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Meyrk., and * morosa, Bntl.; * Tmetolophota propria, and * Leucania 
semivittata, Walk., as well as the Phycid, * Sporophyla denospora, 
Meyrk. All of these Mr. Howes was good enough to pass over 
to me. 
On March 10 th, we sugared on the path to the waterworks; it 
was a good night, hut the number of accessible trees in the gully is 
small. * Hyssia moderata was common ; * Morrisonia tartaraea and 
* M. prionistis were also present in fair numbers, and with them 
were several * M. insignis, * M. phricias, * M. mutans, * M. lignana , 
and *M. ustistriga , as well as two each of *M. ochthistis, and *M. dotata, 
Walk. Besides these there was a specimen of a grey Noctuid of 
which we subsequently secured a goodly number. Mr. Howes had 
taken a single example of the same insect at Dunedin in March, 
1907, but it was not until we had secured a long series that it was 
clearly proved to be undescribed. Mr. Howes was good enough to 
give it the name * Morrisonia longstaffi, sp. nov. 1 
There were, furthermore, quite a number of Geometers: single 
examples of * Ipana leptomera , Walk, (allied to Declana) ; the rare 
* Xyridacma hemipteraria, Guen.; the Pug, * Helastia mucosata , and 
the delicate green Asthena pulchraria ; two * Pseudo-coremia lupinata , 
Feld., and a number of * Coremia semisignata . 
The representative Pyrales were * Mnesictena notata , NympJmla 
nitens, Butl., the scarce * Scoparia paltomacha , and several of the 
common and variable, * S. submarginalis . 
Paradise, Wakatipu. 
Though difficult of access “ Paradise ” is quite an earthly place. 
The drive from the head of the Lake, a dozen miles or so, affords 
excellent carriage exercise culminating in the passage of the Rees 
River. This may be described as a vast tract of stones traversed by 
an uncertain number of streams—seven at the time of our visit. 
Coming down from the glacier of Mt. Earnslaw, 9200 ft., the Rees 
is a turbulent torrent subject to sudden freshets, and given to such 
whims and fancies that the topography of the fords is subject to 
much uncertainty. After a very heavy fall of rain the best track for 
vehicles is marked out with flags, but there is still ample scope for 
good driving. More than once the horses were on the point of 
swimming, and I do not yet quite grasp how they succeeded in 
dragging the waggonette over the huge boulders, and up seemingly 
impossible banks. It did not take much to persuade us that the 
1 G. W. Howes, Trans. New Zealand Inst., vol. xliii., p. 128, PI. I, Fig. 3 (1910). 
