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terior angle ; a dash of the same colour commencing broadly in the middle 

 of the discoidal cell, extending along the areolet between the first discoidal 

 and lower subcostal nervules, and narrowing towards and vanishing near 

 the exterior margin ; a similar dash extending along two-thirds of the 

 costa from the base of the wing ; cilia, basal half ochreous-yellow, exterior 

 whitish-ochreous. Primaries below greyish-ochreous with a pinkish tinge, 

 costal part more ochreous, exterior area more grey ; cilia as above. Secon- 

 daries above dark fuscous, paler at the base ; cilia same as of primaries. 

 Secondaries below greyish-ochreous, the exterior third more greyish, pre- 

 ceded by a darker greyish transverse narrow band running parallel with the 

 exterior margin ; discocellular spot greyish rather indistinct ; cilia as above. 



Length of body, 10"'; expanse of wings, 1" 10"'. 



Hab. Near Dunedin. 



A single specimen taken by Mr. Alex. Purdie, of Fairfield, near Dunedin, 

 from the roots of grass in an open field. 

 Leucania blenheimensis, n. sp. 



Female. — Head, thorax, and abdomen very pale fawn nearly cream- 

 colour. 



Primaries above same colour, sericeous ; a subterminal row of small 

 blackish points, one on each nervule ; the inner line indicated by a small 

 blackish point on each of the subcostal, median and submedian nervures ; 

 all the nervures and nervules speckled with dark grey and white, especially 

 near the junction of the subcostal and median nervures with their branches; 

 cilia dark-grey, outer edge paler, whitish at points of nervules. Primaries 

 below very pale whitish-brown irrorated with greyish-brown ; central area 

 and cilia darker. Secondaries above grey, with paler cilia. Secondaries 

 below very pale whitish-brown irrorated with pale greyish-brown ; cilia 

 same colour. 



Expanse of wings, 1" 7'". 



Hab. Blenheim in the Marlborough Provincial District, and Meanee 

 near Napier. 



This insect was presented to me by Mr. William Skellon, then residing 

 at Meanee, but now at Timaru. He informed me that he took it at Meanee 

 at sugar, that he had taken two specimens there, and two at Blenheim, 

 and that the Blenheim specimens were smaller than the Meanee. At his 

 suggestion I have named this species blenheimensis. 



