390 mr. a. g. butler on heterocerous [may 1, 



53. Sestra obtusaria. 



Lozogramma obtusaria, Walker, Lep. Het. xxiii. p. 985 (1861). 



Coll. J. D. Enys, Esq. 



This is closely allied to (if not identical with) S. humeraria of 

 Walker, described with a query as a Macaria. The genus Sestra 

 seems to be most nearly allied to Epione. 



BoARMIIDyE. 



54. BOARMIA dejectaria. 



Boarmia dejectaria. Walker, Lep. Het. xxi. p. 394 (1860). 



Boarmia exprompta. Walker, I. c. p. 395 (1860). 



Trephrosia patularia. Walker, I. c. p. 422 (1860). 



Gnophos pannularia, Gue'ne'e, Ent. Mo. Mag. v, p. 42 (1868). 



Scotopteryx maoriata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pi. cxxvi. 



fig- 4- . . . 



Hemerophila sulpitiata, Felder, I. e. fig. 1 . 



H. caprimulgata, Felder, /. c. fig. 1 2. 



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



Boarmia dejectaria is one of the commonest and most variable of 

 the New-Zealand moths ; there is therefore some excuse for the mul- 

 tiplication of specific names associated with it ; but the positions 

 assigned to these supposed species show deplorable carelessness as 

 to structural characters. 



55. Boarmia attracta. 



Boarmia attracta. Walker, Lep. Het. xxi. p. 394 (1860). 



North Island. Coll. J. D. Enys. 



As I have shown in my ' Lepidoptera of New Zealand,' Mr. Walker 

 described this form three times under two different genera. I 

 strongly suspect it to be an extreme variety of the preceding species. 

 The Tephrosia scriptaria of Walker is identical with his Scotosia 

 stigmaticata. 



AcidaliidjE. 



56. Asthena subpxjrpureata. 



Asthena subpurpureata, Walker, Lep. Het. xxvi. p. 1588(1862). 

 Acidalia tuhuata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pi. cxxviii. f. 5. 

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



57. Asthena pulchraria. 



Acidalia pulchraria, Doubleday, Dieff. N. Zeal. App. p. 286 

 (1843). 



Asthena mullata, Guen^e, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 42 (1868). 



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



58. Acidalia rtjbraria. 



Acidalial rubraria, Doubleday, Dieff. N. Zeal. App. p. 286 (1843). 

 Fidonial acidaliaria. Walker, Lep. Het. xxiv. p. 1037 (1862). 

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



