35 



65. XyLINA ? DECEPTURA. 



Xylina ? deceptura, Walker, Lep. Het. XV., p. 1737 (1857). (^"^p^,^); 



Noctua Floreutina, Esper, Eur. Schmtt. IV., pi. 135,/. 2 



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



66. Xylina provida. 

 Xylina provida, Walker, Lep. Het. XV., ^j. 1737 (1858). 

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



67. Xylina inceptura (.? genus Xylocampa). 

 Xylina inceptura, Walker, Lep. Het. XV., p. 1736 (1858). 

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



See Gu^n^e's note on this species, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 

 40 (1868). 



68. Xylina stipata. 

 Xylina stipata, Wlk., Lep. Het. Suppl. 111., p. 753 (1865). 



Auckland {Oxley). 

 69. 



Type. B.M. 



Xylina turbida. 



Xylina turbida, Wlk., Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 754 (1865). 

 Auckland {Oxley). Type. B.M. 



70. Xylina vexata. 

 Xylina vexata, Wlk., Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 755 (1865). 

 Auckland {Oxley). Type. B.M. 



71. Xylina defigurata. 

 Xylina defigurata, Wlk.,Lep.Het.Suppl. III.,;). 756 (1865). 



Auckland (Oxley). 



Type. B.M. 



72. Xylina atristriga. 



Xylina atristriga. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. 111., p. 756 

 (1865). 



Auckland {Oxley). Type. B.M. 



73. Xylina canescens. 



Xylina canescens. Walker, Lep. Het. Sup2)l. III., p. 757 

 (1865). 



Auckland {Oxley). Type. B.M. 



Family 17. Heliothid^, Gu^nde. 



Gen. Lip. Nod. 11., p. 166 (1852). 



Genus 37. Heliothis, Ochsenheimer. 



Eiir. Schmett. TV., p. 91 (1816). 



74. Heliothis peltigera. 



Noctua peltigera, Denis, Wien. Verz., p. 89, n. 2 (1775). 



Melicleptria peltigera, Hiibner, Verz. hek. Schmett., p. 262, 

 n. 2576 (1816). 



Heliothis peltigera, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. V., j)- 227, 

 n. 5 (1825). 



Heliothisa peltigera, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. III., p. 234, pi. 

 210,/. 14(1830). 



Phalsena-Noctua Alphea, Cramer, Pap. Exot. III., p. 99, 

 pi. 250,/. F. (1782). 



Melicleptria Alphea, Hiibner, Verz. bck. Schmett., p. 202, 

 n. 2577 (1810). 



Noctua scutigera, Borkhausen, Eur. Schmett. TV., p. 93, n. 

 37 (1792). 



Noctua Barbara, Fab., Ent. Syst. III., 2, p. Ill, n. 334 

 (1793). 



Noctua straminea, Donovan, Brit. Ins. 11., pi. 61 (1793). 



New Zealand {Sinclair). B.M. 



75. Heliothis aemigera. 



Noctua armigera, Hiibner, Samvil. Eur. Schmett. Noct, 

 pi. 79,/ 370 (1805-24). 



Heliothis armigera, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. III., p. 230, 

 n. 6 (1825). 



Heliothisa armigera, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. III., p. 234, 

 pi. 120,/ 15 (1830). 



New Zealand {Sinclair, Colenso, Bolton, Churton). B.M. 



See Fereday's note on this species Trans. N. Zeal. Jmt. 

 Y.,p.291 (1873). 



76. Heliothis conferta. 

 Heliothis conferta, Walker, Lep. Het. XL, p. 69( 

 (1857). 



New Zealand {Sinclair, Bolton). Type. 



Family 18. Eriopid^, Gueni^e. 

 Ge7i. Lip. Noct. 11., p. 288 (1852). 



Genus 38. Cosmodes, Guende. 



Gen. Ldp. Noct. II., p. 289 (1852). 



77. Cosmodes elegans. 



w. 21 

 B.M. 



Phalajna elegans, 



(1805). 



un, Ins. New HolL, pi. 



Plusia? elegans, Boisduval, Voy. de r Astrolabe, I., Lip. 

 p. 242 (1832—35). 



Cosmodes elegans, Guinie, Sp. Gen. Lip. Noct. II., ^.290, 

 n. 1092 (1852). 



New Zealand {Sinclair, Colenso, Bolton). B.M. 



Family 19. Plusid^, Gu^n^e. 



Gen. Lip. Noct. 11., p. 319 (1852). 



Genus 39. Plusia, Ochsenheimer. 



Eur. Schmett., TV., p. 89 (1816). 



78. Plusla. eriosoma. Tab. 10, figs. 1, 2. 



Plusia eriosoma, Doubleday, Dieff., N Zeal, App., p. 285 



(1843). 



New Zealand {Bolton, Colenso, Sinclair, Parry, Boss). 



Type. B.M. 

 The sexes are represented on our plate. 



