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On a collection of Lepidopteha ITetekocera froin Marlborough 

 Province, New Zealand] by Akthuk G, Butlek, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. 



The series of Lepidoptera enumerated here, represents the 

 greater part of a collection forwarded to me last year hy 

 Mr. William Skellon, of Blenheim; unfortunately one of the 

 boxes, containing many of the smaller and some novelties of the 

 larger moths, was literally smashed into strips during transit; 

 whilst the other box, although whole, had evidently been 

 very roughly handled; so that the identification of several of 

 the species has been quite impossible, whereas in some instances 

 nothing but the bare pins remained to show that the numbers 

 had represented something. 



Not-withstanding the condition of many of the species the 

 collection is a very interesting one, the novelties which it con- 

 tains are sufficient evidence that there is still much to ])e done 

 before Ave can pretend to anything like a complete knowledge 

 of the Lepidopterous resources of New Zealand. 



HEPIALID^. ♦ 



1. Porina fuliginea (No. 35). 

 Porina fuliginea, Biitler, Cist. Ent. ii, p. 488, n. 2 (1879). 

 One specimen, in good condition; taken " in the bush at dusk." 



2. Porina nmbracidata (Nos. 33 & 34). 



Picliis nruhraculatns, Guenee, Ent. Month. Mag. v, p. 1 (1SG8). 



" Common in the Phormiimi swamps at diisk." Two exam- 

 ples, in good condition, differing slightly in tint. 



Respecting the Nochiites, Mr. Skellon writes — "the JVoctvcr 

 for the most part have been taken on sugar; Nos. 1(1, 14, 15, 



CisiiLA Kntomologica, 

 2oth September, i88n 



