48S Mr. Butler on a small coUcction of 



The Tasmaniaii species Is larirei-, Avith more elongated prima- 

 ries, the latter l)est described as creamy-white clouded at the 

 eud of the cell with ochreous ; the veins, borders and three 

 transverse lines black ; a basi-costal scarlet streak ; the second- 

 aries are dark ochreous, with a broad external black border 

 interrupted by two marginal ochreous dots ; the interno-median 

 a'-ea blackish ; the body with whitish margins to collar and 

 tegulte, the abdomen scarlet at the sides, indications of the same 

 colour appearing also on the margins of the segments ; a lateral 

 series of black and whitish spots ; there are, therefore, plenty of 

 well-defined cliaracters whereby to distinguish the New Zealand 

 form. 



HEPIALID^E. 



2. Porina fnliginea^ u. sp. (No. 79). 



Allied to P. cervinata ; smoky brown ; primaries with 

 slightly greyish outer border, limited by an interrupted blackish 

 line ; a marginal series of small whitish-edged black spots 

 between the veins ; an interrupted greyish-edged blackish 

 discal line, also two or three transverse black spots nearer to 

 the end of the cell, and crossing the subcostal interspaces ; 

 discoidal cell and base varied with unequal black-edged white 

 spots ; secondaries Avith the basal area broadly clothed with 

 paler hair ; abdomen with pale hair at the base ; iindei- surface 

 immaculate. Expanse of wings 1 inch 5 hues. 



Otago. 



LEUCANIIDyE. 



3. Lcucania (itristrigd (No. 5). 



Xi/llna atristrif/a, Walker, Lep. Ilet. Supp. iii, p. 7;"»n (ISfi")). 

 Biti/la atristn'gn, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soe. 1<S77, p. 387, \\. 37. 

 Otago. 



This species is evidently allied to L. prupria and L.ilhhir(dii\ 

 I was therefore in error when I referred it to Bitiihi. 



XYLOPHASIID.E. 



4. XylopJiasia f^tipatn. 



Xt/lina stipdta, Walker, Lc]i. Ilet. Suppl. iii, p. 753, (18G5). 

 Otao-o. 



