66 NEW ZEALAND MACRO-LEPIDOPTEEA. 



XANTHOBHOE FALCATA, But!. 

 (Larcntia falcata, Butl., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 58.) 



A single specimen of this species is in the British Museum collection of New 

 Zealand Lepidoptera. Of this specimen Mr. Meyrick remarks as follows : 



"This appears to be a good species allied to X. camelias, but with the costa of 

 fore-wings less arched posteriorly, and posterior edge of median band practically 

 straight, not bent near costa ; also much darker in general colouring. I have not 

 yet seen any specimen except the original type." 



XANTHOBHOE OBABATA, Feld. 



(Cidaria obarata, Feld. cxxxii. 33. Larentia obarata, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 82.) 



(Plate VII., fig. 45.) 



This little species has occurred at Wellington in the North Island, and at 

 Christchurch and Mount Hutt in the South Island. 



The expansion of the wings is barely 1 inch. The fore-wings are pale greyish-ochreoits ; there 

 is an interrupted reddish-brown transverse band near the base ; two faint, interrupted shaded blackish 

 lines, one at about one-third and the other at about two-thirds, enclosing between them a large 

 central area, ivhich contains a very distinct black dot above the middle, and several irregular shaded 

 black marks ; beyond this there is a wavy reddish-brown band ; the apex of the wing is someivhat 

 projecting, and the termenis considerably bowed. The hind-wings are pale grey, with a paler central 

 band, and numerous faint, wavy, darker grey lines. The cilia of all the wings are white, banded 

 with dark grey. 



The perfect insect appears from November till January. Mr. Fereday states that 

 it is a plain-frequenting species, especially attached to gorse hedges.* 



Described and figured from a specimen kindly given to me by Mr. Fereday. 



XANTHOBHOE CHOBICA, Meyr. 



(Larcntia chorica, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 58.) 



(Plate VII., fig. 44.) 



A single specimen of this beautiful insect was taken at Akaroa by Mr. Fereday. 



The expansion of the wings is 1 inch. All the wings are pale ochreous. The fore-wings 

 have a short transverse black mark from the costa near the base ; a fine wavy white transverse 

 line, followed by a wavy black band ; the middle of the wing is white, marbled with very pale blue ; 

 beyond this there is a broad black band wavy towards the termen, with a very prominent rounded 

 projection near the middle; there are two reddish-brown marks on the costa before the apex, 

 a blackish patch on the termen below the apex, and a row of terminal black dots ; the apex 

 is slightly projecting, and the termen is strongly arched. The hind-wings have several fine 

 blackish transverse lines near the base ; a broad shaded band in the middle, and a terminal 

 series of black dots. 



The perfect insect appears in January. 



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



XANTHOBHOE SUBOBSCUBATA, Walk. 



(Scotosia subobscurata, Walk. 1358. Larentia petropola, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 82.) 

 This species has occurred in the South Island at the Otira Gorge. 

 " The expansion of the wings is 39mm. (1J inches). Fore-wings moderate, termen rounded 

 dark grey, densely irrorated with bluish-whitish ; costa broadly suffused with ochreous-whitish 

 anteriorly ; a very obscure curved ochreous-whitish line towards base, anteriorly dark-margined ; two 

 obscure curved subdentate adjacent whitish lines about one-third, followed by a dark line ; a blackish 



* Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 82. 



