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The expansion of the wings is about 1? inches. The fore 
wings are whitish-ochreous very densely speckled with grey, the 
pale ground colour remaining visible on the transverse lines 
stigmata and terminal area; the first line is strongly waved; 
the claviform stigma indicated by a blackish mark; the orbicular 
is round, indistinct; the reniform ear-shaped, also rather faint; 
the space between the stigmata and the whole of the central area 
between the first and second lines is much clouded with dark 
greyish-black; the second line is strongly dentate; there is a 
series of blackish bars on the terminal area; the cilia are ochre- 
ous, irregularly barred with grey. The hind-wings are pale 
greyish-ochreous, with darker grey central and terminal bands. 
The perfect insect appears in November, and 
frequents open tussock covered country. It flies freely in 
hot sunshine. 
Described and figured from the type specimen kindly 
lent to me by Mr. Howes. 
ICHNEUTICA LATA, 
(Aletia lata, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvii. 192.) 
(Plate VI., fig. 23 @; 24 9.) 
This large and rather conspicuous species was dis- 
covered by Mr. H. Hamilton on Vanguard Peak, near 
Macetown. It has also occurred on Mount Peel, near 
Nelson, and on Bold Peak, at the head of Lake Wakatipu, 
at elevations of about 4,000 feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is about 18 inches; 
of the female 1% inches. The antennae of the male are dull 
orange-brown heavily bipectinated from bdse to apex. The fore 
wings are dull greyish-green thickly speckled with blackish and 
ochreous scales, the central area being darker; the basal and 
first lines are broad, wavy, dull white, edged with blackish; the 
orbicular is rather small round white with a dusky central dot; 
the claviform very distinct also whitish; the reniform irregularly 
oblong, dull white with a dusky central line; the second line is 
very conspicuous, deeply indented between the veins white edged 
with blackish; there is a subterminal series of cloudy black 
spots, followed by a cloudy ochreous band; the cilia are dull 
greenish-grey barred with blackish. The hind-wings are dull 
greyish-brown with a cloudy discal lunule; the cilia are also 
greyish-brown with obscure darker bars. The female is pale grey 
with the lines and central band blackish-grey and much less dis- 
tinct than in the male, the orbicular and claviform stigmata 
being hardly perceptible. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January. 
It is evidently very rare, and confined to mountainous 
districts. 
Described and figured from the type specimens in 
the Dominion Museum. 
ICHNEUTICA MARMORATA. 
(Persectania marmorata, Huds., Ent. Mo. Mag. lix. 7; Ichneutica 
dives, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lv. 207.) 
(Plate, tes 10s 457) 9.) 
This handsome species was discovered by Mr. Philpott 
on the Mount Arthur Tableland, at an elevation of about 
4,500 feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is 13 inches. The fore-wings 
of the male are slaty grey strongly but somewhat irregularly 
tinged with dull red; the markings are black, edged with grey; 
the basal line is distinet, interrupted, reaching about half across 
the wing; the first line strongly waved, bowed outwards in the 
middle, the minute claviform being in contact at that point; the 
orbicular is very minute round; the reniform large, ear-shaped, 
dull ochreous, darker in the middle; the second line is strongly 
dentate with a complex deep dentiation above tornus; the sub- 
terminal line is dull ochreous with a series of dusky spots on 
its inner and outer edge; the terminal area is paler than the 
rest of the wing. The hind-wings are dark ochreous grey. In 
the female the fore-wings are very much paler, especially 
towards the base and dorsum, the ground colour is almost wholly 
pale, rusty ochreous, darker around the principal markings 
which are very much less distinct than in the male; there is 
a series of wedge-shaped blackish markings on the inner edge 
of the subterminal line. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January. 
It is attracted by sugar. 
Described and figured from specimens kindly supplied 
by Mr. Philpott. 
The variety of the female from Arthur’s Pass, 
originally described as Persectania marmorata, is depicted 
on Plate LI., fig. 27. 
ICHNEUTICA NERVOSA. 
(Ichneutica nervosa, Huds., Ent. Mo. Mag., lviii. 196.) 
(Blaterias fies i= 3.) 
This very striking insect was discovered by Mr. F. 
S. Oliver on Bold Peak, at the head of Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is almost! 14 inches. 
The fore-wings are bright ochreous with the veins heavily marked 
in clear white, with black markings between: the veins; a small 
black spot at the base; an elongate blotch between vein 1 and 
the dorsum; two elongate marks between veins 1 and 2; wedge- 
shaped marks at the origins of veins 2, 3, 4 and 5; a large blotch 
between veins 5 and 6; a much smaller blotch between veins 
6 and 7; two obscure elongate marks in disc immediately below 
middle of costa, and two obscure blackish lines between the 
costal and subcostal veins; a curved series of subterminal spots 
and a series of elongate terminal marks. The hind-wings are 
greyish-brown. The cilia of all the wings are whitish-ochreous. 
The head is pale brownish-ochreous. The thorax is densely 
clothed with brownish-ochreous hair with a brown horse-shoe- 
like mark in the middle. The abdomen is pale ochreous. The 
antennae, which are heavily bipectinated throughout, are reddish- 
ochreous. Dy lal at 
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The perfect insect appears in December. The single 
specimen, which was kindly lent to me by Mr. Oliver, 
was captured at night. 
renus 9.—LEUCANIA, Ochs. 
Face without prominence. Antennae in male bipectinated 
with apex simple or ciliated. Thorax clothed with hair, without 
crests. Abdomen without crest. 
A considerable genus of universal distribution as now 
restricted. 
We have thirteen species in New Zealand. One is 
confined to the North Island, three to the South Island, 
eight are common to both islands, and one occurs on the 
Snares, 

