49 Transactions.— Zoology. 
Male.—143 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale whitish- 
ochreous, basal 2 of second joint and lower half of terminal joint externally 
irrorated with dark fuscous. Antenne dark fuscous. Thorax pale whitish- 
ochreous, with an oblong dark fuscous spot on each shoulder not touching 
lateral margin. , Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Anterior legs dark fuscous ; 
middle legs ochreous-whitish irrorated with dark fuscous except at apex of 
joints; posterior legs ochreous-whitish. Forewings moderate, costa mode- 
rately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rounded, rather strongly oblique ; 
pale whitish-ochreous, slightly suffused with pale yellowish; basal third of 
costa broadly dark fuscous; a dark fuscous dot in dise before middle, a 
second beyond middle, and a third on fold directly beneath first, first and 
third sometimes obsolete; sometimes a bar of scattered dark fuscous scales 
between second dot and anal angle; some scattered dark fuscous scales at 
apex and towards hindmargin: cilia ochreous-whitish, sometimes with 
| scattered grey points, and with a cloudy dark fuscous spot at apex, and a 
grey spot at anal angle. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia whitish. 
‘Closely allied to Œ. anema, but slightly brighter, the hindwings lighter, the 
head and thorax wholly whitish-ochreous except an internal spot on shoulders. 
Hamilton and Cambridge, in January ; two specimens. | 
(Hc. anama, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albido-ochreis, levissime griseo-irroratis, striga coste 
basali, strigula anguli analis obliqua, interdum etiam signo plice saturate 
fuscis ; post. griseis ; thorace saturate fusco, macula lateris parva pallida. 
Male.—184-144 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, finely and closely 
irrorated with dark fuscous.  Palpi pale whitish-ochreous, externally 
irrorated with dark fuscous except at apex of joints. Antenne whitish- 
ochreous, obscurely annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, 
with a small whitish-ochreous lateral spot. Abdomen grey. Anterior and 
middle legs dark fuscous, with ochreous-whitish rings at apex of joints? 
posterior legs ochreous-whitish. Forewings moderate, costa moderately 
arched, apex blunt-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; very pale 
whitish-ochreous, with fine scattered light fuscous scales; basal third of 
costa broadly dark fuscous ; a short inwardly oblique dark fuscous mark on 
fold at +, sometimes obsolete ; a cloudy oblique dark fuscous bar from disc 
beyond middle to anal angle: cilia very pale whitish-ochreous, with lines 
of grey points, forming a broader dark grey shade before tips. Hindwings 
grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia light grey. 
Separable from all its immediate allies by the dark fuscous suffusion of 
the head, as well as of the entire thorax except a small lateral spot ; the 
forewings have a peculiar dull appearance, due to the fine fuscous irroration, 
which is only perceptible under a lens. 
Lake Wakatipu, in December ; four specimens. 
