Meybick. — Ou Nctv Zealand Lepidoptera. 2(37 



roundish fuscous spots becoming obsolete on costal half, 

 except fourth which runs to apex, first two much confused ; a 

 double submargiual series of irregular similar marks ; cilia 

 white, barred with dark fuscous. Hind wings light brownish- 

 ochreous ; cilia white, barred with fuscous. 



Invercargill ; two specimens (coll. Fereday), taken b>- 

 Captain Hutton. Nearest to some Australian forms, as fusco- 

 maculata ; excluding the two following species, of which the 

 antennae in the 3 are unknown to me, this species differs from 

 all the other five by the strongly-pectinated antennae. 



2. For. viairi, Buller. 



(Porina niairi, Buller, "Trans. N.Z. Inst.," 1872, 279, pi. xvii.) 

 130mm. Forewings light brownish - ochreous ; a whitish- 

 ochreous blotch towards middle of inner margin, partly 

 suffusedly margined with dark fuscous ; a blackish niark in 

 disc towards base ; two oblique diverging blackish marks in disc 

 before middle, margined with whitish ; a triangular white sjiot 

 below cell, and a white patch beyond it ; three blackish trans- 

 verse lines beyond cell, reaching below middle of wing, witli 

 brown interspaces ; a posterior series of rounded dark spots 

 circled with whitish ; a submarginal series of wedge-shaped 

 blackish spots ; a hindmarginal series of black spots, preceded 

 by a waved whitish line. Hindwings fuscous -grey, moi'e 

 brownish posteriorly, with eight interrupted blackish trans- 

 verse lines. 



North Island, in forest. I have not seen a specimen 

 of this species, and have drawn the preceding description 

 from a comparison of the original description and figure ; 

 nor can I speak positively as to the generic position, since no 

 structural characters are given ; but, if there is no error, the 

 species must be very easily recognisable from all others of tliis 

 genus by its very much greater size. 



3. Pot. enysii, Butl. 



{Pcn-ina enysii, Butl., " Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.," 1877, 381, pi. xlii., 7.) 

 (J 2 . 52-62mm. Forewings ochreous-brown, more or less 

 mixed and marbled with dark fuscous or black ; an ochreous- 

 white irregular streak from base to inner margin at f, partially 

 margined with darker suffusion, sometimes widened above to 

 form a whitish-ochreous band extending to anal angle. Hind- 

 wings yellow-ochreous. 



North Island. I have seen only the type in the British 

 Museum and a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection, both 

 badly damaged. I have not been able to determine properly 

 the generic position, and the above description is merel\ a 

 rough diagnosis, but the species appears distinct, and it would 

 be useless to attempt more from such poor material. 



