496 Mr. BuTLL-K on a small collection of 



2S. Lyrcea alectoraria (No. 24). 



Lijrcea alectoraria, Walker, Lep. Het. xx, p. 259 (DSGO). 

 Otago. 



29. Lijrcva vurians^ n. sp. (Nos. 25 & 26). 



Olive-brown speckled Avitli black, with more or less defined 

 cupreous reflections ; primaries crossed by two widely divergent 

 dusky stripes, and a number of short dusky striations ; two 

 white dots on the lower discoidal interspace ; interno-median 

 area, and an abbreviated fascia, boimding the outer dusky stripe 

 towards apex, goldeu-yelloAV mottled with laky-purplish ; a 

 black discocellular dot; secondaries varied here and there with 

 fiery cupreous; two parallel grey discal lines; body testaceous; 

 under surface altogether greyer, the transverse lines obsolete; 

 black discocellular dots ; primaries with yellow apical fascia 

 nearly as above, and Avhite dots on lower discoidal interspace; 

 body below sandy ochraceous. Expanse of Avings 1 inch 

 7 lines. 



Wau'arapa. 



A dull variety occurs, in which the purplish-mottled yellow 



areas are wanting. This species is allied to " Am/lapis ' " 



acliroiaria, of Felder, but the genus Lyrcea has nothing in 



common Avith Amilapis, lieing much more nearly related to 

 Azdina. 



oO. Polygonia fortinata (No. not indicated). 



Pohjgoiiia /briinata, Guenee, Ent. Month. Mag. A', p. 41 

 (1868). 

 Otago. 



BOARMIID^. 



31. Boarmia dejectaria (No. 27). 



Boarmia dejectaria, Walker, Lep. Het. xxi, p. 394 (1S6U). 

 Otago. 



rsKUDOcoiiEMiA, Butler. 



32. Pseudocoremia Ivpinata (Nos. 65 & 66). 



$ Cidaria lupinata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v, pi. cxxxi, 

 fig. 19. 



9 Primaries Avhite, greyish toAvards apex; costa grey; outer 

 boiilcr I'l- ndly grey bounded internally by a l)lackish-edged zig- 

 Ziig Avliite line ; the inner edge widening into three blackish spots 



