Heterocerous Lepidoptera frovr Neic Zealand. 50;') 



The genus Tatosoma slioiild be placed near to Lohopliora; it 

 was confoiinded with Sauris by Dr, Felder, but may be readily 

 distinguished from that genus by the position of the lobate 

 excrescence from the male socoudari(>s. 



Gl. Mi'Uiiithia ariila, n. sp. (No. '.u). 



Primaries whity-brown, crossed by gravel-reddish irregularly 

 zigzag parallel lines; basal, apical and external angles broadly 

 lilack-brown, bordered and varied with red-brown ; discocellular 

 dot and several abbreviated costal lines indicating the commence- 

 ment of the zigzag reddish lines black ; secondaries sordid 

 sericeous white, with the outer border and two or three very 

 indistinct lines across the abdominal area greyish; head and 

 thorax blackish, abdomen whity-brown, transversely barred 

 with black, basal segment above black with two pale spots; 

 under surface pale sericeous pinky-brown, the markings of the 

 upper surface very feebly represented. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 1 line. 



Otago. 



This species is referable to the ]\[. albiciUata group of the 

 genus. 



62. Curemia rogearia (Ko. 47). 



Cklaria rosearia, Doubleday, Dieff. N. Zeal. App. p. 2.S5 

 (1«43). 

 Otago. 



Under this species Walker placed examples of C. cymaria, 

 relictata and acutata. 



63. Co/riina sqnalida, n. sp. (No. 48). 



Silvery greyish-brown; primai'ies above Avith the usual irregu- 

 lar central belt A^ery broad, its central area dark grey, its borders 

 broadl}^ yellowish olivaceous, edged on both sides and inter- 

 sected with undulated black lines; a silvery-white line on each 

 side of the central belt; base olivaceous, traversed by blackish 

 lines and limited externally by a white line ; a subbasal yellowish 

 belt occupying the space between the base and the central belt; 

 disc crossed immediately beyond the central belt by two 

 yellowish-brown lines on a white ground, and followed by a 



