liKOUN. — Cohoptcroux Fduiui of tJit ('hcthdin hJdiuls. 115 



almost as broad as the base of the Otli ; chib rathci' elongate, compact, 

 triartic-uhite. 



Eyes moderately large, entire. Maxillary palpi with subsecuriform 

 terminal joints. Claws subdentate near the base. 



Underside distantly and finely pmictate, with yellowish pubescence ; 

 shining, fuscous, but with the broad epipleurae and 4th and 5th ventral 

 segments testaceous. The sternal structure corresponds with that of the 

 New Zealand S. accepfus, 1131. 



Easily known by the large fulvescent elytral spots. 



Length, 2| mm. ; breadth, Ih mm. 



Pitt Island. 



Discovered by Mr. T. Hall. Evidently rare. 



Art. XTII. — Notes on Entomological Collectinq Tours during the Seasons 



1908-9 and 1909-10. 



By H. Hamilton, A.O.S.M. 



Communicated by A. Hamilton. 



\Rmd before the WelUmjton Philosophicnl Sorieii/, Hth Julii. 1910.] 



A. Season 1908-9. 



The following is an account of a collecting tour undertaken by myself and 

 Mr. F. S. Oliver on behalf of the Dominion Museum during the season 

 1908-9. 



Our instructions were to collect as many specimens of Lepidoptera as 

 possible, for the purpose of making comparisons between series of species 

 from different localities. 



We started collecting on the 2nd November, 1908, and ended on the 

 30th March, 1909, practically five months in ail. 



On the 9th November, 1908, we journeyed from Dunedin to Moeraki, 

 a small fishing seaport south of Oamaru. We were specially instructed 

 to look for pupae and larvae of Argyrophenga antipodum, a peculiar variety 

 being found in that locality. Although Ave failed to find any traces of 

 antipodum, a large variety of moths was taken at treacle in the bush round 

 the port. 



We noted a large number of Melanckra ewingi flying about in the sun 

 and feeding on the wallflower in Mr. Hart's garden. 



The same evening we treacled again in the bush on the hillside, with 

 satisfactory results. The catch included Leucania moderata. Melanckra 

 decorata, M. disjungens, M. ewingi, M. levis, M. mutans, M. omoplaca, 

 M. prionistis, M. plena, M. stipata, M. vitiosa, Ehapsa scotosialis, Selidosema 

 dejectaria, S. panagrata, Venusia undosata, Chloroclystis hilineolata, Tato- 

 soma agrionata, Elvia glaucata, Hydriomena caUichlora, Asaphodes siris, and 

 A. nipgaspilata. 



