356 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Grammodes pulcherrima, Lucas. Plate XXII., fig. 4. 



A single specimen of this well-known Brisbane species was 

 captured by Mr. Creagh O'Connor at Titahi Bay, near Wel- 

 lington, in March last, and so far as I am aware has not been 

 previously found in New Zealand. 



The expansion of the wings is If in. All the wings are dark 

 blackish-brown with white markings. The fore wings have an 

 oblique transverse band from about \ on the costa to about \ 

 on the dorsum ; another band, very slender and curved near 

 the dorsum, from a little more than l on costa to about f on 

 dorsum. There is a conspicuous black spot, partially ringed 

 with pale-yellow, near the tornus, a small oblique white mark a 

 little before the apex, and a fine oblique shaded line from the 

 termen below the apex ending just before the black spot. The 

 hind wings have a very broad curved white band near the base, 

 several spots on the termen, and a blackish blotch in the middle 

 of the termen. The cilia of the fore wings are grey ; of the 

 hind wings white, except near the black blotch, where they are 

 black. The head and thorax are dark-grey, the abdomen pale- 

 grey. The underside is much paler, with the white markings 

 much broader than on the upper surface. 



Kindly identified by Mr. Lyell, of Gisborne, Victoria, from a 

 drawing taken for that purpose from Mr. O'Connor's specimen. 



NOTODONTINA. 



Chloroclystis minima, n. sp. 



A single specimen of this little species was found by Mr. 

 J. H. Lewis at Ida Valley in November, 1902. 



The expansion of the wings is § in. All th dark- 



grey stippled and striped with blackish. The fore wings have 

 five rather ill-defined transverse bainls. which are more distinct 

 on tl; I i and termen than near the centre of the wing. The 



hind wings are shaded with blackish near the termen, but are 

 otherwise destitute of distinct markings. The cilia of all the 

 wings are grey, barred with black. The head, thorax, and 

 abdomen are dark-grey. 



In general appearance this species closely resembles some of 

 the smaller varieties of Xanthorhoe cinerearia, but may be readily 

 distinguished from that species by its smaller size ami darker 

 coloration. Its structure and wing-outline clearly indicate its 

 affinitv with Chloroclystis. 



Dichromodes ida, n. sp. Plate XXII.. fig. 2. 



This interesting species was discovered by Mr. J. H. Lewis 

 at Ida Valley, Central Otago. 



The expansion of the wings is f in. The fore icings are very 

 pale greenish-blue, speckled nml nH<rk<-</ with black. There is an 



