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line in ochre. The veins crossing this area marked in golden. Cilia dark 

 ochre, barred with brown. The markings continue on through the hind- 

 wings, the only difference being that there is more golden colouring, and the 

 cilia are light ochre barred with brown. 



The small size of this insect, together with the triangular - shaped 

 golden marking cutting across the other markings, makes this moth 

 very distinct. It is with some hesitation I place it in the Dasyuris. 

 It may have to be removed later. 



Taken on the Garvie Mountains, near Nevis, 20th November, 1910. 



Morrisonia pansicolor sp. nov. 



Three females, two males ; 29 mm. Head and thorax ochreous, slightly 



tinged with rufous. Antennae filiform, rufous. Crests well defined, dotted 



with rufous. Abdomen 

 ochreous, in $ dotted 

 with minute dark specks, 

 ochreous-rufous in <£, with 

 strong crests, especially the 

 anal. Forewings ochreous, 

 suffused with rufous ; all 

 markings rufous. Subbasal 

 line double, much broken, 

 double line at ^ bending 

 strongly outwards at centre 

 of wing. A mark on cost a 



at J, followed by two marks over reniform, which continue through reniform 



as faint jagged lines across wing. 



by a series of dots. 



Morrisonia pansicolor x 2. 



An indistinct subterminal line formed 



Morrisonia mollis, x 2. 



Orbicular obsolete. 



Reniform filled with 



dark rufous. Veins 



faintly marked with 



rufous. Cilia ochreous. 



Hindwings ochreous, 



centre of wing clouded 



with rufous brown. 



Discoidal spot well 



defined. A faint series 



of subterminal dots. 



Cilia whitish-ochreous, with a darker line at base. Underside pale ochreous. 



Curved post-medial line across both wings. Reniform and discoidal lunule 



well defined. 



Taken in November, at Dunedin, at " treacle." 



The moth is so close to mollis that the first specimens I took I 

 thought were that species. Subsequent captures, which gave me both 

 sexes in both species, placed the matter beyond doubt. 



My last illustration of mollis being so unsatisfactory, I am giving 

 another drawing of it. along with paniscolor. In mollis the reniform is 

 clear, in paniscolor filled with dark rufous. 



Morrisonia sequens sp. nov. 



6*, 31 mm. ; $. 34 mm. Head and thorax grey, strongly crested. 

 Antennae filiform. Abdomen ochreous grey, crests slight. Forewings 



