78 Transactions. — Zoology. 



34. Lar. stinaria, Gn. 

 (Camptogramma stinaria, Gn., E.M.M., v., 92.) 



Male, female. — 24-28 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin somewhat 

 sinuate ; rather deep ochreous-yellow, somewhat suffused with fuscous on 

 median band except towards costa, and on hindmargin ; a white posteriorly 

 blackish-margined line from inner margin at i to disc before middle ; a 

 white anteriorly blackish-margined transverse line beyond middle, mode- 

 rately sinuate. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin rounded ; rather deep 

 ochreous-yellow. 



Constant and very distinct. 



Christchurch, Dunedin, and at the foot of Mount Hutt, frequenting 

 Carex subdola in December and January (Mr. E. W. Fereday) ; twenty 

 specimens. 



35. Lar. prafectata, Walk. 



(Acidalia prcefectata, Walk., 781; Acidalia subtentaria, Walk., 1610; Aeidalia abscondi- 



taria, Walk., 1611, Butl. Cat., pi. iii., 21.) 



Male, female. — 36-41 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin hardly 

 rounded ; dull grey-whitish ; several very faint grey striae towards base, tend- 

 ing to form dots on veins ; a small dark grey discal dot ; a nearly straight 

 grey line from beyond middle of hindmargin to costa before apex, dotted 

 with dark grey on veins ; rather before this is a very faint grey parallel 

 line, and between it and hindmargin are four straight cloudy grey lines, 

 gradually converging towards costa. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin 

 rounded ; dull grey- whitish, with a median grey line, and six posterior 

 faintly subdentate hardly curved grey lines. 



Quite constant. 



Christchurch, in November, frequenting swampy places (Mr. E. W. 

 Fereday) ; twenty-three specimens. 



36. Lar. nephelias, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 32-34 mm. Forewings moderate, in female narrower 

 and more elongate, hindmargin rounded; pale whitish-grey, slightly ochre- 

 ous-tinged ; an indistinct suffusion of dark fuscous scales before middle ; a 

 small dark fuscous discal dot ; a rather irregular cloudy dark fuscous line 

 beyond middle, sinuate beneath costa, shortly angulated in middle ; a very 

 faint stria beyond this ; a hindmarginal band composed of two rows of 

 cloudy partially confluent dark fuscous spots, separating on costa : cilia 

 pale whitish-grey. Hindwings moderate, in female narrower, hindmargin 

 rounded ; ground-colour as in forewings, with a few grey scales pos- 

 teriorly. 



A remarkable-looking species. 



I took two fine specimens above Arthur's Pass (4,600 feet) in January. 



