220 Mr. E. Mey rick's Notes on 



dorsum obscurely striated with reddish and blackish irroration ; a 

 rather large blackish-grey discal dot ; terminal area with indistinct 

 grey lines, sometimes reddish-tinged ; cilia as in fore-wings. 



Twelve specimens, Wellington. Although very variable, 

 this is a neat and easily recognised species; it is one of 

 the smallest, and the almost constantly conspicuous paler 

 median band is a striking feature ; it is perhaps nearest 

 to C. plinthina, but in that species the palpi are much 

 longer (especially in the $, in which sex they are 4§), the 

 expanse of wing greater (19-20 mm.), termen of fore- 

 wings more oblique, post-median series of black dots 

 gently curved in disc, not angulated. 



Xanthorhoe chlorias, Meyr. 



Venus,ia princeps, Huds., Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1902, 

 244, pi. xxx, 1, is a synonym of this. 



Xanthorhoe occulta, Philpott. 



Xanthorhoe occulta, Philpott, Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1902, 

 248, pi. xxxii, 5. A specimen received ; it is a good 

 species, apparently allied to Xanthorhoe mnesichola. 



Xanthorhoe periph&a, sp. n. 



£ . 26 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous sprinkled with 

 whitish. Fore-wings triangular, termen slightly bowed, oblique ; 

 light fuscous, sprinkled with darker fuscous and whitish ; two very 

 obscurely darker fascia? indicating median band, first curved, pre- 

 ceded by several white dots, second irregularly curved outwards 

 on upper f, followed by a series of white dots ; some whitish dots 

 indicating subterminal line, edged with obscure darker shades : cilia 

 fuscous-whitish, with two fuscous lines. Hind-wings rather elongate, 

 light fuscous ; cilia as in fore-wings. 



One specimen ; Humboldt Range, Lake Wakatipu, at 

 4000 ft. An obscure species, apparently nearest to 

 X. chiono gramma. 



Notoreas sipiclinalis, Huds. 



Notorcas synclinalis, Huds., Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1902, 



244, pi. xxx, 6. 



£ $ . 25-26 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish, more or less 



mixed with fuscous ; thorax with a blackish stripe on each side of 



back. Fore-wings rather elongate-triangular, costa sinuate, termen 



bowed, rather strongly oblique ; ochreous-brovvn ; a broad grey 



