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notice ; one captured by Mr. Hawthorne at Karori, in which the hind-wings are almost 

 entirely suffused with blackish-brown, excepting a small patch of copper colour near 

 the centre, and two patches on the termen. Another specimen, taken by Mr. drapes 

 near Paraparaumu, has the fore-wings also suffused with blackish-brown, except near 

 the middle, where there are five coppery patches between the veins. On the under 

 side there are six large oblong spots near the termen of the fore-wings, and a series 

 of dusky oblong spots on the hind-wings. (See Plate XIII., fig. 3, fig. 4 under side.) 

 Plate XIII., fig. 5, represents another variety discovered by Mr. Grapes on the coast 

 near Paikakariki, in the Wellington district. It is remarkable for the bright blue 

 terminal spots which are present in both sexes. 



The eggs of C. salustius, when first deposited, are pale green with yellow 

 reticulations, the whole egg having a honeycombed appearance when magnified. They 

 become uniform pale yellow before hatching. The young larva is shaped somewhat 

 like a wood-louse. The head is quite hidden by the three anterior segments, which 

 are much larger than the rest. After the first moult the larva becomes bright green, 

 with a crimson line down the back ; the head is then larger, and the three anterior 

 segments considerably reduced. Unfortunately the life-history could not be investigated 

 beyond this point, as the larvae all died. The time of year when this occurred was 

 late autumn, and it therefore seems probable that the larva? hibernate and undergo 

 their transformation early the following spring. 



The perfect insect first appears in November and continues abundant until the 

 middle or end of February. Specimens of what I believe to be a second brood may 

 be taken in March and April if the weather be fine, but in stormy seasons these 

 are frequently not observed. I have also noticed that the autumnal specimens are 

 usually smaller and paler in colour than those captured in the spring. 



This butterfly frequents open situations, and in fine, sunny weather it is often 

 very common. 



CHRYSOPHANUS BNYSII, Butl. 



(Chi'ysophamis enysii, Butler, Ent. Mo. Mag. xiii. 153 (1876).) 



(Plate XII., fig. 22 $, 23 5, 24 under side.) 



This species is tolerably common in the Wellington district, and I expect it will 

 be found to occur in most localities in the North Island. I have also taken the 

 insect at Nelson, but have not heard of its capture elsewhere in the South Island. 



The expansion of the wings varies from 1 to 1^ inches. On the upper surface both sexes 

 resemble some of the females of Chrysophanus salustius, except that the dark markings are very 

 much broader, and the coppery colour is paler and less lustrous. On the under side the fore- 

 wings are pale yellowish-brown, bordered with darker brown, with three black spots near the 

 middle, and a chain of hlack spots beyond the middle. The hind-wings arc yellow, with a very 

 large irregular patch of purplish brown extending over the costal and terminal portions. 



This insect varies chiefly in the extent of the dark markings on the upper side, 

 which sometimes very much encroach on the golden ground colour. The spaces 

 between veins 2, 3, and 4, near their origin are sometimes yellow and sometimes 

 black, but, as every intermediate form exists, cannot be distinguished as species. 

 Mr. Fereday regards the form with the black spaces as C. feredayi, Bates. As 

 previously stated, however, I am inclined to think that C. feredayi, Bates, is the 

 same form as C. rauparaha, Fereday. 



