Heteroceroiis Lepidoptera frain Neiv Zealnnrh 497 



corresponding in position witli the prominent markings of the 

 male ; a sinuous grey central belt, wide upon the costa, where it 

 is bounded on both sides with black, tapering towards the 

 external angle, spotted internally with dark red-brown hastate 

 spots, limited externally by a whitish and a blackish line ; a sub- 

 Ijasal interrupted line formed of black spots ; a black G -shaped 

 marking and a black dot at base ; a longitudinal red-brown 

 streak through the interno-median area ; secondaries creamy 

 yellowish becoming brownish at outer border, which is limited 

 internally by a dusky line ; body white with black tegulse ; 

 under surface greyish, the markings ill-defined. Expanse of 

 Avings 1 inch G lines. 

 Otago. 



33. P-^eudocoremia sitavis, n. sp. 



$ Primaries grey, base brownish ; two subangulated parallel 

 subl)asal black-speckled brown lines; a nearly central sinuous 

 l)lackish line; two black-speckled parallel sigmoidal discal lines 

 just beyond the cell; discocellulars blackish; external border 

 limited internally by a dentate sinuate white line margined with 

 brown and black on both sides ; a marginal series of black dots: 

 secondaries pale sericeous straw-colour, the external border 

 irrorated with brown ; thorax brown ; abdomen testaceous ; 

 luider surface stramineous, the primaries clouded with grey and 

 with grey indications of the lines of the upper surface ; a 

 marginal series of black dots; secondaries as above; tibia? aud 

 tarsi banded with black. Expanse of wings 1 inch 8 lines. 



(^ Altogether paler than the male, the ground-colour of the 

 primaries white. Expanse of Avings 1 inch 8 lines, 



Canterbury . 



Somewhat allied to Selidoseina jningata of Felder, but alto- 

 gether paler and less prominently marked, the lines across 

 [)rimaries more sinuous aud less parallel. 



34. Psendiicomaia prodtictnta (No. 85). 



^ Larentia productuta^ Walker. Lep. Het. xxiv, ]i. 11 '.>7, 

 n. G9 (18(;2j. 



$ Much like P. indistincfK, but the ground-colour unif(jrmly 

 creamy whitish, the markings of the primaries uuich more 

 defined, the external l)order being bounded internall}- l)v a 

 complete series of Idackish spots. E.xpanse of wings 1 inch 3 

 lines 



Ot.aoo. 



