THE ANTIPODEAN GENUS PUOBOLOIDES. 119 



seen the young larva of laodice, but other Argynnids, and, in fact, all 

 larvae, show only two structures, the basal scutcheon and the hair. 

 In these Argynnids the hair descends into the scutcheon, and expands 

 a little within it, to the distance and amount of the " bulbous base." 



The basal margin of the "bulbous base" is internal to the scutcheon, 

 and may be seen through its transparent structure, but there is no 

 structural line on the outer surface of the scutcheon such as the 

 figures give. The other tubercles have precisely the same structure. 



THE ANTIPODEAN GENUS PROBOLOIDES, Morl. 

 A Correction. 



By Claude Morley, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



In the first volume of my ' British Ichneumons ' I described 

 two species under a new genus, Proboloides, which is certainly 

 valid ; but unfortunately there can, I am assured, be no doubt 

 regarding the origin of the insects placed therein. They are 

 from New Zealand, not Britain ! Their right to inclusion in our 

 fauna was certified by no less an authority than Eev. H. S. 

 Gorbam, and I, consequently, had no hesitation in bringing 

 them forward as indigenous. I had seen no more till last month, 

 when I discovered the same species in the National Collection. 

 They should stand : — 

 Proboloides sollicitorius; Fab. — Ichneumon soUicitorius, Fab., 



Syst. Ent. 332; Spp. Ins. 425, <? (type in Mus. Brit.). 



Ichneumon invectus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. 475, ? 



(type in Mus. Oxon). Proboloides plabratus, Mori., Ichn. Brit. 



i. (1903), 161, ^ ? (type in Mus. Mori.). 

 Proboloides deceptus. Smith. — Ichneumon deceptus, Smith, 



Trans. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. 477, ? (type in Mus. Brit.); 



Cameron (in Mus. Brit.). Proboloides maculatiis, Mori., Ichn. 



Brit. i. (1903), 161, <? 2 (type in Mus. Mori.). 



I at once wrote to Mr. Gorham respecting their origin, and 



