X.—THE 
below this there is a longitudinal black streak from the base to 
a little beyond the middle; next a broad dull-white stripe, 
followed by a very conspicuous curved black longitudinal stripe, 
extending from the base of the wing, running parallel to the 
dorsum towards the termen and curving upwards towards the 
apex; on its lower side this stripe is very broadly margined with 
pale grey, a wedge of the grey colour projecting inwards above 
the middle; the whole of the outer edge of the greyish-white 
marking is finely margined with black; the lower discal and 
subterminal portions of the wing are dull yellowish-brown and 
there is a fine black terminal line. The hind-wings are dark 
blackish-grey, with an obscure paler median shade. The cilia 
of all the wings are dark grey, faintly barred with paler grey. 
The perfect insect appears from January till March. 
It frequents mossy swamps near the sea-level, or on flat- 
topped hills, and is evidently extremely local, although 
abundant where found. Mr. Philpott states that the speci- 
mens from the hills near Preservation Inlet have shorter 
and narrower wings than those from Seaward Moss.* 
NOTOREAS INSIGNIS. 
(Aspilates insignis, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 393, pl. 
xliii., 1; Pasithea insignis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi., 
85. Notoreas insignis, ib. xviii., 184.) 
(Plate XIV., fig. 47 @, 48 9.) 
This very striking species has been taken in the South 
Island at Castle Hill, Wedderburn, Central Otago, Mace- 
town, and Mounts Aurum and Earnslaw, Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is 12 inches, of the 
female 14 inches. The fore-wings of the male are very dark 
yellowish-brown; in the middle of the wing there is an up-curved 
pointed. white streak from the base to about one-half; there ia 
another straight white streak parallel to the termen and almost 
touching the apex. The hind-wings are dull orange-brown. In 
the female the wings are narrower and more pointed; the ground 
colour of the fore-wings is pale ochreous-grey, of the hind-wings 
very pale brownish-ochreous; the markings are the same as in 
the male but are much less distinct. 
There is considerable variation in size, as well as in 
the length and distinctness of the curved basal streak. 
The perfect insect appears from January till March, 
and is found on the bare mountain side, at elevations 
between 4,000 and 5,000 feet above the sea-level. 
NOTORHAS ORPHNABEA. 
(Pasithea orphnaea, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi., 85; Notoreas 
orphnaed, ib. xviii., 184; Huds., ib. xl., 106.) 
(Plate XIV., fig. 49 @, 50 9.) 
This very dark-looking species has occurred at Mace- 
town and on the mountains around Lake Wakatipu. It 
is probably generally distributed on the mountains in the 
southern portion of the South Island. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is about 14 inches; 
of the female 1} inches. The fore-wings of the male are very 
dark greyish-black, speckled with paler grey, the dark and 
lighter colouring forming numerous rather obscure wavy trans- 
verse bands; there are several small black marks on the veins. 
The hind-wings are dark-grey, speckled with paler grey on three 

Ss *Proc. N.Z. Inst. xlv., 431. 

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obscure transverse bands. The cilia of all the wings are greyish- 
white, strongly barred with blackish-grey. The body is black; 
the head and thorax are densely clothed with long black hair; 
the antennae are heavily bipectinated. The female is much 
paler, with numerous obscure blackish transverse lines on both 
fore- and hind-wings; the fore-wings are very faintly tinged with 
yellowish-brown towards the base and termen, and all the wings 
have a terminal row of small but conspicuous oblong black 
marks. The antennae are simple, and the head and thorax are 
moderately clothed with short black hairs. 
The perfect insect appears! from November till Feb- 
ruary, and frequents bare mountain sides, at elevations of 
about 4,000 feet above the sea-level. It is imitative in 
eolour of the dark lichen-grown rocks. In habits and 
superficial appearance it very closely resembles Dasywris 
hectori from which, however, it may be at once distin- 
guished by the hairy clothing of the head and thorax, the 
strongly bipectinated antennae of the male and the absence 
of distinct white transverse lines on the underside of both 
fore- and hind-wings. 
NOTOREAS: VILLOSA. 
(Notoreas villosa, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xlix., 241.) 
° (Plate XV., fig. 28 4, 24 9.) 
This fine species was discovered by Mr. Philpott on 
The Hump and on Mount Cleughearn, Southland, at eleva- 
tions of between 3,000 and 4,000 feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is about 12 inches; 
of the female barely # inch. The pectinations of the antennae 
of the male are extremely long. The fore-wings are bright 
ochreous-brown with white and blackish markings; the costal 
edge and extreme base are densely sprinkled with black and 
white scales; there is a strong oblique blackish-edged white bar 
on the dorsum at about 4 not reaching to the costa; a wavy 
oblique white band at about #%, strongly margined with black 
towards the base; two faint blackish lines follow this, and) a 
very conspicuous wavy subterminal white line. The hind-wings 
are very pale bluish-grey speckled with black; there is a narrow 
Ulack transverse line at about two-thirds followed by a broad 
subterminal band and a still broader terminal band. The cilia 
of all the wings are whitish-ochreous faintly clouded with grey 
at the base and strongly barred with black. The female has the 
wings much abbreviated and is incapable of flight. All the wings 
are whitish-ochreous thinly sprinkled with blackish scales and 
the antennae are filiform. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and is found on open grassy country on mountains. It is 
apparently confined to the extreme south of New Zealand. 
I am indebted to Mr. Philpott for specimens of this 
interesting insect. 
NOTOREAS OPIPARA. 
(Notoreas opipara, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlvii., 196.) 
(Plate XV., fig. 16 @.) 
This very handsome, black-looking, little species was 
discovered by Mr. Philpott at Table Hill, Stewart Island. 
It has also occurred on Mount Rekiahua in the same 
locality. 

