AKTICII: IV.-LKPIDOPTERA FROM AUCKLAND ISLAND. 



By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. 



The following species of Lepidoptera taken during the expedition to Auckland Island 

 were transmitted to me, by the kindness of Mr. G. V. Hudson, for examination. 

 They contain a good proportion of new and interesting forms, but all appear to have 

 obvious affinity to the New Zealand fauna, of which they constitute an outlying 

 colony. 



Hydriomenidae. 

 Chloroclystis indicataria, Walk. 



Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island ; three fine specimens, which I am unable 

 to separate from New Zealand examples.* 



Venusia charidetna, n. sp. 



t7 ? . 30-32 mm. Head deep ferruginous, between antennae white. An- 

 tennae white, more or less distinctly ringed with fuscous except on basal third, 

 pectinations in male pale-yellowish. Thorax ferruginous-brown. Abdomen brown- 

 ish-ochreous. Forewings triangular, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, oblique ; in male brown, in female ferruginous-brown ; costal edge 

 sprinkled with blackish, and whitish on basal third ; in male veins more or less 

 marked with whitish, and dotted with blackish towards dorsum and termen ; a 

 dark-fuscous discal dot ; a moderately broad cloudy fuscous or grey streak from 

 apex to middle of dorsum ; in male terminal area beyond this marked with several 

 fine cloudy grey lines, and sometimes a band of dark-grey irroration along costa : 

 cilia concolorous, towards tips paler. Hindwings elongate, ochreous-grey-whitish, 

 in female reddish-tinged ; in male several waved grey lines on posterior half : cilia 

 pale ochreous tinged with reddish. 



Carnley Harbour and Norman Inlet, Auckland Island ; four specimens (two 

 male, two female). 



Though showing general relationship to undosata, Feld., and verricvlata, Feld., 

 between which it is perhaps intermediate, it is specifically very distinct. 



Selidosemidae. 

 Drepanodes neoselena, n. sp. 



? . 40 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous sufTusedly irrorated with 

 white. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly strongly arched, 

 apex obtuse, falcate, termen oblique, prominently bowed beneath middle, and con- 

 cave between this and apex ; dark reddish-fuscous sufEusedly irrorated with whitish 

 except towards costa beyond middle, with some scattered black specks ; lines formed 



* In this article the number of specimens has reference to the number examined by Mr. 

 Meyrick when preparing th% descriptions, and not to the total number collected. — Ed. 



