268 Transactions. 



191. S. fetierata Feld., Reis. Nov. pi. cxxxi, 7; Butl., Cist. Ent. 2, 498; 



Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xvi, 97 ; Huds., N.Z. Moths, 82, pi. viii, 

 50, 51. 



North Island, Christchurch . 



192. 8. ombrodes Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lord. 1902, 275. 



Chatham Islands. 



193. S. panagrata Walk., Cat. xxv, 1360 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xvi, 



100 ; Huds., N.Z. Moths, 87, pi. ix, 25-30 : menanaria Walk., Cat. 

 xxvi, 1500 : antipodaria Feld., Reis. Nov. pi. cxxvi, 3 : desiccata 

 Butl., Cist. Ent. 2, 495 : arenacea ib. 495. 



North, South, and Stewart Islands. Larva on Piper excelsum, 

 Aristotelia racemosa, Myrtus ballata. 



194. S. dejectaria Walk., Cat. xxi, 394 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xvi, 100 



Huds.,- N.Z. Moths, 86, pi. ix, 19-24 : attracta Walk., Cat. xxi, 394 

 expronipta ib. 395 : patularia ib. 422 ; Butl., Cat. N.Z. Lep. pi. iii, 8 

 scriptaria Walk., Cat. xxi, 422 : erebinata ib. xxv, 1358 : stigmaticata 

 ib. 1359 : lignosata ib. 1361 : pannularia Guen., Ent. M. Mag. v, 

 42: maoriata Feld., Reis. Nov. pi. cxxvi, 4: sulpitiata ib. 7: capri- 

 mulgata ib. 12. 



North and South Islands. Larva on Metrosideros, Melicytus, 

 Solanum, Fuchsia, &c. 



24. Sestra Walk. 

 Sestra Walk., Cat. xxvi, 1750 (1862) ; type, flexata Walk. 



Face smooth. Antennae in £ minutely ciliated. Palpi short, rough- 

 scaled. Thorax hairy beneath. Femora glabrous. Forewings : 10 out 

 of 9, sometimes anastomosing shortly with 9, 11 anastomosing with 10, 

 12 sometimes anastomosing shortly with 11. 



Endemic ; probably allied to the preceding genus. 



195. S. flexata Walk., Cat. xxv, 1421 ; fusiplagiata ib. xxvi, 1751 ; encavsta 



Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xvi, 105 ; humeraria Huds., N.Z. Moths, 

 89, pi. x, 1, 2. 



North, South, and Stewart Islands. Larva on Pteris incisa. 



196. S. humeraria Walk., Cat. xxiii, 940 ; obtusaria ib. 985 ; obtruncata ib. 



xxv, 1421 ; flexata Huds., N.Z. Moths, 90, pi. ix, 37. 



Auckland, Wellington, Lake Wakatipu. Probably also a fern- 

 feeder. 



25. Hybernia Latr. 



Hybernia Latr., Earn. Nat. 477 (1825) ; type, defoliaria Clerck. 

 Zermizinga Walk., Cat. xxvi, 1530 (1862) ; type, indocilis Walk. 



Face with appressed scales. Antennae in <J bipectinated, apex simple. 

 Palpi shortly rough-scaled. Thorax with small triangular anterior crest, 

 hairy beneath. Femora glabrous. Forewings : 10 absent (in New Zealand 

 species), 11 separate. Wings of $ rudimentary. 



A genus of few species, chiefly northern -temperate ; the single New 

 Zealand species is probably an immigrant from Australia. 



