62 NEW ZEALAND MACRO-LEPIDOPTEliA. 



brown, and the transverse lines do not disappear before reaching the casta. The hind-wings are bright 

 ochreous. The cilia of all the wings are white, strongly barred with yellowish-brown. 



There is slight variation in the details of the markings, but the species can always 

 be i in mediately recognised. 



The perfect insect appears in December, January, and February. It frequents open 

 grassy places at elevations ranging from 2,000 to 4,500 feet, and is often extremely 

 abundant in these situations. 



XANTHORHOE COSMODORA, Meyr. 

 (Larentia cosmodora, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 57.) 



This species was discovered by Mr. Meyrick in the South Island on Mount Arthur, 

 at an elevation of 4,500 feet. 



Female. — 27 mm. (slightly over 1 inch). Head, palpi, antenna 1 , thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 whitish-ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; abdomen with a double dorsal series of dark fuscous dots. 

 Fore-wings with costa hardly perceptibly arched, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; whitish-ochreous, 

 slightly yellowish-tinged ; a curved irregular black line rather near base, followed by a white line ; 

 median band rather darker, tinged with yellowish-fuscous towards edges, margined with dentate black 

 lines and outside these with white, anterior from one-third of costa to two-fifths of dorsum, rather 

 curved, posterior from two-thirds of costa to three-fourths of dorsum, somewhat prominent beneath 

 costa, and with a more distinct double prominence in middle ; two white dentate-edged spots within 

 median band, first beneath costa, containing small black discal dot, second on dorsum ; a waved white 

 suhterminal line ; a fine dark fuscous terminal line interrupted into numerous dots ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, with dark fuscous bars hardly reaching base. Hind-wings whitish-ochreous, with faint 

 darker greyish-tinged lines ; a median band of four more distinct cloudy grey lines, first three straight, 

 fourth well marked, rather dark fuscous, waved, somewhat prominent in middle, beneath confluent 

 with third ; a faint white suhterminal line ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, with a faint greyish line 

 tending to form spots. 



" Appears in January; one specimen. It is conceivable that this may be the other sex 

 of the following species, but they are very dissimilar, and I do not at present think it 

 probable." — (Meyrick.) 



XANTHORHOE BRYOPIS, Meyr. 

 (Larentia bryopis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 57.) 



Discovered by Mr. Meyrick in the South Island on Mount Arthur, 4,500 feet above 

 the sea-level. 



"Male.— 29-32 mm. (about 1£ inches). Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale greyish- 

 ochreous, slightly greenish-tinged, irrorated with blackish. Antenna? whitish, annulated with black. 

 Fore-wings with costa gently arched, termen somewhat rounded, rather oblique; pale greyish-ochreous, 

 tinged with olive-greenish, irrorated with blackish-grey, tending to form waved transverse lines on 

 basal area ; median band margined with dentate black lines and outside them with white ; anterior 

 from one-third of costa to one-third of dorsum, curved, posterior from beyond two-thirds of costa to 

 three-fourths of dorsum, somewhat indented above middle, with a moderate double prominence in 

 middle; three blackish-grey subdentate lines within median band, first near and parallel to anterior 

 edge, other two near and parallel to posterior edge, first and second tending to be confluent below 

 middle, space between these more or less suffused with white, enclosing a small black discal spot ; an 

 obscure dentate whitish suhterminal line, anteriorly margined with dark fuscous, preceded and followed 

 by waved fuscous lines ; a terminal series of pairs of dark fuscous dots ; cilia ochreish-grey, whitish, 

 h;ii id with fuscous, and with a fuscous basal line. Hind-wings ochreous-grey, with waved darker 

 grey transverse lines, except towards base; a dark grey discal dot before, middle; posterior edge of 

 median band formed as in fore-wings, followed by an obscure whitish line and somewhat paler hand ; 

 terminal dots and cilia as in fore-wings, but more obscure. 



"Appears in January; not uncommon. Nearest allied to A", beata." — (Meyrick.) 



