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Tararua Range is rarely clear of clouds, or rain, during 
the early summer, and opportunities for the observation 
of this insect must be few and far between. 
DASYURIS STRATEGICA, 
(Pasithea strategica, Meyr., Trans, N.Z. Inst. xvi., 87; Notoreas 
strategica, ib. xviii., 184.) 
(Plate XV., fig. 49 9.) 
This conspicuous species was discovered by Mr. W. 
T. L. Travers, at Lake Guyon, in the South Island. 
The expansion of the wings is 1% inches. The fore-wings 
are dull yellowish-grey, becoming blackish along the edges of 
the transverse lines which are cream-coloured; there are two 
narrow bands near the base, the first outwardly oblique towards 
the dorsum, the second slightly curved; a dull orange shading 
in the centre of the median band, followed by a broad cream- 
coloured band very strongly angulated above the middle; there 
is a very wavy subterminal line. The hind-wings are dull 
yellowish-grey near the base, becoming blackish towards the 
termen; there is a small cream-coloured area near the base, 
then two rather broad, slightly irregular cream-coloured bands, 
and a rather fine wavy white subterminal line. The cilia of all 
the wings are white, barred with blackish-brown. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
Deseribed and figured from the type specimen in the 
Fereday collection. 
DASYURIS CALLICRENA. 
(Pasithea callicrena, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi., 87; Notoreas 
callicrena, ib. xviii., 184.) 
(Pate XV., fig. 22 4.) 
This very handsome species has occurred in the South 
Island at Arthur’s Pass, Mount Cook, the Hunter Moun- 
tains, and the mountains around the head of Lake Waka- 
tipu. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is 1} inches; of 
the female 14 inches. The forewings of the male are deep 
brownish-black, sometimes slightly tinged with orange-brown; 
there are four conspicuous cream-coloured transverse bands; the 
first near the base slightly curved; the second at about 4 slightly 
waved; the third at } broad with a distinct projection above the 
middle; the fourth, subterminal, very fine broken and wavy. 
The hind-wings are greyish-black with a faint basal line, a broad 
cream-coloured median band and a fine wavy subterminal line. 
The cilia of all the wings are cream-coloured barred with 
brownish-black. In the female all the wings are faintly clouded 
with yellowish-orange and there is an additional band between 
the second and third lines on the fore-wings, traces of this band 
also occurring in some male specimens. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and flies with great rapidity in the hottest sunshine. It 
frequents open grassy slopes on mountains, between 3,000 
and 4,000 feet above the sea-level, and in such places it 
is often locally abundant. 
Mr. Prout considers that this species should be trans- 
ferred to the genus Dasysternica., 

X.—THE GKHOMETRIDAL., 
DASYURIS TRANSAUREA. 
(Dasyuris transaureus, Howes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. xliv., 203.) 
(Plate XV., fig. 40 @.) 
This handsome and conspicuous species was discovered 
by My. Howes on the Garvie Mountains, near Nevis, Cen- 
tral Otago. It has also occurred on Flagstaff Hill, near 
Dunedin, at Waipori, and on the Humboldt Mountains, 
Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is about ~ inch. All the wings 
are bright orange-yellow broadly striped and bordered with 
blackish-brown; there is an extensive blackish-brown patch around 
the body; two broad bars of blackish-brown on the costa and 
two broad bars on the dorsum of the fore-wings; the same mark- 
ings are repeated on the hind-wings, but the discal areas of both 
wings are brilliant orange-yellow; all the blackish markings are 
more or less distinctly bordered with white, the white markings 
being continuous across the wings as faint wnbroken transverse 
lines; there are several white dots on the terminal band of the 
fore-wings; one white spot on the terminal band of the hind- 
wings and a subterminal row of yellow dots on both wings. ‘The 
cilia are pale yellow barred with blackish. 
The 
January. 
perfect insect appears from November till 
Described and figured from a specimen kindly lent to 
me by Mr. Howes. 
DASYURIS LEUCOBATHRA. 
(Dasyuris leucobathra, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xliii., 59.) 
(Plate XV., fig. 45 9.) 
This interesting little species has occurred at) Arthur’s 
Pass, on the Otira River bed, Bold Peak, Lake Wakatipu, 
and the Hunter Mountains. 
The expansion of the wings is from barely 3 inch to about 
1 inch. All the wings are greyish-black. The fore-wings have 
five sharply defined white transverse lines, the fourth line being 
bowed towards the termen near the middle. The hind-wings 
have three transverse lines, the subterminal being broken and 
somewhat irregular. In fresh specimens the veins are strongly 
marked in yellow. The cilia are white narrowly barred with 
blackish. 
Apparently very variable in size. Apart from the 
simple antennae of the male, this species might readily be 
mistaken for Notoreas mechanitis, or some of its allies. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents open sunny situations at altitudes of from 
1,500 to 4,000 feet: above the sea-level. 
Genus 17.—LYTHRIA, Hiibn. P 
Face and palpi roughly hairy. Antennae in 4 bipectinated. 
Thorax and femora rough-haired beneath. Fore-wings: areole 
simple. Hind-wings normal. 
(Plate C., figs. 39, 40 neuration of Lythria chrysopeda.) 
We have four species in New Zealand, and three other 
species oceur in Europe. 
