Meyrick. — Notes on Neiv Zealand Geometrina. 47 



mark to inner margin beyond middle ; an oblique wedge- sbaped 

 wbite spot from apex, touching second line ; a subterminal 

 series of wbite dots ; a hindmarginal row of black dots : cilia 

 fuscous, with a basal series of whitish-ochreous dots. Hind- 

 wings pale whitish-grey ; a grey transverse discal spot ; a dark 

 grey interrupted hindmarginal line ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Taranaki, in March ; one specimen. 



In the British Museum is an unnamed specimen from China, 

 which appears to be certainly the same species ; it, therefore, 

 probably ranges through many of the South Pacific islands. 

 From its small size and inconspicuous appearance it is doubtless 

 often overlooked. 



Art. XII. — Notes on New Zealand Geometrina. 

 By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.E.S. 



[Read before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 6th October, 1887.] 



I have collected here such notes of additional localities and 

 descriptions of new species as have accumulated since the 

 publication of my former papers on the group. These bring up 

 the number of recognized species to 113. To those who are 

 desirous of discovering new species of this group, I would 

 recommend (1) examination of the forest country north of 

 Auckland; (2) searching unexplored mountains, at about 4,000 

 feet, especially in the extreme south ; (3) the study of the genus 

 Pasiphila; in the closely-allied genus Eupithecia the numerous 

 similar species are frequently only obtainable by breeding, tbe 

 small larvae feeding principally in flower-heads or shoots and 

 requiring special search ; the presumption of similar habits 

 here is very strong. 



I hope before long to have made sufficient progress with 

 the study of exotic material to modify and improve the classifi- 

 cation of the group, but in the present paper I have only touched 

 on it slightly. 



LAKE NTT ADiE. 



Probol;ea, Meyr. 

 Prob. megasjrilata, Walk. 

 Also from Auckland. 



Arcteuthes, Meyr. 



Tbe following new species differs in some respects (small 

 points of neuration, noted in the specific description) from A. 



