350 Transactions. — Zoology. 



of its host, and emerges from the head of the pupa-case a fly — 

 an Ichneumon, Triclistus, Forst., sp. nov., of which Mr. Claude 

 Morley says, "certainly very closely allied to TriUstus nigriteUus, 

 Holmvr.. from which it differs mainly in its unicolorous an- 

 tennse, dark tegutae, black hind tibia?, and larger size." 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXI. 



Epalxiphora axenana, ? type (nat. size). 



,, ? Albo-sufji/m, n. ab. (nat. size). 



,, ? Brunnei-lineata, n. ab. 



,, ? Purpurascens, n. ab. 



,, ? Obsolete/., n. ab. 



,, ? Obscura, n. ab. 



,, ? Nigra-extrema, n. ab. 



S type, 

 ft. Ova, imbrication, and ovum at two days ( x 75). 

 Fig. 10. Ovum at seven days ( x 75). 

 Fig. 11. Micropyle, and sculpturing of ovum (x250). 

 Fig. 12. First larval stage, dorsa of posterior segments ( x 250). 

 Fig. 13. ,, dorsum of caput ( x 250). 



Fig. 14. „ 3rd abdominal segment, lateral view ( x 250). 



Fig. 15. Second larval stage, anal comb, anal flap distended ( x250). 

 Fig. 16. Ultimate stage, anal comb, ventral view ( x 50). 



Art. XXXII. — On the Occurrence of Graucalus melanops, Latham, 



in New Zealand. 



By Captain Hutton, F.R.S. 



I before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 2nd November, 



1904.'] 



On the 11th June last the Museum received a specimen in the 

 flesh of the shrike-thrush from Mr. E. A. Radford, of Gebbie's 

 Valley, who stated that he had picked it up dead on Rabbit 

 Island. The bird is in the young plumage, and proved to be a 

 male. 



The first recorded occurrence of the species in New Zealand 

 was a specimen in the Nelson Athenaeum, which had been shot in 

 an apple-tree at Motueka in 1869 or 1870. Another specimen 

 was shut near Invercargill on the 8th April. 1870. Both were in 

 the immature plumage. I was also informed by the Hon. \Y. 

 Mantel! thai he had seen one at Port Chalmers in 1842. .Air. 

 W. T. L. Travers also told me that he had seen the bird at his run 

 at Lake Guyon, and Captain Fraser told me thai he had seen it 

 at Lake Hawea. In all these instances the lards appear to have 

 been in immature plumage also. This seems very remarkable. 



