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marked, the latter forming two irregular projections in and above middle ; 
a discal dot; cloudy subterminal and hindmarginal shades. Hindwings 
moderate, hindmargin rounded; bright orange; base mixed with dark 
fuscous ; a straight line about 4, two parallel sinuate lines in middle, a 
curved subterminal line, and a dentate hindmarginal fascia dark fuscous ; 
all the lines vary in intensity, and one or other is often obsolete. Forewings 
and hindwings beneath orange, with a discal dot, two parallel angulated 
lines beyond middle, an irregular subterminal fascia and dentate hind- 
marginal fascia dark fuscous, often partially obsolete. 
Varies slightly in the distinctness of the dark markings. 
Castle Hill (8,000 feet), Arthur's Pass (8,000 feet), Lake Wakatipu 
(3,000 feet), Invercargill (sea-level), Nelson, and Mount Hutt, especially 
settling on roads or bare ground, from December to March; thirty specimens. 
I have corrected Walker’s barbarously-formed name. 
63. Pas. omichlias, n. sp. 
Male.—25-26 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin rounded; dark 
grey, irrorated with whitish; several obscure dark fuscous lines towards 
base ; a slender curved dark fuscous fascia before middle ; a blackish discal 
dot; a somewhat broader irregular subdentate dark fuscous fascia beyond 
middle, forming a short bidentate projection in middle, and a shorter simple 
projection towards costa ; sometimes two pale lines beyond this, and a pale 
subterminal line; a blackish-grey hindmarginal line; cilia pale grey. Hind- 
wings moderate, hindmargin rounded; rather dark grey ; three faintly indi- 
cated darker median lines alternating with paler; a blackish-grey hind- 
marginal line ; cilia whitish-grey. 
A dull-looking species, resembling a small Statira hectori, and might be 
passed over for Larentia cinerearia. 
Castle Hill, taken by Mr. J. D. Enys, “high up” (probably about 5,000 
feet) ; two specimens. 
22. STATIRA, n. Y. 
Face roughly haired. Palpi moderate, porrected or ascending, with 
long or very long spreading hairs beneath, terminal joint moderate, nearly 
concealed. Antenne in male filiform, simple, pubescent. Thorax hairy 
beneath. Forewings with vein 6 rising out of 9, 7 almost from angle of 
areole, 10 anastomosing moderately with 9, 11 anastomosing strongly with 
10, 12 free. Hindwings normal. 
la. Hindwings orange. 
2a. Postmedian line of hindwings curved, parallel to median -. 65. anceps. 
2b. » T angulated, remote in middle 
tem medían .. +s +. +. 64. homomorpha. 
lb. Hindwings dark ne with whitish me ki de da ». 66. hectori. 
