12 NEW ZEALAND MACEO-LEPIDOPTEBA. 



LEUCANIA ALOPA, Meyr. 

 (Leucania alopa, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 10.) 



(Plate IV., fig. 16.) 



This species has occurred at Lake Coleridge and at Lake Guyon. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1^ inches. The fore-wings are dull orange-brown ; there 

 are three obscure black dots at about one-third ; the reniform is represented by a rather conspicuous 

 cloud// spot; there is a curved series of black dots near the termen. The hind-wings are grey, paler 

 towards the base. The cilia of all the wings are dull orange-brown. 

 The moth appears in March. 

 Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection. 



LEUCANIA MICEASTEA, Meyr. 

 (Leucania micrastra, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1897, 383.) 



(Plate IV., fig. 10.) 



Three specimens of this insect have occurred in my garden at Karori. 

 The expansion of the wings is If inches. The fore-wings are bright orange-brown ; there are 

 several white scales near the base, two black-edged white dots at about one-third, a small black spot 

 with a shining white dot on each side of it at the origin of veins 3 and 4, and a series of black and 

 white dots on all the veins near the termen ; the cilia are orange-brown tipped with white. The 

 hind-wings are pale ochreous-brown. The cilia are ochreous broadly tipped with white. 



This species somewhat resembles Leucania alopa in general appearance, but the 

 wings are narrower and the colour of the fore-wings is considerably brighter. 

 The moth appears in December. 



LEUCANIA UNICA, Walk. 



(Leucania unica, Walk., Noct. 112; Butl., Voy. Ereb., pi. ix. 9. Nonagria juncicolor, Gn., Ent. Mo. 

 Mag. v. 2. Leucania unica, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 10.) 



(Plate IV., fig. 17.) 



This insect has been taken at Blenheim and at Kakaia. 



The expansion of the wings is If inches. The fore-wings are dull ochreous with the veins 

 darker ; there are one or two obscure blackish dots at about one-third from the base, and several 

 faint dots near the termen. Hind-wings paler with very pale cilia ; the antennae, in the male are 

 moderately bipectinated. 



The moth appears in November. 



Described and figured from Mr. Fereday's specimens. 



LEUCANIA AEOTIS, Meyr. 



(Leucania arotis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 11. Leucania aulacias,* Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 11.) 



(Plate IV., fig. 18.) 



This species has occurred at Wellington in the North Island. In the South Island 

 it has been found at Blenheim, Christchurch, and liakaia. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1% inches. The fore-icings are cream-colour with the veins 

 finely marked in grey ; there is a series of streaks of darker cream-colour between the veins, and a row 

 of minute black dots near the termen ; the cilia are cream-colour. The hind-wings are dark grey 

 with the cilia white. 



The perfect insect appears in November and December. It is rather a scarce 

 species. 



* Leucania aulacias, Meyr., is distinguished by having grey cilia to the hind-wings. The species was described from 

 a single specimen taken at Dunedin and now in Mr. Fereday's collection. I have carefully examined this specimen, and 

 find that the cilia, although considerably injured, are distinctly grey. As, however, I think it undesirable to characterize 

 species so closely resembling each other from such meagre material, I here regard it as a synonym of Leucania arotis. 



