X.—THE GEOMETRIDAE. 95 
been taken by Mr. Philpott on Mount Cleughearn, Hunter 
Mountains, Southland. 
The expansion of the wings is { inch. The fore-wings, 
which are rather elongate with the apex somewhat rounded and 
the termen obliquely bowed, are blackish-grey, slightly reddish 
tinged; the outer edge of the median band is outwardly oblique 
until below the middle of the termen where it has an obtuse 
double projection; below this the line bends sharply inwards then 
slightly outwards before it reaches the dorsum, there is a sub- 
terminal band of reddish-brown fainter towards the base; the 
terminal area is blackish traversed by a very fine wavy whitish 
subterminal line. The hind-wings are greyish-white, broadly 
clouded with blackish on the dorsum; there is the usual terminal 
series of fine black marks and the cilia of all the wings are 
blackish-grey faintly barred with darker. 
The perfect insect appears in December. It evidently 
frequents veronica scrub on mountains in the far south 
at elevations of about 3,000 feet above the sea-level. 
CHLOROCLYSTIS HALIANTHHES. 
(Chloroclystis halianthes, Meyr., Trans, N.Z. Inst., xxxix., 107; 
C. rufulitincta, Prout, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 123.) 
(Plate XIL., fig. 17 4.) 
This large but dull-looking species has occurred at 
Macetown, and on the mountains around Lake Wakatipu, 
at elevations between 3,000 and 4,000 feet above the sea- 
level. 
The expansion of the wings is about 1. inch. The fore- 
wings are rather narrow with the apex rounded but somewhat 
produced and the termen slightly bowed near the middle and 
indented above the tornus, pale ochreous brown tinged with 
dusky purple; there is a large very pale blotch on the dorsum 
before the tornus; a narrow darker basal patch followed by a 
wavy dark-edged transverse band; the median band is broad 
traversed by many fine, very wavy brownish transverse lines; 
its outer edge is almost straight running from about three- 
quarters of the costa to the tornus with a slight projection out- 
wards below the middle; there are several obscure brownish 
transverse lines on the subterminal area. The hind-wings are 
greyish with numerous faint transverse lines, darker on the 
dorsum. 
This species is probably subject to considerable varia- 
tion. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Feb- 
ruary, and frequents the upper edges of the forest on the 
mountain sides. 
CHLOROCLYSTIS MAGNIMACULATA. 
(Chloroclystis magnimaculata, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlvii. 193.) 
Celatemowle Ho oon Gi) 
This very distinct but extremely rare species has 
occurred on Mount Egmont, Mount Ruapehu, at the foot 
of Mount Cook, at Otira, on Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin, and 
at Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is barely 1 inch. The fore- 
wings are very pale brownish-ochreous sometimes tinged with 
green; there is a dark brown shading on the costa at the base; 
a broad oblique bar before the middle and a smaller bar beyond 
the middle; there is a very large reddish-brown blotch at the 
apex extending nearly half way down the termen and a small 
faint blotch at the tornus, the last containing a white mark; 
there are traces of a transverse band before the middle; several 
indistinct blackish marks on the veins and a very fine wavy sub- 
terminal line. The hind-wings, which have a blunt projection 
on the termen, are whitish-ochreous tinged with pale brown 
towards the dorsum where there are several dull brownish- 
black streaks. The cilia of all the wings are dull reddish- 
ochreous. The head and body are pale brownish-ochreous, the 
abdomen being barred with dark brown near base and apex. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Jan- 
uary, and may be looked for in serubby forest, at eleva- 
tions of from 1,000 to 3,500 feet above the sea-level. 
Section C. antennae in male shortly and evenly ciliated. 
CHLOROCLYSTIS MALACHITA. 
(Chloroclystis malachita, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlv., 25; C. 
luminosa, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvii., 192.) 
CBlatem xs, tie.5 32) ay.) 
This very handsome and distinct species has occurred 
at Wellington, in the North Island, and in the Lake Waka- 
tipu district in the South Island. 
The expansion of the wings is about { inch. The fore- 
wings are bright moss-green,; there is a series of faint blackish 
red bars on the costa; a large almost black blotch just before 
the apex; aw larger trapezoidal blotch of blackish-red on the 
termen below the apex and another irregular rounded blotch at 
the tornus; there is a faint shaded transverse band before the 
middle; two fine curved white-edged black lines inside the termi- 
nal and tornal blotches, and a series of black crescentic marks 
on the termen; the cilia are red barred with black. The hind- 
wings are pale greyish shaded with pink towards the dorsum; 
there are numerous faint greyish transverse lines, strongest on 
the dorsum, and a series of black crescentic marks on the 
termen; the cilia are pink irregularly barred with black. 
This species varies slightly in the depth of the ground 
colour which is sometimes yellowish ; the blackish-red marks 
also vary in intensity. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and is found in forest. It is usually a very rare species, 
although occasionally attracted by light. 
CHLOROCLYSTIS LICHENODES. 
(Pasiphila lichenodes, Purdie, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xix., 70) 
(Plate XI., figs. 29 and 30, varieties.) 
This extremely interesting species has occurred at’ 
Raurimu, Waimarino and Wellington in the North Island, 
and at Mount Arthur, Otira, Dunedin and Invereargill in 
the South Island; it has also been found at Stewart Island. 
The expansion of the wings is about ? inch. The fore-wings 
are pale brown or dull green; there is always a large pale brown 
area near the base, divided by fine black lines into three distinct 
patches; the central portion of the wing is mottled with black, 
pale brown, and dull green; there is a very broad, irregular band 
of chocolate-brown near the termen, outlined with black towards 
the base and with white towards the termen, the white line 
almost dividing the band into four or five patches. The hind- 
wings are dull greenish-brown; there are several irregular black 
and white transverse lines and small patches of chocolate-brown, 

