Meyeiok. — Monograph of New Zealand Noctuina. 5 



the New Zealand species. The first line runs from about 

 i of costa to about f of inner margin, the second, rather 

 curved on upper portion, from about | of costL to about f of 

 inner margin ; the orbicular and reniform aucjsssively between 

 these above middle, the claviform imineiicisly beyond first 

 line below middle. 



The two famiHes represented in New Zsaland differ essen- 

 tially only in the structui-e of vein 5 ot the hindvnngs : — 



Noctuidce. Hindwings with vein 5 imparfejt, parallel to 4. 



PlusiadcB. Hindwings with vein 5 wall-viaveloped, apjjroxi- 

 mated to 4 towards bt^se. 



NOCTUIDiS. 



A. Eyes hairy. 



I. Abdomen more or less crested, thorax with defined crest. 



a. Wings with transverse vein wholly absent . . 5. Erana. 



b. ,, ,, „ present ., .. 1. Lia.iiestra. 

 II. Abdomen smooth, thorax without dehiied erest. 



a. Palpi, in male, with terminal joint greatly 



swollen 1. Physetica. 



h. Palpi, in male, with terminU joint not greatly 

 swollen 



1. Antennffi, in male, strongly bipectinated 



to apex . . . . . . . . . . 3. Ichneutica. 



2. Antennte, in male, with at least apex 



filiform . . . . . . . . . . ss. Leucania. 



B. Eyes naked. 



I. Eyes with long marginal cilia. 



a. Thorax with anterior angles prominent, 



angularly sealed . . . . . . . . 6. Miselia. 



h. Thorax with anterior angles not prominent. 



1. Thorax sharply crested . . . . . . 8. Xanthia. 



2. ,, not ,, 7. Orthosia. 



n. Eyes without marginal cilia. 



a. Antennae in male bipectinated . . . . . . 10. Agrotis, 



b. „ ,, filiform. 



1. Thorax strongly crested 12. Cosmodes. 



2. „ not „ 



i. Anterior tibite with horny apical hook 11. Heliothis. 

 ii. „ without „ „ 9. Bityla. 



1. Physetica, n. g. 



Eyes hairy. Palpi with terminal joint in male greatly 

 swollen, as broad as second, rather short, rounded, with an 

 orifice in outer side, in female normal. Antenna iu male fili- 

 form, simple. Thorax and abdomen smooth. 



1. Phys. ccBvuIea, Gn. 

 {Agrotis ecBrulm, Gn., Ent. Mo. Mag. v., 38.) 



Male, female. — 38-41 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax 

 slaty-grey. Palpi whitish- ochreous, laterally suffused with slaty- 

 grey. Abdomen grey, in male mixed with yellowish, anal tuft 



