1877.] lepidoptera from new zealand. 383 



Apamid^. 



13. Heliophobus disjungens. 



Heliophohus disjungens. Walker, Lep. Het. xv. p. 1G81 (1858). 



Hadena nervata, Guenee, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p, 40 (1868). 



In colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



The type is much rubbed ; but a fresh example obtained by Dr. 

 Hector seems to me to agree better with Heliophobus than with 

 Hadena. 



NoCTUID^. 



14. NiTOCRIS COMMA. 



Mamestra comma. Walker, Lep. Het. ix. p. 239 (1856). 

 In colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



15. NiTDCRIS PLUSIATA. 



Hadena plusiata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. iii. p. 742 (1865). 

 Nitocris bicomma, Guenee, Eiit. Mo. Mag. v. p. 4 (1868). 

 In colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 

 I have no doubt of the correct synonymy of this species, 



16. Agrotis suffusa. 



Noctua suffusa, Denis, Wien. Verz. p. 80. n. 4 (1775). 

 In colls. Dr. Hector and J, D, Enys, Esq. 



17. Agrotis } moderata. 



Agrotisl moderata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. ii. p. 705 (1865). 

 In colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



18. Agrotis c^rulea. 



Agrotis {Spcelotis) ccerulea, Guenee, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 38 

 (1868). 



A fragment in coll. J. D. Enys, Esq, 



19. Agrotis mitis, n. sp. (Plate XLII. fig. 5.) 



Allied to A. ashworthii ; primaries silvery grey, the usual spots 

 and markings barely indicated by dark grey scales ; a transverse, 

 central, well-defined, elbowed, dark grey line from costa to inner 

 margin ; two ill-defined discal lines, the outer one most distinct and 

 formed of small dark grey sagittate spots; a submarginal- series of 

 black dots bordered with dark grey externally ; fringe with a broad 

 but indistinct central grey band ; costa spotted with blackish ; 

 secondaries pale shining greyish brown, with a dusky lunulate sub- 

 marginal line ; fringe whitish ; thorax silvery grey, head rather 

 dusky ; collar with a slender posterior black marginal line ; abdomen 

 pale greyish brown : wings below shining greyish silver, primaries 

 with the discoidal and interno-discoidal areas and the veins suffused 

 with smoky brown, a submarginal series of small conical black spots, 

 extreme margin yellowish, fringe greyish ; secondaries with a well- 



