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terior angle; a dash of the same colour commencing broadly in the middle 
of the discoidal cell, extending along the areolet between the first discoidal 
and lower subcostal nervules, and narrowing towards and vanishing near 
the exterior margin; a similar dash extending along two-thirds of the 
costa from the base of the wing; cilia, basal half ochreous-yellow, exterior 
whitish-ochreous, Primaries below greyish-ochreous with a pinkish tinge, 
costal part more ochreous, exterior area more grey; cilia as above. Secon- 
daries above dark fuscous, paler at the base; cilia same as of primaries. 
Secondaries below greyish-ochreous, the exterior third more greyish, pre- 
ceded by a darker greyish transverse narrow band running parallel with the 
exterior margin ; discocellular spot greyish rather indistinct ; cilia as above. 
Length of body, 10"; expanse of wings, 1" 10”. 
Hab. Near Dunedin. 
A single specimen taken by Mr. Alex. Purdie, of Fairfield, near Dunedin, 
from the roots of grass in an open field. 
Leucania blenheimensis, n. sp. 
Female.—Head, thorax, and abdomen very pale fawn nearly cream- 
colour. 
Primaries above same colour, serieeous; a subterminal row of small 
blackish points, one on each nervule; the inner line indicated by a small 
blackish point on each of the subcostal, median and submedian nervures ; 
all the nervures and nervules speckled with dark grey and white, especially 
near the junction of the subcostal and median nervures with their branches; 
cilia dark-grey, outer edge paler, whitish at points of nervules. Primaries 
below very pale whitish-brown irrorated with greyish-brown; central area 
and cilia darker. Secondaries above grey, with paler cilia. Secondaries 
below very pale whitish-brown irrorated with pale greyish-brown; cilia 
same colour. 
Expanse of wings, 1" 7". 
Hab. Blenheim in the Marlborough Provincial Disiciot, and Meanee 
near Napier. 
This insect was presented to me by Mr. William Skellon, then residing 
at Meanee, but now at Timaru. He informed me that he took it at Meanee 
at sugar, that he had taken two specimens there, and two at Blenheim, 
and that the Blenheim specimens were smaller than the Meanee. At his 
suggestion I have named this species blenheimensis, 
