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Eeference Letters. 

 af. V. Afferent pulmonary veins. | p. Penis. 



alh. g. Albumen gland. per. Pericardium. 



ef. V. Efferent pulmonary veins, i r. Right salivary gland. 



h.d. Hermaphrodite duct. 

 int Intestine. 

 re. Rectum. 

 k. Kidney. 



I. Left salivary gland. 

 CBS. CEsophagus. 



r. m. Retractor muscle. 

 r. s. Receptaculum seminis. 

 s. d. Salivary duct, 

 s. cj. Salivary gland: 



u. Ureter. 

 V. d. Vas deferens. 



Art. XVII. — On the Occurrence of Vanessa atalanta ajid 

 Plusia festucae in Southland. 



By Alfred Philpott. 



[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 5th August, 1903.] 

 Early in April of this year I had an opportunity of examining 

 a collection of Lepidoptera formed by Mr. Eobert Dunlop, 

 manager of the Orepuki Oil and Shale Works. Among them 

 I was very much surprised to see a specimen each of 

 V. atala7ita and P. festuca. I learnt from Mr. Dunlop that 

 the specimen of V. atalanta was the only one secured out 

 of several seen. This insect, however, has been previously 

 taken in New Zealand. Mr. T. W. Kirk states (Trans. 

 N.Z. Inst., xvi., 550) that he captured a specimen in the 

 Wellington Botanical Gardens in the summer of 1881, and 

 at a subsequent date saw others. 



P. festuccB, I believe, has not previously been observed in 

 New Zealand. The specimen under notice was attracted by 

 the electric light, and, though not in the best condition, I do 

 not think there can be any doubt of its identity. Mr. Mey- 

 rick says (" Handbook of British Lepidoptera," 157) that 

 P. fest^lC(^ is found in Britain and Ireland, north and central 

 Europe, and northern Asia. It is just possible that the 

 species is also a true inhabitant of New Zealand, like its 

 near relative P. chalcites. 



Art. XVIII. — Notes on Southern Lepidoptera. 



By Alfred Philpott. 



[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 7th October, 1903.] 



This paper is intended as an extension and amplification of 

 my " Catalogue of Southland Lepidoptera " (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., xxxiii., 167). I have also taken the opportunity to 

 correct several errors which unfortunately appeared in that 



11— Trans. 



