreous- 

 whitish barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings light fuscous ; 

 cilia as in forewings. 



Christchurch, Otira Eiver, Lake Wakatipu; common. 

 Longer-winged than the preceding (the ? is also longer- winged 

 than the ^), and characterized by its uniform fuscous colour 

 and simple marking. 



7. For. wnhraculata, Gn. 

 {Piclus umhraculatus, Gn., " Enfc. Mo. Mag.," v., 1.) 



S 37-41mm., J 43-53mm. Head and thorax light yel- 

 lowish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous-tinged. Antennas ochreous, 

 in ^ bidentate. Abdomen light yellowish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings light yellowish-ochreous, more or less partially fuscous- 

 tinged ; costa sometimes narrowly fuscous ; a nearly straight 

 slender white central longitudinal streak from about ^ to |-, 

 attenuated to both extremities, interrupted beyond middle, 

 posterior portion sometimes much reduced, the whole margined 

 above slenderly with dark fuscous, and beneath by a moderate 

 dark-fuscous suffusion extending in ^ almost to base of wing, 

 in 5 less marked ; generally four or five small dark fuscous 

 linear dots, centred with one or two white scales, between 

 posterior extremity of central streak and costa, and two or 

 three more towards inner margin, all tending to be obsolete ; 

 sometimes a series of small dark fuscous dots on hindmargin, 

 and an indistinct fuscous hindmarginal line : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings in S yellow-ochreous, in 2 paler and 

 becoming pale greyish posteriorly ; an indistinct fuscous hind- 

 marginal line ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Wellington and Christchurch ; common. Sufficiently well 

 distinguished by the straight white median streak. 

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