33 



Spaniard ' {Aciphylla sqiiai-rosa) on which it was feeding.' 

 Fereday, Trans. K Zeal. Inst. IV., p. 218 (1872). 



Sub-family 6. Apamin^e, Butler. 

 Apamides, aicdn. Nod. I., p. 178 (1852). 



Genus 24. Mamestra, Hiibner. 

 Verz. bek Schmett.p. 214 (1816). 



37. Mamestra comma. Tah. 9,fg. G. 



Mamestra comma. Walker, Lcp. Hd. IX., p. 239, n. 40 

 (1856). 



Graphiphora implexa. Walker, Lep. Het. X., p. 405, n. 42 

 (1856). 



New Zealand {Churton, Colenso, Smith). Types. B.M. 



M. Guen^e believing that he has rightly identified this 

 .species, and erroneously supposing that tlie same specific 

 name cannot be used twice in one family, has proposed for 

 it the name Nitocrii bicomma (Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 4) ; but 

 first it remains to be proved that his identification is 

 correct, and then the generic name only, according to 

 general usage, can be altered. 



Family 13. Noctuid.4';, Stephens. 

 ///. Brit. Ent. Haust. II., j9. 100 (1829). 



Genus 25. Nitocris, Gtdnie. 

 Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 4, Fam. V. (1868). 



38. Nitocris bicomma (? Mamestra comma Walker). 



Nitocris bicomma, G^iinde, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 4 (1868). 



Canterbury (Fereday). 



It will be seen, by reference to the plate, whether or not 

 tills is Mr. Walker's species ; if so, tliat species will be 

 referred to tiie present family under the name of Nitocris 

 comma. 



Genus 26. Agrotis, Ochsenheimer. 

 Sgst. Gloss. Schmdt. von. Eur. IV., p. 66 (1816). 



39. Agrotis suffusa. 



Noctua suffusa, Benis, Wien. Verz., p. 80, n. 4 (1775). 



Phal^na Noctua suffusa, Gmelin, ed. Sgst. Nat. I., 5, p. 

 2541, n. 1028 (1788-93). 



Peridroma suffusa, Hilhncr, Verz. hek. Schmett., p. 227, 

 n. 2275 (1816). 



Agrotis suffusa, Treitschke, Schmdt. Eur. V., 1, p. 152, 

 n. 15 (1825). 



Bombyx spinula, Esp., Schmett. III., pi. 63, /s. 6, 7 (1782). 



New Zealand {Sinclair, Bolton, Earl). B.SI. 



40. Agrotis munda. 



Agrotis munda, Walker, Lep. Het. X., p. 348, n. 99 (1856). 

 New Zealand {Churton). Tji^e. B.M. 



41. Agrotis nullifera. Tah. 9, fig. 5. 

 Agrotis nullifera. Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 742 (1857). 

 New Zealand {Earl). Type. B.M. 



42. Agrotis ? moderata. 

 Agrotis ? moderata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. II., ^j. 705 



(1865). 



Auckland {O.iieij). 



Type. B.M. 



43. Agrotis C/Erulea. 

 Agrotis (Spffilotis) ca;rulea, GiUnie, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 

 38 (1868). 



Canterbury {Fereday). 



44. Agrotis admir.^.tioxis. 



Agrotis admirationis, Guiiide, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 38 

 (1868). 



Canterbury {fereday). 



45. Agrotis ceropachoides. 



Agrotis ceropachoides, Gichi^e, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p)- 39 

 (1868). 



Canterbury {Fereday). 



Family 14. Okthosid.e, Guc'nee. 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. France, VI., p. 224. 



Genus 27. Okthosia, Ochsenheimer. 

 Syst. Gloss. Schmdt. Eur. lY.,p. 79 (1816). 



46. Orthosia in'fens.v, 

 Orthosia infensa, Walker, Lep. Het. XL, p. 748 (1857). 

 New Zealand {Earl). B.M. 



47. Orthosia communic.a.ta. 

 Ortliosia communicata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 

 716 (1865). 



Auckland {Oxleij). Type. B.M. 



Genus 28. Ta^niocampa, Guende. 



Ann. Soc. Ent. France VIII., p. 477. 



48. T^jniocvmra immunis. 



TiT^niocampa immunis. Walker, Lep. Het. X., p. 430, n. 

 19 (18.56). 



New Zealand {Colenso). B.M. 



Genus 29. Eumichtis, Hiibner. 



Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 211 (1816). 



49. Eumichtis sistens. 



Eumichtis sistens, GuMc, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 39 (1868). 

 Canterbury {Fereday). 



