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A native shrub, Veronica salicifolia, Eorst., was conspicuous by its 
long racemes of white flowers which were very attractive to the little 
golden brown * Chrysophanus sallustius ; the specimens I took were 
all females. On the way up—fortunately there is a path—I came 
across a few Geometers, *Epirrhoe deltoidata , Walk., a very variable 
species, and the delicate little Asthma pulehraria , Guen., which 
unfortunately soon loses its pale green colour; in distribution it is 
Australasian. At and near the summit Noctuae were flying wildly 
about, but were by no means easy to catch, especially on such a 
terrain. One proved to he Cirphis unipuncta , Haw., an insect which 
seems to occur in every continent except Africa; two others were the 
cosmopolitan Chloridea obsoleta, Eabr. (formerly Heliothis armiger , 
Hubn.); one of them, caught at the bottom of the old crater, was of 
the grey form, such as occurs in Europe, far less brilliant than most 
Southern specimens. On reaching the lip of the crater I disturbed a 
Vanessid; a lucky swoop over my head secured it at the first shot; 
to my great delight it proved to be Pyrameis itea, a male in fine 
condition, the only one of the species that I came across in New 
Zealand. It is interesting to note that Commander Walker’s only 
specimens were taken on the top of Mt. Eden, so that it would appear 
to be, like the Painted Lady, a haunter of hill-tops. The crest of 
the mountain did not strike me as a likely place to find a delicate 
Demoiselle Dragon-fly, but there I took *Lestes colensonis , White. 
Under the bark of a dead tree about halfway up I found *Platyzost- 
eria novae-zealandiae and two specimens of a Temnopteryx , which 
Mr. Shelford thinks may be new. 
Bangitoto is the most perfectly preserved extinct volcano that I 
have ascended, its crater being unusually well preserved. Though just 
under 1000 ft. in height, it commands a glorious view extending 
over Waitemata Harbour, with all its bays and creeks dotted over 
with islands far and near, one of them near the N.W. horizon being 
Great Barrier Island, now kept as a sanctuary for native animals 
and birds. On the other side lies Auckland and the many cones 
that rise in or around the city. 
In the bush on Bangitoto Mrs. Longstaff found a specimen of 
the Hedgehog-slug, Arion intermedins {minimus), Normand,-—a 
singularly isolated spot in which to find an introduced Mollusc. 
Higher up I came across Vitrea Sydneyensis. On the shore Mrs. 
Longstaff found dead spires of *Turritella fulminata , Hutton, and 
T. mttata , Hutton. 
I must not quit Auckland without mention of its fine museum, 
with its well-arranged collection of Maori antiquities and its courteous 
