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hundred and forty-three species are referred to by Mr. Hudson, 

 and these are distributed among the families as under : — 



Caradrinina, 81. 



notodontina, 136. 



Papilionina, 15. 



psychina, 2. 



Micropterygina (part), 9. 



The Lasiocampina are not represented, and the Pyralidina, 

 Tortricina, and Tineina are not dealt with. 



Analyzing the list still further, we find that of Arctiadae there 

 are three species, one of which is the migrant Utethesia (Deiopeia) 

 pulc-hella; of Caradrinidse siifcy-eight species are enumerated, 

 and among these are two other migrants, i. e. Agrotis ypsilon 

 (suffusa) and Heliothis armigera. Plusiadae show five species, 

 including Plusia eriosoma, Doubl., which is here treated as 

 identical with Plusia chalcit.es, Esp., a South European species. 

 Hydrionienidae (95 species), Sterrhidse (1 species), Monocteniadae 

 (4 species), Orthostixiclae (2 species), and Selidosemidae (26 species), 

 comprise the geometrid section of Notodontina, whilst the 

 Sphingidae is only represented by the vagrant Sphinx convolvidi, 

 L. (= Protoparce distans, Butl.). In Papilionina there are six 

 species of Nyraphalidae, including two migratory insects, Anosia 

 erippus, Cr. (= plexippus, L.), and Vanessa cardui (— kersliaivii, 

 McCoy) ; the Satyridae have four members, and the Lycaenidae 

 muster five. There are two species of Psychina and nine of 

 Hepialidae, which family is placed in Micropterygina. 



The species described as new to science, seventeen in number, 

 are as follows : — 



Caradrinid ae : Ichneutica dione, Melanchra maya, M. merope, 

 M. omicron, M. alcyone, M. asterope, M. octans, M. cceleno, and 

 Agrotis innominata. 



It may be stated that Melanchra, Hiibn., as employed by 

 Meyrick, embraces ail the species usually referred to Mamcstra. 

 It would appear to be well represented in New Zealand, as 

 upwards of thirty species are placed in the genus. 



Hydriomenidae : Chloroclystis antarctica, C. macidata, C. recti- 

 lineata, Xanthorhoe adonis, and Notoreas simplex. As no less 

 than thirty-one species are referred to Xanthorhoe, this would also 

 seem to be a strong genus in New Zealand. 



Selidosemidae : The new species are Selidosema humillima, 

 Declaim hermione, and D. griseata. 



One leaves the perusal of this book with the impression that 

 there probably is still much lepidopterous material in New 

 Zealand, belonging even to the groups discussed, awaiting the 

 enterprising collector. Mr. Hudson suggests that he may, at 

 some future time, publish a companion volume on the Micro- 

 Lepidoptera of the country. We hope that the present volume 

 will secure the liberal support that it merits, and so help to 



