LECCAXIA. 593 



tinge, the ventral surface irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing ochreous 

 tinged with rufous, the veins whitish irrorated with fuscous ; the 

 antemedial line rejiresented b}f slight black points on the veins ; a 

 minute streak at lower angle of cell ; a postmedial series of slight 

 points, bent outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4 ; the 

 veins slightly streaked with fuscous at apex ; cilia fuscous. Hind 

 wing ochreous suffused with fuscous brown, especiallj^ towards 

 termen ; cilia whitish with some brown at base ; the underside 

 ochreous whitish slightly irrorated with brown. 



Hah. New Zealand, Blenheim, in Coll. Meyrick, Napier. Exii. 

 46 millim. 



Sect. IV. Antennse of male ciliated. 



A. Fore wing with the apex produced aud acute. 



2043. Leucania sulcana. 



Leucania sulcana, Fereday, Trans. N.Z. Inst. xii. p. 267, pi. ix. f. 3 (1880) ; 

 Hudson, N. Zealand Moths & Butterflies, p. 13, pi. iv. ff. 19, 20. 



Head and thorax ochreous tinged with olive-brown ; palpi red- 

 brown at sides ; a few black scales near upper edge of tegulse and 



Fig. 170. — Leucania sulcana, (^ . \. 



patagia ; abdomen black-brown, the anal tuft and ventral surface 

 ochreous. Fore wing ochreous, the costal edge fulvous ; the inner 

 area and the costal area towards apex with some dark irroration ; 

 the veins pale ; the interspaces of terminal area streaked with 

 reddish brown, a black streak in base of submedian fold followed 

 by rufous suffusion above the fold ; a diffused rufous fascia above 

 vein 4 ; a slight oblique streak above inner margin before middle ; 

 a subbasal black point in cell ; antemedial black points in cell and 

 on vein 1 ; a point beyond lower angle of cell and postmedial points 

 on veins 6, 3, 1 ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing deep 

 dark brown. Underside ochreous yellow suffused with fuscous 

 brown except costal and inner areas of both wings. 



TegulBD somewhat produced to a dorsal ridge ; fore wing with the 

 apex produced and acute. 



Ilab. New Zealand (,/. J. Wnlher), 1 (S , Akaroa, Dunedin 

 {Matheiv, Purdie), 1 J, 1 ? • Exj). 46 millim. 



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