1892. 



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Satyrus Circe. — Fairly common about Digne, but not so abundant as it is 

 further south, S. Briseis. — Common in dry stony places, especially on the way to 

 Les Dourbes. S. Fidia. — A good many males of this species were taken, but it is 

 difficult to catch, from its habit of settling on the bare rock. S. Actcea. — Abundant 

 all round Digne. It is very partial to a small species of Centaurea. This species 

 must be quite distinct from S. Cordula, which is common on the same banks rather 

 earlier in the season. S. Arethusa. — One specimen only. It is common at Digne 

 in August. 



Syricthus carthami. — Rather common in the bed of the torrent near the 

 sulphur baths. Some specimens approach the variety Moeschleri. S. Alveus. — A 

 few specimens of this protean species were obtained, which appear to be referable 

 to the var. cirsii. 



Hesperia lineola and H. Actceon. — Both these species were common round 

 Digne, and frequented the lavender. 



Lewes: 1892. 



ON A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF BELYTID^ FROM NEW 



ZEALAND. 



BY THE EEV. T. A. MAESHALL, M.A., F.E.S. 



The two insects in fine condition here described are undoubtedly 

 <^ and ? , as shown by the circumstances attending their discovery. 

 The apterous $ differs widely from the other sex, yet not more than 

 in the other cases of sexual disparity with which we are familiar among 

 the Proctotrypids ; the discrepancies are mainly due to the loss of 

 wings, a degradation of structure always accompanied by an unde- 

 veloped thorax ; and in this instance by the almost total obliteration 

 of the ocelli, which seem to exist as mere rudiments under the in- 

 tegument of the vertex, while in the ^ ^^^7 ^^^ external and fully 

 formed. 



The antenna) of the $ are 15-3ointed,aDd those of the ^ have the 



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