Longstaff. — Nomenclature of the Lepidoptera of N .Z . 115 



(5.) Chrysophanus salustius Fabr., Huds. p. 117, pi. xii, figs. 18, 19, 

 20, 21 ; pi. xiii, figs. 2, 3, 4, 5. — Surely this name should be sallustius : the 

 other spelling is meaningless. 



(6.) Chrysophanus enysii Butl., Huds. p. 117, pi. xii, figs. 22, 23, 24. — 

 The types of enysii Butler and feredayi Bates are both in the British Museum. 

 They are clearly conspecific, and Bates's name has priority. Mr. Hudson 

 is in error in supposing feredayi to be a form of sallustius. 



(7.) Lycaena phoebe Murray, Huds. p. 119, pi. xii, figs. 10, 11. — This 

 is indistinguishable from Zizera labradus Godart, which has priority. 



(8.) Lycaena oxleyi Feld., Huds. p. 119, pi. xii, fig. 12. — This was 

 referred to Zizera, but has lately been placed in Neolucia. Waterhouse and 

 Turner. 



Art. VIII. — Descriptions of Three New Species of Lepidoptera. 



By Alfred Prtlpott. 

 Communicated by Professor Benham. 

 [Bead before the Otago Institute, 3rd October, 1911.] 



Hydriomenidae. 

 Chloroclystis lunata n. sp. 



o. 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen dark greenish-fuscous. 

 Palpi 1|. Antennae biciliated with long fascicles, ciliations 3. Fore- 

 wings triangular, costa almost straight, termen slightly bowed, subsinuate 

 on lower half ; dark greenish- fuscous ; veins marked more or less with 

 black ; lines obscure ; some faint thin waved green lines near base ; 

 median band ochreous except beneath costa, anterior edge from | to f, 

 waved, hardly curved, posterior from f to f, bluntly projecting at middle 

 and concave on lower half ; a thin dentate bluish - green subterminal 

 line : cilia ochreous, barred with fuscous. Hindwings fuscous, sprinkled 

 with ochreous ; veins with alternate black and white dots ; a thin dentate 

 bluish-green subterminal line. 



$ as 3, but median band almost obsolete, and with prominent irre- 

 gular crescentic white mark in middle of forewing, the limbs directed 

 posteriorly. 



Wallacetown, in December and January. A reddish-brown larva found 

 feeding on Veronica on the 5th February pupated a few days later and 

 emerged as a $ moth early in the following December. Unfortunately a 

 fuller description of the larva was not secured. 



The species differs from most of its allies in its darker ground-colour, 

 and in the $ the white crescentic mark is a good distinctive character. 



