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Melanchra cucullina. 

 Four good specimens. 



Melanchra dotata. 



I thiuk that one specimen received in January is M. dotata. 



Agrotis admirationis. 



There is a fine specimen of what I take to be this species in the collec- 

 tion, and an inferior specimen, much rubbed. 



Many other species were also collected, mostly from alpine localities. 

 Along the shores of Lake Wakatipu (1,000 ft.), in the month of March, the 

 following species were gaily sporting in the sunshine : — 



Notoreas hrephos. 



Notoreas peroniata. 



Lijthria euclidiata. 



Together with these were Chrysophamis holdenarum and an occasional 

 Vanessa gonerilla. 



From other localities in the same district I received at various times, — 

 Pkrissogonus denotatus, Walk. 

 Hydriomena deltoidata, Walk. 

 ,, rixata, Feld. 



,, purpurifera, Fered. 



Xanthorhoe orophylla, Meyr. 

 „ semifissata, Walk. 



,, chlamydota. Walk. 



„ heata, Butl. 



„ adonis, Huds. 



„ prasinias, Meyr. 



„ cineraria, Did. 



„ recta. 



„ oraria. 



„ eataphracta, Meyr. 



Lythria euclidiata, Gml. 

 Dasyuris anceps, Butl. 



,, hectori. 

 Notoreas insignis, Butl. 

 „ parade! pha, Meyr. 

 ,, perornata, Walk. 

 ,, brephos, Walk. 

 Selidosema suavis, Butl. 



,, aristarcha, Meyr. 



,, dejectaria, Walk. 



Azelina fortinata, Gml. 



Of the Bhopalocera, the beautiful Vanessa gonerilla was everywhere 

 present — first the hybernated specimens, and, later on, the new brood. 

 These were in splendid condition \vlien I visited Queenstown in the middle 

 of March. 



Argyrophenga antipodum, Doubld. 



I particularly asked for specimens of this species from as many localities 

 as possible, and I received altogether about forty specimens in good con- 

 dition from Macetown, Skipper's, BuUendale, and Moke Lake. 



