NOTES L'UOM NEW ZEALAND. '267 



Among exhibitors in other orders were Mr. McLachlan, 

 British Caddis-flies ; Mr. Billups, many drawers of Coleoptera, 

 Hymenoptera, and other groups. Mr. Verrall, of Newmarket, very 

 beautifully prepared Dijitera, in three drawers, the Tipulidse being 

 most remarkable. Mr. Brunetti also exhibited in the same order. 

 Mr. West, of Greenwich, fine exhibit of Coleoptera, Sec. ^lessrs. 

 Cooke & Son, of Museum Street, London, a large show of 

 entomological apparatus, cabinets, &c. 



It is impossible with the space at our disposal to enumerate all 

 the exhibitors and exhibits, but they included many besides those 

 mentioned. 



Lectures were given at intervals, illustrated by the oxy- 

 hydrogen light. The attendance was very large on each evening, 

 upwards of 2000 visitors being present. 



NOTES FROM NEW ZEALAND. 



By G. V. Hudson, F.E.S. 



Lepidoptera have been decidedly scarce in New Zealand 

 during the past season, owing to the numerous and protracted 

 gales of wind that have prevailed almost throughout the summer. 



Early in February I visited the Mount Arthur Tableland, 

 which is often said to be one of the best localities for alpine 

 collecting in New Zealand. It consists of open country, alter- 

 nating with patches of stunted birch forest, and varies in 

 altitude from about 3600 ft. to 4500 ft. The scenery is in most 

 places very magnificent, and the place offers almost unlimited 

 scope for both tourist and naturalist. The plants are extremely 

 numerous, and are nearly all specifically distinct from those 

 found on the sea-level ; a peculiar and equally novel insect-fauna 

 being naturally the result. 



Our best capture was a splendid specimen of Dodonidia 

 hclmsii, which was taken by my friend Mr. C. W. Palmer, at 

 six o'clock on the evening of February 16th. Unfortunately we 

 did not see any more during the five days we remained on the 

 Tableland, so that it would appear to be somewhat rare. My 

 single specimen w\as taken exactly three years before on the Dun 

 Mountain, Nelson, also late in the afternoon. The commonest 

 butterfly on the Tableland was Argyroplicnga antijjoduiit, which 



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