Ileterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zeahind. -195 



The female example sent approaches most nearly to the 

 typical form of the species, it is, however, paler and has a greyish 

 lilacine tint, thus forming a more extreme contrast to the orange- 

 spotted form ; the Angei'ona menanaria of Walker (which 

 certainly belongs to Hyperiithra) may be a still more modified 

 variety of the latter type. 



26. Hyperfjthra desircata n. sp. (Nos. 29 & 31 ). 



$ AlUed to the preceding species, the lines crossing the 

 wings of the same form ; primai'ies sandy-ochraceous, with the 

 base, costa and external border laky-broAvn irrorated with grey; 

 two widely-separated parallel transverse lines inarched towards 

 the costa, a discocelhilar spot and the inner margin of the 

 external border indistinctly grey ; the outer or discal transverse 

 Hne dotted with black upon the veins ; a marginal series of 

 blackish dots ; secondaries paler than the primaries, sandy- 

 yellowish u'rorated with grey, and crossed by two parallel 

 undulated dotted discal grey lines ; a marginal series of blackish 

 dots ; thorax laky-brown ; abdomen sandy-yellowish ; imder 

 surface much paler, the whole surface irroi-ated with grey, the 

 transverse lines indistinct ; discocellular blackish spots on all the 

 Avings ; a marginal series of black dots. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 7 lines. 



9 Duller and greyer than the male ; otherwise similar, 

 excepting that the external area below is limited by a dusky 

 streak, and the primaries exhibit a whitish apical patch. Ex- 

 panse of wings 1 inch 8 lines. 



Otago. 



27. Hypeit/thm arenacea, n. sp. (No. 28). 



9 Primaries above sandy-ochraceous speckled with black, and 

 with feebly indicated rusty lines as in the preceding species ; 

 an additional line or stripe (usually present in //. panagrata) 

 immediately beyond the cell ; a blackish discocellular spot ; 

 secondaries much paler, whitish on basi-costal area ; irrorated 

 Avith black points : a discal series of black dots ; a grey spot at 

 the end of the cell, from wliich indications of a grey line extend 

 to the abdominal margin ; body pale sandy-yellowish ; under 

 surface considerably paler, irrorated with black and grey atoms ; 

 all the wings wath well-defined black discocellular spots ; a 

 feebly indicated grey discal streak, and a difi^used rusty-brownish 

 submarginal stripe ; primaries with a clearly defined pale yellow 

 apical patch. Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



Otaso. 



