Meyrick. — On Neiv Zealand Geometrina, 93 



24. Cephalissa, n.g. 

 Face smooth. Palpi rather long, straight, porrected, triangularly scaled. 

 Antennse in male slender, minutely ciliated (J). Forewings with vein 6 

 from a point with 9, 7 from below angle of areole, 10 anastomosing shortly 

 with 9, 11 anastomosing shortly with 10, 12 free. Hindwings normal. 

 It is rather doubtful to which genus this is most allied. 



68. Ceph. siria, n. sp. 

 Male, female.— -16-18 mm. Forewings moderate, costa sinuate, hind- 

 margin strongly sinuate ; rather dark reddish-fuscous, markings darker ; a 

 narrow curved fascia towards base, posteriorly obscurely edged with yel- 

 lowish-white ; a median band, moderately broad on costa, much narrower 

 towards inner margin, both margins obscurely edged with yellowish-white, 

 only distinct on costa, anterior margin sinuate, posterior margin sinuate, 

 somewhat projecting in middle ; an indistinct suffusion towards apex. 

 Hindwings moderate, hindmargin irregular, obtusely projecting in middle ; 

 bright deep orange, tinged with reddish-fuscous on hindmargin ; cilia dark 

 fuscous. 



Constant ; specifically quite isolated. 



Dunedin ; received by Mr. E. W. Fereday from Capt. Hutton, and pro- 

 bably a mountain species ; six specimens. 



25. Panagra, Gn. 

 Face loosely haired. Palpi long, straight, porrected, attenuated. An- 

 tennas in male dentate, ciliated (1). Forewings with vein 6 rising below 9, 

 7 from below angle of areole, 10 anastomosing strongly with 9, 11 anasto- 

 mosing strongly with 10, 12 free. Hindwings normal. 



This genus seems specially characteristic of Australia, where there are 

 many species ; the New Zealand species is very different from any other 

 known to me. 



69. Pan. falcatella, Walk. 

 [Samana falcatella, Walk., xxvii., 197.) 

 Male. — 81 mm. Forewings moderate, costa almost straight, apex acute, 

 hindmargin sinuate ; whitish-ochreous, slightly yellowish-tinged ; a longi- 

 tudinal fine black streak from near base to middle of disc, above edged with 

 a faint brownish suffusion ; a short black longitudinal dot in disc above and 

 beyond middle ; a narrow black streak from near middle of inner margin to 

 near apex, attenuated at each end, posteriorly edged with a faint brownish 

 suffusion ; a row of minute black dots on hindmargin. Hindwings mode- 

 rate, apex obtusely projecting, hindmargin bent below middle; white; a 

 black discal dot ; a row of minute black dots on hindmargin. 

 A very distinct species. 



I have only seen one specimen, received by Mr. K. W. Fereday from 

 Captain Hutton, probably taken in the neighbourhood of Dunedin. 



