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Transactions . 



No. 2. Nyctemera annulata Boisd. 



Leptosoma annulatum Boisd., Voy. de l'Astr., Ent., v, p. 197, pi. 5, 

 fig. 9 (1853) ; Doubl, Dieff. N.Z., 2, p. 284. Nyctemera double- 

 dayi Walk., Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., 2, p. 392. N.^ annulata Butl., 

 Cat. Lep. N.Z.. p. 4. Leptosoma annulatum Bates, Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., 5, p. 2. Nyctemera annulata Meyr., Proe, Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 

 1886, p. 760; Trans. N.Z. Inst,, xxii, p. 218; ib., xlii, p. 67; 

 ib., xliv. p. 93 : Fereday, List N.Z. Lep., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxx, 

 p. 331 ; ib., vi, p. 172 (as Leptosoma annulatum) : Hudson, 

 Man. N.Z. Ent,, p. 73, pi. 9, figs. 3, 3a, 3b: N.Z. Moths and 

 Butterflies, p. 2. pi. 4, figs. 1, 2, pi. 3, fig. 9 ; Trans. N.Z. Inst.. 

 xlv, p. 65 ; ib., xxxvii. p. 337 : Smith, Entom., 26, p. 220; ib., 

 34, p. 141 : Thompson. N.Z. Naturalist's Calendar, p. 7 : Buller, 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst,, xiii. p. 238 : Quail, Trans. N.Z. Inst,, xxxiii, 

 p. 164 : ib., xxxiv. p. 228: Entom., 1901, p. 143 et seq. : Howes, 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxxiii, p. 188: Philpott, ib., xxxix, p. 213: 

 ib., xxxiii. p. 167: Watt. Trans. N.Z. Inst,, xlvi, p. 69: 

 Hamilton, ib., xli. p. 44 : ib., xliii, p. 116 : Longstaff, ib., xliv, 

 p. 110 (as Deilem-era annulata): Hutton. Trans. N.Z. Inst., ix. 

 p. 355. 



The Ovum. 

 This I have fully described elsewhere (Trans. N.Z. Inst,, xlvi. p. 69). 



Egg-laying. 



The ova are invariably laid on the underside of the leaves of the food 

 plant, are lightly attached, and are generally arranged in small regular 

 batches of from 10 to 30 or more ; occasionally they are laid loosely. The 

 eggs are deposited from September to June, but it seems improbable that 

 the winter is spent in this form. 



The Larva. 

 . Although Mr. Quail has already (Entomologist, 1901, p. 141) described 

 the larva, it has been found necessary to correct some slight mistakes and 

 omissions. The short summary below is supplementary to Mr. Quail's 

 paper, and should be read in conjunction with it, since it is not intended 

 that it should replace the original description. 



Fig. 8. — Larval tubercles : 2nd and subsequent stadiums. 



Tubercle i consists of a small tubercle bearing a single spinulose seta ; 

 unlike the other tubercles, it remains in this primitive form throughout 

 the larval life ; in the prothorax it is included in the dorsal scutum, and 

 conjoins with ii and iii in the meso- and meta-thorax to form a large 



