490 Mr. Butler o7i a small collection of 



or blackish, margiued either outwardly or inwardly with \y,i\o 

 ochraceous ; the discoidal spots and a spot below the orbicular 

 indicated in outline ; an oblique zigzag line from the reniform 

 to the inner margin, followed by a subangulated series of lunate 

 markings from costa to inner margin, an extradiscal series of ill- 

 forined hastate subconfluent black spots parallel to the outer 

 margin; fringe blackish toAvards the apex ; secondaries sericeous 

 grey with a feeble lilacine tint ; a broad deep brownish grey 

 external border ; fringe yellowish at base, tipped with white and 

 intersected by a grey line ; thorax greyish-green, abdomen 

 sordid whitish, sericeous; anus yellowish; under surface of 

 wings silvery-greyish, the primaries with the costal and external 

 borders finely white-speckled but not distinctly ; an ochraceous 

 tuft close to the base covering a bare and swollen space at the 

 base of the costal vein ; a slightly arched grey discal line ; 

 internal area white at base ; secondaries paler than primaries, 

 the fringe yellowish at base ; an arched grey discal line ; disco- 

 cellulars greyish : body below sordid white. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch lU lines. 

 Otago. 



This species is evidently nearly allied to the smaller and 

 greyer species which I have hitherto considered to be Guenee's 

 Xylocami^a ? cncnllina. 



9. Cliersotis sericeu, n. sp. (No. 10). 



$ Shining grey; primaries tinted with bro-woa, with indica- 

 tions of the discoidal spots, and of a third s])ot near the base of 

 interno-median area, they being slightly paler than the ground- 

 colour, and outlined in black ; fringe tipped with Avhite ; secon- 

 daries Avith white fringe; abdomen pale stramineous, clotlied at 

 the base with pale grey hair ; under surface pale silvery-grey. 

 Expanse of Avings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Wairarapa. 



Excepting in the structure of its antenna.' this s[)ecies has more 

 nearly the aspect of a Sjxvlotis than of a CJiersotis. 



10. Grapliiplmni iiiirinirca, n. sp. (No. (Ij. 



Primaries above rich chocoIate-broAvn shot Avitla juirple ; the 

 central area limited by tAvo undulated squamose Hues of Avhite 

 and fidvous scales, a third similar but less distinct line across the 

 base; a semicircular Ijlackish spot edged Avith Avhitish near the 



