64 Transactions. — Zoology. 
11. Harp. humeraria, Walk. 
(Macaria (?) humeraria, Walk., 940; Lozogramma obtusaria, Walk., 985 ; Cidaria flexata, 
Walk., 1421; Cidaria obtruncata, Walk., 1421; Sestra fusiplagiata, Walk., 1751; 
Itama (?) cinerascens, Feld., exxxi., 1.) 
Male, female. —29-34 mm. Forewings moderate, apex acute, hindmargin 
excavated on upper half, acutely projecting in middle ; varying from light 
grey to light reddish-fuscous ; about eighteen irregular dentate darker striæ, 
sometimes partially obsolete ; first three, seventh and eighth, and eleventh 
to thirteenth usually more distinct and blackish; seventh and eighth closely 
approximated, forming a small blackish or reddish spot on inner margin, 
sometimes partially suffused with blackish ; eleventh to thirteenth closely 
approximated, widely remote from eighth, parallel to hindmargin; a blackish 
discal dot; sometimes a broad purplish-grey median band; sixteenth some- 
times spotted with blackish towards costa; a hindmarginal row of blackish 
dots. Hindwings moderate, upper angle broadly projecting, hindmargin 
shortly projecting in middle; varying from whitish-grey to very pale 
^ reddish-fuscous, faintly striated with darker. 
Very variable in colour, but always distinguishable by the peculiar form 
of wing. 
Wellington, Christchurch, Mount Hutt; common amongst bush, in 
January, February, April, and May; probably generally distributed; twenty 
specimens. 
I cannot certainly verify the synonyms quoted from Walker for this 
species ; I judge from Mr. Butler’s remarks that all these names refer to 
one species, but am not sure that it is this; he does not allude to Felder’s 
figure, which is certainly a variety of this. 
11. STRATONICE, D. g. 
Palpi rather long, porrected, second joint with very long spreading hairs 
beneath, terminal joint long, smooth, almost concealed. Antenne in male 
bipectinated (a 5, b7). Forewings with vein 6 from hardly below 9, 7 from 
considerably above areole, 10 anastomosing very strongly with 9, 11 out of 
10 rather before angle of areole, 12 free. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 
stalked, 8 anastomosing with 7 from near base to near transverse vein. 
The palpi of this genus resemble those of Pasithea. 
12. Strat. catapyrrha, Butl. 
(Fidonia (?) catapyrrha, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877, 392, pl. xliii., 2.) 
Male, female.—16-21 mm. Forewings rather narrow, hindmargin 
rounded ; light ochreous-brown, irregularly mixed with whitish, and 
densely irrorated with blackish ; a curved blackish line near base, followed 
by a whitish line, two approximated dark fuscous lines, a second whitish 
line, and a slender fuscous fascia, marked with blackish on anterior edge 
