Meyrick.—On New Zealand Geometrina. 81 
Christchurch and Dunedin, in November, February, and March; twelve 
specimens. 
42, Lar. psamathodes, n. Sp. 
Male, female.—30-83 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin slightly 
rounded, crenulate ; whitish-ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; numerous 
fine almost straight subdentate fuscous lines parallel to hindmargin, in- 
distinct towards base, darker posteriorly; a black discal dot; an indistinct 
whitish subterminal line, preceded by a dark fuscous shade; a hindmarginal 
row of large black dots in pairs. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin slightly 
rounded, crenulate; very pale whitish-ochreous-grey ; several grey lines, 
only distinct near inner margin; a hindmarginal row of large black dots in 
pairs. 
Constant ; an inconspicuous species. 
Wellington and Dunedin; received by Mr. R. W. Fereday from Captain 
Hutton, and in the collection of the Otago Museum ; eight specimens. 
^. 48, Lar. helias, n. sp. 
Male.—80 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin rounded; very pale 
whitish-ochreous ; costa and hindmargin ochreous-yellow; three or four 
obscure fuscous strim towards base; a dark fuscous dentate strongly curved 
line at 4; a moderately broad reddish-ochreous-brown median fascia, con- 
tracted beneath, anterior edge almost straight and marked with a blackish 
dot above middle, posterior edge irregularly dentate, and shortly projecting 
below middle ; a yellowish-ochreous line parallel and a little beyond this ; 
fuscous-margined, followed by a slender irregular fuscous fascia, separated 
from the ochreous-yellow hindmarginal fascia by a dentate pale line ; cilia 
pale fuscous-reddish. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin rounded; ochre- 
ous-yellow, paler towards base; a dark grey discal dot; cilia pale fuscous- 
reddish. 
Very distinct. 
Dunedin, in January ; two specimens. 
44. Lar. prasinias, n. sp. 
Male, female.—26-29 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin slightly 
sinuate ; bright yellow ; numerous cloudy confused dentate brownish stris ; 
a moderately broad rather dark fuscous median band, including a large ill- 
defined clear yellow patch on upper half, containing a black dot; its margins 
dentate, anterior margin concave, posterior margin moderately angulated in 
middle, sinuate above; a subterminal row of small dark fuscous spots; 
cilia yellow, barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin 
rounded ; pale yellow; basal half finely and obscurely striated with bluish- - 
grey; hindmargin reddish-tinged, with a subterminal row of small grey 
spots. 
6 
