56 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Anachloris, Meyr. 

 An. subochraria, Dbld. 

 Also from Napier, Wellington, and Lake Wakatipu. 



Cidaeia, Tr. 

 Cid. rixata, Feld. 

 Also from Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, and Lake Wakatipu. 



Cid. purpurifera, Frdy. 

 Also from Dunedin and Lake Wakatipu. 



Cid. callichlora, Butl. 

 Also from Wellington, in January. 



Larentia, Tr. 

 Lar. mnesichola, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 28-30 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, and thorax 

 very pale brownish-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-grey-whitish. 

 Legs wbitish-ocbreous, anterior femora and tibia? dark fuscous 

 above. Forewings with costa gently arched, posteriorly more 

 strongly, hindmargin slightly bowed, rather oblique ; very pale 

 glossy brownish-ochreous ; four series of minute black dots on 

 veins ; first near base ; second at |, curved ; third horn f of 

 costa to f of inner margin, rather prominent in middle, pre- 

 ceded by a cloudy fascia slightly darker than ground-colour ; 

 fourth subterminal ; a minute black discal dot ; hindmarginal 

 space sometimes slightly darker : cilia whitish-ochreous, tips 

 paler. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish ; a cloudy indistinct 

 pale fuscous hindmarginal fascia, containing a dentate subter- 

 minal line of ground-colour ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



Mount Arthur (4,000 to 4,500 feet), in January ; rather 

 common. 



Lar. preefectata, Walk. 



Also from Mount Arthur (4,500 feet) and Dunedin, in 

 January. 



Lar. nephelias, Meyr. 



Also from Mount Arthur (4,500 feet). 



Lar. cataphracta, Meyr. 

 Also from Mount Arthur (4,000 to 4,700 feet). 



Lar. clarata, Walk. 



Also from Mount Arthur (4,000 to 4,700 feet) and Lake 

 Wakatipu. 



