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Transactions, — Zoology, 



ochreous-yellowish. Legs slaty-grey, ringed with wliitish- 

 ocbreous ; posterior tibiae pale wbitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 moderately dilated, costa straigbt, apex obtuse, bindmargin 

 somewbat waved, sbgbtly oblique, rounded beueatb ; dark slaty- 

 grey, finely sprinkled witb wbitisb ; sub-basal first and second 

 lines obscure, wbitisb, dentate, dark-margined ; orbicular and 

 reniform very obscurely indicated by pale outlines ; median 

 sbade dark-grey ; subterminal obscure, wbitisb, twice sinuate ; 

 cilia dark slaty-grey, sprinkled witb wbitisb. Hindwings 

 blackisb-grey, becoming paler and mixed witb wbitisb-ocbreous 

 towards base : cilia wbitisb-ocbreous, witb a faint grey line, 

 towards tips wbite. Under- surface of all wings in male uniform 

 glossy pale wbitisb-ocbreous, in female greyisb-tinged. 



Blenbeim and Kakaia, in October, December, and January ; 

 ten specimens ; formerly very common at flowers {Fereday), 



2. Leuoania, Tr. 



Eyes hairy. AntennsB in male witb short pectinations or 

 dentations terminating in tufts of ciha, or subdentate or filiform, 

 evenly ciliated, towards apex always filiform. Thorax smooth 

 or slightly crested anteriorly. Abdomen smooth. 



The variations in the form of antennae are simply specific, 

 and not available even to form sections. The larvae are 16- 

 legged, probably generally feeding on grass. The genus is 

 probably cosmopolitan, but is as well represented in New 

 Zealand as anywhere. 



A. Forewings with black longitudinal streak from base B. 



„ _ without ,, „ „ D. 



B. Hindwings rather dark grey . . . . . . 5. atristriga. 



,, not ,, . . . . , , G. 



C. Forewings with dark fuscous longitudinal streak in 



QlSC •• •. a* •• •• 



Forewings without dark fuscous longitudinal streak 

 in disc . . 



D. Forewings with defined oblique fuscous streak from 



apex 

 Forewings without defined oblique fuscous streak 



from apex . . . . . . . . E. 



E. Orbicular tolerably defined . . . . . . 2. moderata. 



„ imperceptible . . . . . . F. 



F. Forewings with posterior series of dots absent . . G. 



II „ „ more or less 



distinct . . 



G. Forewings whitish-ochreous 



,, light brownish-crimson 



H. Cilia of forewings conspicuously darker 



t> .1 not ,, ,, 



K. Hindwings dark grey . . 

 ., not dark grey 



L. Forewings reddish fuscous 



,, pale whitish-ochreous 



M. Cilia of hindwings wliito 



(. )i dark grey . . 



6. propria, 



7. acontistis. 

 16. extranea. 



H. 



13. sulcana. 



4. purdii. 

 15. blenheimcnsis. 

 K. 

 L. 

 N. 



9. alopa. 

 M. 



12. nrotin. 

 11. aulacias. 



