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Secondaries. — Anal angle rectangular. 



Upjoer side. — Same colour as upper side of primaries; dark markings, 

 similar to those of form B., but less distinct, and the dark border and 

 sub-marginal band not confluent towards the anterior margin ; cilia dark 

 fulvous. 



Under side. — Fuscous ; the markings of the upper side repeated, but very 

 indistinct ; each macula of the sub-marginal band bears a pale lunule, and 

 has also a pale outward margin ; cilia pinkish-brown. 



Fig. E. represents the upper side of the male and fig. 4 the under side. 



Exp. — 1 inch 3'5 lines. 



Hah. Kaiapoi Bush, Canterbury. 



Time of appearance : December and January. 



I discovered this form at Kaiapoi Bush, where it was not uncommon 

 before the bush was destroyed. I know of no other locality where it has 

 been seen or taken. 



(?) C. KAUPAEAHA. 



F. Female. — This, as stated in my former paper, I believe to be the 

 female of form E . 



Exp. — 1 inch 4 lines. 



Hah. One specimen taken at Kaiapoi Bush and one at Fendalltown, near 

 Christchurch. 



Time of appearance : January. 



C. BOLDENAKUM, White. 



Q. — I have two or three varieties, and am not quite clear as to which 

 Mr. Butler's description, in his " Catalogue of Lepido23tera of New Zealand," 

 p. 3, refers. The figures 8 and 9 in plate at the end of his catalogue most 

 nearly agree with the variety found (or formerly found, for I have not seen 

 it for some years past) within the city of Christchurch, on some flat sandy 

 waste ground. Mr. Butler, referruig to the figures, states, " the bands and 

 spots on the under- surface of secondaries have been made altogether too 

 dark," which is not the case with the Christchurch specimens, the latter 

 being generally darker than shown in Mr. Butler's figure, though some 

 individuals are not quite so dark. 



The varieties appear to be due to locality, as the individuals of each 

 locality vary but little. 



There are three localities where I have taken this insect, namely, Christ- 

 church; Drayton Station, on the plains near Mount Hutt ; spurs of mountains 

 near Castle Hill Station ; and the top of the Mount Hutt range — all in 

 the Canterbury province. 



The distinctive characters of the varieties may be better understood by 

 the following tabular arrangement. 



