Srurm.—Further Notes on Danais berenice. 805 
Art. XXX.—Ferther Notes on Danais berenice, in a letter from Mr. F. W. 
C. Srurm to the Honorary Secretary, Hawke Bay Philosophieal Institute. 
[Read before the Hawke Bay Philosophical Institute, 9th September, 1878.) 
* Hawke Bay Nurseries, 17th February, 1878. 
“ Drar Sm,—In regard to the butterfly, Danais berenice, or a closely-allied 
species (as per your paper on the same),* the first time I saw it was at the 
Reinga, up the Wairoa River, in Hawke Bay, in December, 1840, or January, 
1841. In 1848, I captured a number at the Waiau, a tributary to that river, 
the Wairoa; I cannot recollect how many, but it must have been eight or 
nine at least, as I sent some small collections of insects to several of my 
friends and correspondents in Europe, and all, or nearly so, had one or two 
of the Danais included. Again, in 1861, I captured three on the Rangitikei 
River (near to the Messrs. Birch’s sheep-run), one of which I have still in 
my collection, although in a very imperfect state. About twelve years ago 
Mr. Brathwaite captured one in his garden at Napier; this he sent to 
England, and it came into the hands of the Rev. H. Clarke, who mentioned 
it to me in a letter, as we corresponded. Four years back I saw three or 
four in my garden here, and two years ago there were a great number in 
my gardens, always keeping about the Lombardy poplars and Houheria 
populnea. Mr. Duff, of Kereru, also informed me that he had captured one 
pretty high up on the east side of the Ruahine range, about ten years ago. 
I certainly believe the butterfly to be indigenous and not introduced; and 
my observations of it fully coincide with yours, that while, in certain years, 
it is plentiful, in other years it is not to be seen.—I am, dear sir, yours, etc., 
F. W. Srurm.” 
Art. XXXI.— Notes on some New Zealand Echinodermata, with Descriptions 
of new Species. By Prof. F. W. Hurron. 
[Read before the Otago Institute, 8th October, 1878.] 
Amphiura parva, sp. nov. 
Small, dise pentagonal, covered with rather large imbricating scales, 
and a pair of large, nearly semi-circular, radial shields at each corner. 
Rays two or three times as long as the dise, tapering; upper plates broader 
than long with the outer edge convex; under plates laterally constricted, 
with a blunt tooth on each latero-anterior margin, and with the outer edge 
slightly emarginate. A single broad tentacle scale. Side plates with a row 
of three or four nearly equal spines, which are almost as long as the breadth 
” Trans. N. Z. Inst., Vol, 5 P. 276. 
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