Lepidoptera Heterocera from Neiv Zealand. 549 



2ti. Xjiliva.' sp. (No. 2). 



Tliu onlv specimen is too much damaged for certain idcuti- 

 Hcatioii, it may perhaps be a new species. 



riELIOTHID/E. 



27. J/cliothis eonferta (Nos. o6 and o7). 



Hdiiithis cinift'i-ta, AVaUcer, Lep. liet. xi, p. (VJO (IS')?). 



Two specimens showing the extremes of colour, hke most of 

 tlie other NuctiKV they have lost their antenaix; but are otherwise 

 in good condition. 



ERIOPID.E. 



28. CosiiukIcs efef/nns (Nik (Jl). 



Pliala'.na cleijans, Donovan, Ins. New. lloll., pi. ;!(>, lig. 5 

 (1«05). 



One damaged specimen. 



PLUSIID^.. 



21). Plnsia vcrticilluta (No. •)). 

 Plnsia verticillata, Guenee, Noct. ii, p. o44 (l'S()2). 

 Two specimens. 



AMPHIPYRID^.. 



30. Bityhi thnracica (No. 22). 

 Bitijla thoracicu^ Walker, Ijcp. Ilet. Suppl. iii, p. bOU (18G5). 

 One fairly good specimen. 



TOXOCAMPID/E. 



31. Toxncampa ? J'ortis, u. sj). (No. 20). 



(Ireyish-bi-OAvn ; ]>rimaries with a slightly irregulai- L-shaped 

 black marking at the base; two widely separated l>lack costal 

 dots commencing the ordinary lines, which arc slender. Mack 

 and very irregularly angulated ; external l)order ])alc, limited 



