80 Transactions. — Zoology. 



47. Orth. comma, Walk. 



{Mamestra comma, Walk., Noct., 239 ; Butl., Voy. Ereb., pi. ix., 6; Graphi- 

 phora implexa, Walk., Noct., 405; Hadena plusiata, ib., Suppl. 742; 

 Nitocris bicomma, Gn., Ent. Mo. Mag. v., 4.) 



]\Icde, female. — 31-40 mm. Head fuscous, crown more or 

 less ochreous-wbitish. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and 

 apex of second ochreous-wbite. Antennae fuscous, in male 

 subdeutate. Tborax fuscous or dark fuscous, collar witli two 

 black lines, space bebind it sometimes ocbreous - wbitisb. 

 Abdomen fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, anterior tibiae and tarsi 

 wbitisb-ocbreous, tarsi witb tbree apical joints blackisb. Fore- 

 wings moderately dilated, costa bardly arcbed, apex obtuse, 

 hindmargin bardly waved, ratber obliquely rounded ; ocbreous- 

 brown, suffusedly irrorated witb grey and sometimes witb dark 

 fuscous ; lines not paler, blackisb-margined, tolerably distinct ; 

 ii slender dark fuscous angulated median sbade ; orbicular 

 minute, dot-like, ocbreous-wbite, very minutely fuscous-centred, 

 dark-margined ; claviform obsolete ; reniform narrow, oblong, 

 almost occupied by strong wbitisb-ocbreous or yellowisb-wbite 

 lateral margins, lower posterior angle sending an acute sbort 

 wbite projection towards bindmargin ; subterminal indicated by 

 suffused darker somewbat irregular almost straigbt anterior 

 margin, sometimes blackisb on upper balf: cilia dark grey, 

 irrorated witb wbitisb, witb a fine pale ocbreous basal Ime 

 dotted witb blackisb. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia wbite, witb a 

 cloudy fuscous line. 



Wellington, Blenheim, Cbristcburcb, and Kakaia, from 

 December to February ; common. 



48. Orth. immimis, Walk. 



(Tceniocampa immnnis, Walk., Noct., 430; Ccrastis innocua, ib., 1710 (locality 

 probably erroneous) ; Agrotis acetina, Feld., Eeis. Nov., pi. cix., 6.) 



Male. — 34 mm. Head and tborax ligbt reddisb-fuscous, 

 sprinkled witb wbitisb, face suffused witb wbite. Palpi reddisb- 

 ocbreous, terminal joint and apex of second wbite. Antenna) 

 wbitisb (?). Abdomen pale greyisb-ocbreous, and tuft wbitisb- 

 ocbreous. Legs reddisb-fuscous irrorated witb wbite, anterior 

 tarsi wbite. Forewings moderately dilated, costa bardly arcbed, 

 apex obtuse, bindmargin slightly waved, ratber obliquely 

 rounded ; light reddisb-fuscous, irrorated witb pale grey ; lines 

 obscurely darker-margined ; orbicular moderate, roundish, late- 

 rally mai'giued with darker ; claviform small, suboval, indicated 

 only by posterior darker margin ; reniform oblong, outer edge 

 indented, with lateral yellowish-white margins coalescing in 

 centre, posterior followed by a dark fuscous margin ; subter- 

 minal yellow-whitish, nearly straight, slightly sinuate : ciha 

 light reddisb-fuscous, irrorated with whitish. Hindwings pale 

 grey ; cilia wbitisb-ocbreous, reddish-tinged, tips white. 



Blenheim; two specimens, 



