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tent of its distribution. Another matter worthy the notice of 
entomologists is the time of appearance in the imago stage, for 
it is well known that different species of moth appear at different 
seasons, hence all notes of captures are worthy of record. Col- 
lectors ought to make it a custom to note both time and place 
of capture in the case of every species in their cabinets. There 
are two ways of doing this, one is to have a series of numbers 
one of which is attached to each insect and an entry with num- 
ber corresponding made in a diary; another method, perhaps 
easier, is to have very small squares or circles of paper on which 
the date and place are printed in very small letters, these slips 
being placed on the pins below the insect. One great advantage 
of the latter plan is that the information is always found to- 
eether with the insect it refers to. The following list lays no 
claim to be exhaustive ; it is simply a record of the species of 
Geometrina I have collected about Dunedin, and it is very 
meagre in regard to information aS to times of appearance, the 
notes upon the months in which the captures were made being 
cathered from casual jottings in my diary. I hope this coming 
season to work out this matter more fully, and shall be glad of 
any information bearing upon it from any collectors. There is 
added to the Dunedin list, a list of the species captured in a trip 
to Lake Wakatipu in February of this year. 
Geometrina collected around Dunedin. 
Acidalia rubraria, Dbld. 
Hippolyte rubropunctaria, Dbld.—Common where Haloragis 
alata is found. ; 
Epiphryne undosata, Feld—Common everywhere round 
Dunedin where the Ribbonwood grows. 
1 hyone abrogata, Walk. 
Panopea verriculata, Feld. | 
Eurydice cymosema, Meyr. 
Harpalyce megaspilata, Walk.—Common everywhere in bush. 
Flarpalyce humeraria, \Walk.—Not uncommon up the Leith 
Valley. 
Stratonice catapyrrha, Butl.—I caught a male in Green 
Island on the Main South Road, making short flights and then 
settling on the roadway. There is a female in the Otago 
Museum, but no locality is appended. These two specimens 
are of the smallest size of the species, being only about 16 mm. 
in expanse. 
Elvia glaucata, Walk.—Common up Leith Valley. 
Pasiphila bitineolata, Walk.—Common in bush. 
Tatosoma agrionata, Walk.—Common on mossy tree-trunks. 
Asthena schisttria, Walk.—Common among Manuka scrub. 
Scotosia gobiata, Feld.—Common. 
Scotosia deltoidata, \Walk.—Common. 
Epyaxa rosearia, Dbld.—Common. 
Epyaxa semifissata, Walk.—Common. 
Cidaria rixata, keld.—Common alongside the beds of creeks, 
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