^54 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Under side. — Saffron or cadmmm-yellow ; the maculae of the upper side 

 being repeated, hut very obscure ; cilia pinkish-orange. 



A. Female. — Similar to the male, except that on the upper side of the 

 wings the nervures are more irrorated with black, the basal shade extending 

 to the discoidal dots, the dark bands broader (the sub-marginal bands 

 especially so), and the maculae thereof more united, the maculse of the 

 sub-marginal band having pale-violet lunular pupils very .distinct on the 

 secondary and less so on the primary wing, the lunules becoming obsolete as 

 they approach the costa of the primary wing. In some individuals the 

 violet lunules are more or less obsolete or entirely absent. 



The figures B and A respectively represent the upper side of the male 

 and the upper side of the female — B representing the body and right wings 

 of the male, and A the left wings of the female. Figure 2 represents the 

 under side. 



Expanse of wings — 1 inch 2 lines. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



Time of appearance : December to March. 



Frequents grassy places, particularly sunny banks ; seems to be 

 distributed over most parts of the South Island, for I have met with it in 

 all localities I have visited. I cannot say with certainty if it is found in 

 the North Island. Mr. Butler, of the British Museum, informs me that the 

 female was described by Fabricius as salustius, and by Doubleday as edna, 

 and consequently the Fabrician name salustius, being the earlier, will 

 take precedence. Neither Fabricius nor Doubleday mention the violet 

 pupils of the maculae of the sub-marginal band ; but possibly the pupils 

 were absent in the specimens they described, for some individuals in my 

 possession have the pupils nearly obsolete. 



There is an error in the printing of my former pa^Der,* which materially 

 lessens the force of the passage. The word copuld should be in the place of 

 " company." 



C MAUI, Fereday. 



C. Male. — I can add but little to what I have written in my former 

 paper as to the distinctive characters of this form, but that the secondary 

 wings are more produced and angular at the anal angle than in any of the 

 other forms, with the exception perhaps of form E (male), the secondaries 

 of which have nearly the same angle ; the macula of the sub-marginal 

 baud are more separated than in the other forms, the two between the sub- 

 extern o-medial and subinterno-medial nervures of the primaries and the 

 three nearest the anal angle of the secondary wings being very conspicuous 

 and somewhat rounded, the others being more or less obsolete in different 



* Loc. cit , 461, Hue 29. 



