114 Transaction?. 



Leucania pagaia Huds., Subantarc. Is. 



N.Z., p. 67, ii, 9 

 Physetica hudsoni Howes. Trans. N.Z. Mr. Howes agrees with Mr. Hamilton in 



Inst. 1906, vol. 38, p. T>10. xliv. 1 regarding this as a form of Physetica 



caerulea Guen. ; but Sir George, who 

 has not seen the insect, thinks it may 

 possibly be a form of Hyssia grisei- 

 pennis. 

 Leucania stulta Philpott. Trans. N.Z. 



Inst, 1905, vol. 37, 329, xx, 1 

 Leucania phavla Meyr., Huds. p. 11, Hmpsn., vol. 5, p. 611 f? near L. blen- 



iv, 15 heimensis). 



At this place in Mr. Hudson's book the group that is usually called the 

 Geometridae follows. As Mr. L. B. Prout is still engaged in his great revision 

 of this group for Wytsman's " Genera Insectorum " (of which one part 

 has already appeared), it does not appear expedient to deal with them here 

 systematically., but at the same time it may be convenient to mention three 

 points : — 



(1.) Xanthorhoe cineraria Dbld., Huds. p. 67, pi. viii, figs. 2, 2a. — Person- 

 ally I have no doubt that the larger form is semi-signata Walk. (pi. viii. 

 fig. 2a) and the smaller cineraria Dbld. (pi. viii, fig. 2), and that these 

 constitute distinct species. 



(2.) Lythria euclidiata Guen... Huds. p. 68, pi. viii, fig. 35. — My speci- 

 mens referred by Mr. Howes to this species agree absolutely with Butler's 

 type of Arctesthes catapyrrha (in the British Museum), an insect, in my 

 opinion (and, I believe, in Mr. Prout's also), quite distinct from the 

 Australian euclidiata. 



(3.) Sestra humeraria Walk., Huds. p. 89, pi. x, figs. 1, 2 ; and Sestra 

 flexata Walk., Huds. p. 90, pi. ix, fig. 37 (very poor figure). — Walker's 

 types are in the British Museum, and I have compared them with his 

 descriptions. There seems no room for .doubt that, by some unfortunate 

 slip. Mr. Hudson has reversed the two species. 



In conclusion, I have a few remarks to make about the butterflies— 

 (1.) Anosia erripus Cram., Huds. p. 102, pi. xi, figs. 1, 2. — The synonomy 

 of this species is extremely confusing. Dr. Jordan, who has gone into the 

 matter very thoroughly, says that the genus Anosia Hiibn. (and several 

 of Moore's genera) are not really distinct from Danaida Latr., which has 

 priority. It would be in accordance with the best modern usage to call 

 the insect Danaida archippus Fab. 



(2.) Anosia bolina Linn., Huds. p. 104, pi. xii, figs. 7, 8, 9. — This is 

 of course, not a Danaine, but a Nymphaline of the genus Hypolimnas 

 Hiibn. 



(3.) Vanessa cardui Linn., Huds. p. 108, pi. xii, figs. 1, 2. — I quite agree 

 with Mr. Hudson that the form kershawi McCoy does not merit specific- 

 rank. The Hope collection at Oxford contains a specimen from Cyprus, 

 one from Mongolia, and three from Great Britain, with blue centres to the 

 black spots on the hindwing. The section of the old genus Vanessa to 

 which the three New Zealand species belong is now more commonly called 

 Pyrameis Hiibn. 



(4.) Junonia velleda Fabr., Huds. p. 109, pi. xi, figs. 16, 17. — This is now 

 referred to Precis. 1 agree with Mr. Hudson as to the spelling of the name : 

 ve.Uida is meaningless. 



