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Christohurch and Dunedin, in November, February, and March; twelve 

 specimens. 



42. Lar. psamathodes, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 30-33 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin slightly 

 rounded, crenulate ; whitish-ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged ; numerous 

 fine almost straight subdentate fuscous lines parallel to hindmargin, in- 

 distinct towards base, darker posteriorly ; a black discal dot ; an indistinct 

 whitish subterminal line, preceded by a dark fuscous shade; a hindmarginal 

 row of large black dots in pairs. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin slightly 

 rounded, crenulate ; very pale whitish-ochreous-grey ; several grey lines, 

 only distinct near inner margin ; a hindmarginal row of large black dots in 

 pairs. 



Constant ; an inconspicuous species. 



Wellington and Dunedin ; received by Mr. E. W. Fereday from Captain 

 Hutton , and in the collection of the Otago Museum ; eight specimens. 



43. Lar. helias, n. sp. 



Male. — 30 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin rounded ; very pale 

 whitish-ochreous ; costa and hindmargin ochreous-yellow ; three or four 

 obscure fuscous striae towards base ; a dark fuscous dentate strongly curved 

 line at •§- ; a moderately broad recldish-ochreous-brown median fascia, con- 

 tracted beneath, anterior edge almost straight and marked with a blackish 

 dot above middle, posterior edge irregularly dentate, and shortly projecting 

 below middle ; a yellowish-ochreous line parallel and a little beyond this ; 

 fuscous-margined, followed by a slender irregular fuscous fascia, separated 

 from the ochreous-yellow hindmarginal fascia by a dentate pale line ; cilia 

 pale fuscous-reddisb. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin rounded; ochre- 

 ous-yellow, paler towards base ; a dark grey discal dot ; cilia pale fuscous- 

 reddish. 



Very distinct. 



Dunedin, in January ; two specimens. 



44. Lar. prasinias, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 26-29 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin slightly 

 sinuate ; bright yellow ; numerous cloudy confused dentate brownish striaa ; 

 a moderately broad rather dark fuscous median band, including a large ill- 

 defined clear yellow patch on upper half, containing a black dot ; its margins 

 dentate, anterior margin concave, posterior margin moderately angulated in 

 middle, sinuate above ; a subterminal row of small dark fuscous spots ; 

 cilia yellow, barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin 

 rounded ; pale yellow ; basal half finely and obscurely striated with bluish- 

 grey ; hindmargin reddish-tinged, with a subterminal row of small grey 

 spots. 

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