34 



Family 15. Hadenid^, Gu(^nee. 

 Gen. Ldp. Nod. II., p. U (1852). 



Genus 30. Dasypolia, Guende. 

 Gen. Up. Noct. II., p. 44 (1852). 



50. Dasypolia? dotata. 



Dasypolia ? dotata. Walker, Lep. Ed. XI., p. 522, n. 2 

 (1857). 



New Zealand {Colenso). B.M. 



Genus 31. Euplexia, Stephens. 

 III. Brit. Ins. Eaust. gen. 109 (1829). 



51. Euplexia insignis. 



Euplexia insignis. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 724 

 (1865). 

 Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M. 



Very close to U. indocilis, but perhaps distinct. 



Genus 32. Hadena, Gudnde. 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Franee Yll.,p. 213. 



52. Hadena pictula. 



Dianthecia pictula, White, in Taylor's New Zealand and 

 its iiihahitants, (Te Ika a Maui), pi. l,f. 3 (1855). 



Hadena pictula, Walk., Lep. Het. Xl.,p. 601, n. 99 (1857). 

 New Zealand (Dokrn and Bolton). B.M. 



The figure in Mr. Taylor's work is quite useless. 



53. Hadena mutans. 



Hadena mutans, Wlk., Lep. Het. XI., p. 602, «,. 100 (1857). 

 New Zealand (Bolton, Colenso, Sinclair). Type. B.M. 



54. Hadena lignifusca. 

 lignifusca, Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 603, n. 101 



Type. B.M. 



(1857). 

 New Zealand {Bolton) 



55. Hadena lignana. Tab. 9, fig. 7. 

 Hadena lignana, Walker, Lep. Hd. XI., p. 758 (1857). 

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



56. Hadena plusiata. 



Hadena plusiata. Walker, Lep. Hd. Suppl. III., p. 742 

 (1865). 



Auckland {Oxley). Type. B.M. 



57. Hadena nervata. 



Hadena nervata, Giiinie, Ent. Mo. Mag. Y.,p. 40 (1868). 

 Canterbury {Fereday). 



Genus 33. Erana, "Walker. 

 Lep. Het. XI., p. 605, gen. 24 (1857). 



58. Erana graminosa. 

 Erana graminosa, Wlk., Lep. Het. XL, p. 605, n. 1 (1857). 

 var. Erana vigens, Wile., Lep. Het. Suppl. 3 p. 743 (1865). 

 New Zealand (Churton), Auckland (Oxley). Types. B.M. 



59. Erana plena. 

 Erana plena, IFlk. Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 744 (1865). 

 Auckland (Oxleij.) Type. B.M. 



Family 16. Xylinid^, Gu^n(ie. 

 Gen. Ldp. Nod. II., p. 107 (1852). 



Genus 34. Aughmis, Hiibner. 

 Verz. bet Schmdt.p. 243 (1816). 



60. AucHMis composita. Tab. 10, Jig. 12. 



Clean tha composita, Gu^nde, Gen. Ldp. Noet. II., p. 114, 

 n. 832 (1852). 



Auchmis composita. Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 616, n. 4 

 (1857). 



New Zealand (Colenso, Sinclair, Bolton, Churtoii). B.M. 



"Frequently seen on the wing in the daytime, flying 

 briskly from flower to flower, and feeding upon the nectar, 

 which it extracts with its long proboscis. The larvae are 

 . . . of a variety of colours, and striped longitudinally 

 with numerous thread-like lines. They have sixteen feet, 

 and feed principally on grasses and standing corn — 

 especially rye-grass and o^ts." — Fereday Trans. N. Zeal. 

 Inst. Y., p. 291 (1873). 



Genus 35. Xylocampa, Gu^n^e. 



Ann. Soc. Ent. France VI., p. 227. 



61. Xylocampa cucullina. 



Xylocampa cucullina, Gudnee, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 40 



(1868). 



Canterbury (Fereday). 



Genus 36. Xylina, Treitschke. 

 Eur. Schmett. Y.,p. 3 (1826). 



62. Xyllna ustistriga. 



Xylina ustistriga. Walker, Lep. Hd. XL, p. 630, n. 19 

 (1857). 

 New Zealand (Colenso). Type. B.M. 



63. Xylina lignisecta. 



Xylina lignisecta. Walker, Lep. Hd. XL, p. 631, n. 20 

 (1857). 

 New Zealand. Type. B.M. 



64. Xylina spurcata. 

 Xylina spurcata, Wlk., Lep. Hd. XL, p. 631, n. 21 (1857). 

 New Zealand (Bolton). Type. B.M. 



