Meyeiok. — Monograph of New Zealand Noetuina. 18 



with dark fuscous ; antennae in male filiform, rather shortly 

 ciliated ; thorax somewhat crested anteriorly ; outer spurs 

 banded with black. Forewings moderately dilated, costa almost 

 straight, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather oblique, rounded 

 beneath ; light browuish-ochreous, with numerous scattered 

 short fuscous strigul© and black scales ; orbicular and reuiform 

 indistinct, roundish, more yellow-ochreous, dark-centred ; a 

 white dot, sometimes very obscure, on lower margin of reni- 

 form, preceded and followed by dark scales ; a curved posterior 

 series of black dots ; a straight oblique slender fuscous streak 

 from apex to this series ; a hind-marginal series of black dots : 

 cilia pale brownish-ochreous, apex whitish. Hindwings grey- 

 whitish, towards hindmargin broadly suffused with dark-grey, 

 especially on upper half, veins dark-grey ; cilia whitish, some- 

 times with an indistinct grey line. 



Napier, Wellington, Nelson, and Christchurch, from January 

 to April ; not uncommon. Occurs also in Australia, Java, 

 India, and North and South America. 



3. IcHNEUTICA, B. g. 



Eyes hairy. Antennae in male strongly bipectinated through- 

 out. Thorax and abdomen smooth. 



17. Ichn. ceraunias, n. sp. 



Male. — 41 mm. Heu,d, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs brownish-ochreous ; palpi externally suffused with dark 

 fuscous ; scalk of antennae white above. Forewings moderately 

 dilated, cosLa almost straight, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather 

 oblique, rounded beneath ; whitish-ochreous, brownish-tinged ; a 

 pale yellow-ochreous gradually dilated streak from base above 

 middle to f , where it separates abruptly into two strong remote 

 branches, nearly reaching hindmargin, upper acutely pointed, 

 lower wiih two acute points ; space between and beyond these, 

 and on a broad streak beneath them, reaching from ^ to hind- 

 margin but acutely attenuated anteriorly, ochreous-brown, 

 sprinkled with black on margins ; a small blackish spot between 

 branches at origin, and an irregular black divided streak from 

 base beneath median streaks to middle : cilia whitish-ochreous 

 (imperfect). Hindwings light fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous (imperfect). 



Mount Arthur (4,700 feet) ; I took a single specimen, flying 

 by day in January ; it is in rather poor condition, but could not 

 be mistaken. 



4. Mamestra, Tr. 



Eyes hairy. Palpi with terminal joint rarely elongate. 

 Antenna9 in male dentate or fihform, ciliated evenly or with 

 fascicles, or moderately bipectinated, apex always fihform. 



