220 LJIarcli, 



In the list now concluded, I have not thought it necessary to in- 

 dicate specially the localities whence the insects came ; in the first 

 place, because, with our as yet limited knowledge, such details would 

 be of little value, and, secondly and chiefly, because I have little or 

 nothing to tell. 



In a broad way, I may say that Mr. Wakefield's specimens came 

 principally from Wellington or Canterbury ; Captain Brouu's from 

 Auckland ; and Professor Hutton's from Otago. 



Most of the species previously recorded have no special indication 

 of locality, but some of them, such as Cdliphara wiperialis, must have, 

 I suspect, been found in the northern part of Auckland, where alone, 

 it is likely from their sub-tropical character, they would find a suitable 

 habitat. Further investigations will, however, doubtless throw light 

 upon this point. 



What the total number of the New Zealand Semiptera may prove 

 to be, it would be useless to attempt to guess ; but if the investiga- 

 tions of the three gentlemen to whom I have been so much indebted 

 have resulted in nearly doubling the number previously recorded, and 

 that without any special attention on their j^art to the Semiptera, 

 more extended researches ought, it may be expected, not perhaps to 

 again double the list, but, at any rate, to considerably increase it. 



In conclusion, I may say, that I will, at all times, be happy to ex- 

 amine and name any specimens of New Zealand Hemiptera that may 

 be entrusted to me. 



Perth: 1878. 



ON THE PUPATION OF THE NYMPHALIDJE. 



BY W. n. EDWAEDS. 



{T!xtraeted from the " Canadian JEntomologist" December, 1878). 



[The author commences by reprinting Dr. Osborne's paper in the 

 Entomologist's Monthly Magazine for October, 1878 (vol. xv, pp. 59- 

 61), and goes on to say :— ^] 



As soon as I read this communication, I sought for butterflies of 

 this family, and soon took females of Gra/pta interrogationis and Danais 

 Arcliippus. The former laid many eggs in a bag, tied over a stem of 

 hop, and the other a few on Asclepias. The larva? from both lots have 

 finished their pupation, and I have carefully watched the process. 

 Dr. Osborne's statement is correct. The chrysalis of Grapta is sup- 



