."586 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON HETEROCEROUS [May 1, 



the male not pectinated, but each article bearing short pencils of 

 hair; the wings slightly broader, the median veins of primaries 

 emitted more regularly, the discoidal cell of secondaries much longer, 

 the subcostal and radial branches emitted from a very short foot- 

 stalk, and the second and third median branches (without a foot- 

 stalk) from the inferior extremity of the cell. Type M. pictula. 



29. Meterana pictula. (Plate XLII. fig. 1.) 

 Dianthecia pictula, White, in Taylor's * New Zealand and its In- 

 habitants,' pi. i. fig. 3 (1855). 



Hadena pictula, Walker, Lep. Het. xi. p. 601 (1857). 



North and South Islands. ? . Coll. J. D. Enys, Esq. 



The female has the primaries less strongly marked with yellow 

 than the male, the renal stigma being also white ; the secondaries are 

 rose-pink, with the discocellular, three dots on the median branches, 

 and a broad outer border dusky ; a yellowish spot is discernible near 

 the anal angle upon the border. 



30. Erana plena. 



Erana plena. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. iii. p. 744 (1865). 

 Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



Xylinid.e. 



31. auchmis composita. 



Auchmis composita, Gue'nee, Gen. Lep. Noct. iii. p. 114 (1852). 



Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



Felder has figured this species under the name of Mamestra maori. 



32. XyLOCAMPA CUCULLINA? 



Xylocampa cucullina, Guenee, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 40 (1868). 

 CoU. J. D. Enys, Esq. 



33. Xylocampa inceptura. 



Xylina inceptura. Walker, Lep. Het. xv. p. 1736 (1858). 

 Xylina 1 deceptura, Walker, I. c. p. 1737 (1858). 

 Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



34. Xylina ustistriga. 



Xylina ustistriga. Walker, Lep. Het. xi. p. 630 (1857). 

 Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



35. Xylina lignisecta ? 



Xylina lignisecta. Walker, Lep. Het. xi. p. 631 (1857)- 



Coll. Dr. Hector. 



A single example in poor condition. 



36. Xylophasia stipata. 



Xylina stipata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. iii. p. 753 (1865). 

 Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 



