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L. SiEis Huds., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 40, 106, pi. 15, 1. 



Old Man Range (Central Otago), at about 4,000 ft., in February. 

 Dasyuris traxsaurea Howes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 44, 203. 



Garvie and Humboldt Mountains ; Greenstone Flat ; Flagstaff Hill 

 (Dunedin). November to January. 



D. leucobathra (Meyr.), Trans. N.Z. Inst. 43, 59. 



Bold Peak; Hunter Mountains. From 3,500 ft. to 4.000 ft. December. 



D. anceps (But!.), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 392, pi. 43, 3 ; Meyr., Trans. 

 N.Z. Inst. 16, 91. 

 Routeburn ; Takitimu Mountains. Common in December, from 3,000 ft. 

 to 3,500 ft. 



D. partheniata Guen., Ent. Mo. Mag. 5, 93 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 

 16, 92. 

 Dunedin ; The Hump (3,500 ft.) ; Cecil Peak. December to February. 



D. callicrena (Meyr.), Trans. N.Z. Inst. 16, 87. 



Humboldt Range ; Lake Harris ; Hunter Mountains. From 3,000 ft. 

 to 4,000 ft. December and January. 



D. hectori (Butl.), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 387, pi. 42, 4; Mew., Trans. 

 N.Z. Inst. 16, 91. 

 Bold Peak ; Advance Peak ; Mount Earnslaw ; Hunter Mountains. 

 From 4,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. December and January. Mr. Meyrick records 

 it from the summit of Ben Lomond, but it is probably extinct in that locality 

 now, as during the past eight or nine years the peak has been frequently 

 visited by entomologists, all of whom have failed to find hectori. Pos- 

 sibly two species are confused under this name. The smaller form is the 

 insect referred to bv Mr. Meyrick, while the larger variety has been de- 

 scribed and figured by Mr. Hudson (N.Z. M. & B. 70, pi. 8, 32). Apart 

 from size, however, there does not seem to be any satisfactory distinguish- 

 ing character. 



D. pulminea Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 47, 195. 



Bold Peak. February. The unique example is in the collection of the 

 Dominion Museum. 



Notoreas ixsignis (Butl.), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 393, pi. 43, 1 ; 

 Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 16, 85. 

 Wakatipu. . January to March. 



N. orphnaea (Meyr.), Trans. N.Z. hist. 16, 85. 



Generally distributed in mountainous country, and found from 3,000 ft. 

 to 5,500 ft. November to February. 



N. axthracias (Meyr.), Trans. N.Z. Inst. 16, 84. 



The Hump ; Takitimu Mountains ; Wakatipu. From 2,500 ft. to 5,000 ft. 

 December to February. 



N. paradelpha (Meyr.), Trans. N.Z. Inst. 16, 86. 



One of the most common mountain forms, ranging from 2,000 ft. to 

 4,000 ft. November to February. There is considerable variety in point 

 of size, those from the Hunter Mountains reaching 27 mm. 



N. perornata (Walk.), Cat. 1672 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. hist. 16, 87. 



Wakatipu. November to March. From 2,500 ft, to 4,000 ft. The 

 Wakatipu form of this species is considerably larger than the northern 

 variety. 



