72 NEW ZEALAND MACRO-LEPIDOPTEBA. 



" I took three specimens almost on the summit of Ben Lomond, Lake Wakatipu, at 

 5,600 feet, in January," (Meyrick.) 



NOTOEEAS ISOLEUCA, Meyr. 

 (Notoreas isoleuca, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1897, 386.) 



(Plate VIII., fig. 27.) 



This little species has been taken in the South Island on the Craigieburn Eange, near 

 Castle Hill. 



The expansion of the wings is about f inch. A II the wings are very dark blackish-brown ; the 

 fore-wings have five slender wavy white transverse lines. The hind-wings have three white transverse 

 lines, the first near the base, the second near the middle, and the third, which is very slender and 

 considerably broken, near the termen. The cilia of all the wings are white, barred with blackish- 

 brown. 



The perfect insect was captured in January, amongst a varied growth of stunted 

 Alpine vegetation, at an elevation of about 5,600 feet. 



NOTOEEAS MECHANITIS, Meyr. 



(Pasithea mechanitis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 86. Notoreas mechanitis, ib. xviii. 184.) 



(Plate VIII., figs. 9, 10, 11, varieties.) 



This insect has occurred in the South Island at Mount Arthur, Arthur's Pass and 

 Mount Hutt. 



The expansion of the wings is about f inch. All the wings are dark brownish-black. The fore- 

 wings have an almost straight transverse yellow or white stripe near the base, edged with black towards 

 the body ; a rather wavy stripe at about one-third, edged ^vith black toicards the termen ; then several 

 irregular yellowish or white spots or marks, followed by a very distinct white stripe, somewhat pro- 

 jecting towards the termen near the middle ; there is a broken fine yellow line near the termen. The 

 hind-wings have a shaded white or yellow transverse line near the base, another near the middle, a 

 third, considerably finer and often broken, near the termen. The cilia of all the wings are white 

 shaded with grey near the base, but with no distinct bars. 



The perfect insect appears from January till March, and flies with great activity in 

 the hottest sunshine. It frequents grassy mountain sides at elevations ranging from 

 3,000 to 4,500 feet above the sea-level, and in these situations it is often very abundant. 



NOTOEEAS PAEADELPHA, Meyr. 

 (Pasithea paradelpha, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 86. Notoreas paradclplia, ib. xviii. 184.) 



(Plate VIII., figs. 12, 13, 14, varieties.) 



In the South Island this insect has occurred on Mount Arthur, and on Ben Lomond, 

 Lake Wakatipu, at elevations of from 3,600 to 5,000 feet. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1 inch. The species is said to be distinguished from the 

 preceding "by the barred cilia, the absence of any clear yellow colouring, the less prominent 

 angulation of the post-median line and the more elongate wings." * (Meyrick.) 



The perfect insect appears in December, January and February. In habits it 

 exactly resembles Notoreas mechanitis. 



NOTOEEAS PEEOENATA, Walk. 



(Fidonia perornata, Walk. 1672. Pasithea perornata, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 87. Notoreas perornata, 



ib. xviii. 184.) 



(Plate VIII., figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, varieties.) 



This very pretty insect has occurred at Palmerston and Wellington in the North 

 Island, and at Kekerangu, Mount Arthur, Lake Coleridge, Mount Hutt and Lake 

 Wakatipu, in the South Island. 



* Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 86, 



