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AGEOTIS ADMIRATIONIS, Gn. 

 (Agrotis admirationis, Gn. (nee Meyrick), Ent. Mo. Mag. v. 38.) 

 (Plate V., fig. 37.) 

 This species has been taken at Christehureh. 



The expansion of the wings is If inches. The fore-wings are dull grey ; there are two minute 

 black marks on the costa near the base, a slender interrupted transverse line at about one-third, the 

 orbicular, rcniform, and claviform spots are very large and conspicuous, surrounded by a dark grey 

 shading ; there is a series of black dots on the termen. The hind-wings are pale grey. The cilia of 

 all the wings are also pale grey. 



Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection. I am assured by 

 Mr. Fereday that the above-described insect is the true Agrotis admirationis of Guenee, 

 described from an identical specimen which he forwarded to Guenee. The following 

 species, which is regarded by Mr. Meyrick as Agrotis admirationis, Gn. (see Trans. N. Z. 

 Inst. xix. 33), is therefore renamed as below. 



AGROTIS INNOMINATA, n. sp. 

 (Agrotis admirationis, Meyr. (nee Guenee), Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 33.) 

 (Plate V., fig. 39 <? •) 



Two specimens of this species have been taken at Wellington. 



The expansion of the wings is If inches. The fore-wings are pale pinkish-yellow ; there is a 

 slender black longitudinal streak on the costa at the base, a broad black longitudinal streak at the base 

 near the middle, and another a little beyond the base above the middle, containing the orbicular and 

 rcniform stigmata, these arc sharply outlined in pinkish-yellow ; there are several rather indistinct black 

 streaks between the veins, and a series of terminal black dots ; the cilia are dull pinkish-yellow. The 

 hind-wings are dull white ; there is a series of brownish terminal dots, and the veins are marked in 

 brown; the cilia are shining white. The head and thorax are pinkish-brown; the latter has two 

 transverse black lines near the head, and two longitudinal black streaks on each side. The abdomen 

 is dull white tipped with pale brown. 



One specimen of this insect is considerably tinged with very pale olive-green instead 

 of pink, but it is otherwise identical. As the available material is so extremely limited, 

 I am unable to say which is the typical form. 



The perfect insect appears in December. I am indebted to Messrs. J. H. Lewis and 

 W. R. Morris for my specimens. 



AGROTIS SERICEA, Butl. 

 (Chersotis sericea, Butl., Cist. Ent. ii. 490. C. inconspicua, ib. 545. Agrotis sericea, Meyr., Trans. 



N. Z. Inst. xix. 33. A. inconspicua, ib. 34. Agrotis sericea, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 46.) 

 (Plate V., fig. 38 ? .) 



This species has occurred in the South Island at Christehureh, Rakaia, and 

 Ashburton. 



The expansion of the wings is about 11 inches. The fore-wings vary from very pale grey to dark 

 blackish-grey ; there is an obscure transverse line near the base, and another at about one-fourth ; the 

 orbicular is oval and dark centred, the claviform is elongate, often very obscure, the rcniform is broad 

 dark centred, usually joined to the orbicular by a dark patch ; all the stigmata are outlined in black; 

 beyond the reniform there is a rather jagged transverse line, and several faint wedge-shaped markings ; 

 there is a series of minute elongate black marks on the termen ; the cilia are grey with three dark 

 lines. The hind-wings are grey with several fine black marks on the termen ; the cilia are white. 



This species seems to be rather variable both in ground colour and in markings. 



The perfect insect appears in October, November, December and January. It is not 

 a common species. 



