Hudson. — Neiv Zealand Macro-lepidoptera. 105 



Diadema bolina. 



Two specimens of this fine butterfly have occurred at 

 Wellington during this summer — one captured by Leslie 

 Roskruge near the Government Buildings in April, and another 

 captured by Mr. Bannehr in Cuba Street. 



Melanchra omoplaca, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xix, p. 24. 

 (Melanchra umbra, Hdsn., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxxv, 

 p. 243.) 



Mr. Meyrick informs me that the species described by me as 

 above is identical with M. omoplaca. 



Orthosia fortis, Butl. (Miselia iota, Hdsn., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 

 vol. xxxv, p. 243.) 



During a recent examination of the collection of New Zealand 

 Lepidoptera formed by the late Mr. R. W. Fereday, and now 

 in the Christchurch Museum, I detected an insect labelled 

 " Orthosia fortis," which is clearly identical with the species 

 described by me as Miselia iota. 



Ophideres maturna, Lin. Plate XV, fig. 5. 



Two specimens of this extremely handsome species have 

 been recently found in New Zealand — one captured at Makara 

 Beach by Mr. Cook in May, 1906, and kindly given to me by 

 Mr. W. R. Morris ; another captured at Dunedin by Mr. George 

 Howes, F.E.S., in March, 1907. Mr. Froggatt informs me that 

 this is one of the banana-moths, and I conclude that it has been 

 artificially introduced into New Zealand amongst consignments 

 of that fruit. The following is a brief description : The expan- 

 sion of the wings is about 3f in. The head and thorax are pale 

 reddish-brown. The forewings are very broad, triangular, with 

 the termen slightly waved and bowed, pale yellowish-white, 

 entirely covered with numerous brown and reddish-brown short 

 wavy stripes ; the central portion of the wing has strong bronzy- 

 golden reflections, this portion being divided into three fairly 

 defined patches by two oblique whitish bands ; there are two 

 large and two small bright reddish-brown spots in the centre 

 of the wing. The hindwings and abdomen are rich orange- 

 yellow, with a terminal black band and two round black spots 

 near the middle. 



Xanthorhoe chlorias, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xvi, 

 p. 80. (Venusia princeps, Hdsn., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 

 xxxv, p. 244.) 



This correction is also necessary. 



