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11. Harp, humeraria, Walk. 



(Macaria (?) humeraria, Walk., 940; Lozogramma obtusavia, Walk., 985 ; Cidaria flexata, 

 Walk., 1421 ; Cidaria obtruncata, Walk., 1421 ; Sestra fusiplagiata, Walk., 1751 ; 

 Itama (?) cinerascens, Feld., cxsxi., 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 strife, 

 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. 



Veiy 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, n. g. 



Palpi rather long, porrected, second joint with very long spreading hairs 

 beneath, terminal joint long, smooth, almost concealed. Antennae in male 

 bipectinated (a 5, bl). 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, pi. 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 



