74 NEW ZEALAND MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 



NOTOREAS NIPHOCEENA, Meyr. 

 (Pasithea niphocrena, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 88. Notoreas niphocrena, ib. xviii. 184.) 



This species was discovered by Mr. Meyrick in the South Island, at Arthur's Pass, 

 West Coast Eoad. 



" The expansion of the wings of the female is from '24 to 25 mm. (1 inch). Fore-wings moderate, 

 termen rounded ; rather dark fuscous, mixed and obscurely striated with orange ; a curved white sub- 

 dentate line before one-fourth, anteriorly blackish-margined ; a similar white line beyond one-fourth, 

 posteriorly blackish-margined ; space between these sometimes suffused with orange ; a slender 

 irregularly dentate white fascia beyond middle, rather strongly angulated in middle, anteriorly 

 blackish-margined, posteriorly closely followed by a dentate orange line ; a dentate orange line near 

 termen, dilated on costa. Hind-wings moderate, termen rounded ; orange, lighter anteriorly ; basal 

 half dark fuscous mixed with orange, its outer edge irregularly curved ; a dentate subterminal 

 fascia and narrow terminal fascia dark fuscous, sometimes obscure. 



" Possibly when the male is known this may prove to be a Dasyuris. 



"I took two specimens on the mountain-side above Arthur's Pass at 4,500 feet, in 

 January."— (Meyrick.) 



NOTOREAS SIMPLEX, n. sp. 

 (Plate VIII. , fig. 26.) 



A single specimen of this species was captured on Mount Arthur in the South Island. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1£ inches. The fore-wings are bright ochreous; there are 

 four broad black transverse bands near the base, edged with white, and separated from one another by 

 yellow spaces of almost equal width ; the outermost of these bands is situated a little more than half- 

 way between the base and termen ; the last two lines become obsolete before they reach the costa ; 

 there are no other markings, except a black shading on the termen near the tornus, which is 

 traversed by an obscure jagged paler line ; the cilia are white barred with black. The hind-wings 

 are bright orange-yellow, without markings ; the cilia are ochreous. 



The perfect insect appears in January. 



The type-specimen was taken on the mountain-side, at an elevation of about 

 4,000 feet. 



NOTOREAS EEROX, Butl. 



(Fidunia ferox, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1877, 392, pi. xlii. 8. Pasithea ferox, Meyr., Trans. 



N. Z. Inst. xvi. 88. Notoreas ferox, ib. xviii. 184.) 



(Plate VIII., fig. 17.) 



Two specimens of this species were captured by Mr. J. D. Enys, at Castle Hill in the 

 South Island. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1 inch. The fore-wings are dull brown, with numerous 

 fine, wavy, dusky lines and a faint dot above the middle. The hind-wings are orange-yellow, dotted 

 with black near the base; there is a rather broad straight transverse blue): band near the middle, 

 followed bij a much finer wavy line; there are three fine, wavy lines parallel with the termen, and the 

 termen itself is finely bordered with black. 



Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection. 



NOTOREAS ZOPYRA, Meyr. 

 (Pasithea zopyra, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 89. Notoreas zopyra, ib. xviii. 184.) 

 (Plate VEIL, figs. 18 and 19, varieties.) 

 This bright-looking little species has occurred at Mount Arthur and at Mount Hutt, 

 in the South Island. 



The expansion of the wings is about '; inch. The fore-wings are dark bluish-grey, with numerous 

 slender, wavy, blackish transverse lines, and a distinct blackish dot above the middle. The hind-wings 

 are bright orange, speckled with grey near the base and dorsum; there are from two to four very fine, 

 wavy, broken, blackish, transverse lines, and the termen is narrowly bordered with black. 



