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Pihareinga. Cricket. Said to be an introduced species. 



Pokorita. Ant. 



Pok-otea. An earthworm (Token uriwerce, Benham). 



Popokorik-i. [ ^j^^g_ 



Popokorua. ) 



Purerehiia. Generic term for moths, and possibly inchides butterflies not brightly 



marked. 

 Puwereicere. | ^ ^^^^.^ 

 Pumjawerewere. } ' 

 Ro ; syn., ivhe. The mantis. 

 Tai. (See Noke-tai.) 



Tarao. An earthworm {Rliododriliti< ediilis, Benham). 

 Tarapoa. A large moth. 

 Tataka. (See description of /;»/;».) 

 Tititi-pounamu. Katydid. 

 Toke. Generic term for earthworms. 

 Toke-rangi. Bhododrilus besli, Benham. 

 Toronu. A species of caterpillar. 

 Tuiau. A species of midge. 

 Tunga. A grub. 



Tunga-rakau. I g^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ j^^^j^^^_^ 

 1 unga-rere. i ^ 



Tungoungou. The larva or chrysalis of the /ti^?/e. 

 Tutaeruru. Some winged insect. 

 Waeroa. ilosquito. 

 Wham. A species of earthworm. 

 Weri. Centipede. 

 Weta. An insect. 

 Whe ; syn., ro. Mantis. 

 Whiti. -A. species of earthworm. 



A foolish or foolliardy person is compared to a moth that flies into a 

 fire. 



If many moths are seen around a fire at night, such is deemed a good 

 night for eel-fishing. 



The awheto is known to us as the vegetable caterpillar {Cordiceps rohertsii ; 

 also, apparently, known as C. hugelii). In its living state it is known as 

 ngutara. When it burrows into the earth and there dies it is termed awheto. 

 These creatures are collected and burned and used to make a black tattooing- 

 pigment. The hihue is classed as a purerehua by Natives : it is the hawk- 

 moth. The larva or chrysalis of this species is found underground, in which 

 state it is called tungoungou. When it acquires wings it is found upon the 

 white blossoms of the hue or gourd-plant (but not on those of pumpkins). 

 Natives state that it thrusts its proboscis down into the flowers in order 

 to draw up the liquid found therein, and that it received its name from 

 this act {hi, to draw up). 



The huhu is a grub found in such timbers as rimu, tnatai, and kahikatea, 

 which it attacks at the first sign of approaching decay, as when one of these 

 trees has been scorched by fire. In its grub state this creature is known 

 as tunga-rakau ; when it ceases to bore, remains in a cell, and casts its skin, 

 it is termed tataka. When its legs and wings are formed, though still white, 

 it is known as pepe. W^hen it emerges from the tree or log and flies about, 

 a brown cockchafer, it is called tunga-rere. In its grub state this species 

 is prized as an article of food. 



Butterflies are called kahukura, though possibly the name is applied 

 only to bright-coloured species. The katipo is a species of puwerewere, and 

 is found on the coast, but apparently not inland. It is often found about 

 tauhinu scrub. Its bite is much dreaded, and seems to cause considerable 

 pain. The Native cure for katipo-hiie^ is to hold the afflicted person over 



