
XI.—THE 
of small horny warts and the anal segment a large horny 
dorsal plate; the legs and proleegs are short; the body is 
clothed with a few isolated bristles. This larva is very 
sluggish and quite helpless when removed from its burrow. 
About March it is full-grown, when it eats its way out of 
the berry and spins a small, white, silken cocoon, generally 
attached to the leaves or the stem of its food-plant. The 
larva remains in this cocoon, without undergoing any 
change, until the spring is well advanced, pupation not tak- 
ing place until,the middle or end of October. 
The perfect insect appears from December till March, 
and is sometimes taken at light, but otherwise is rarely 
met with. When at rest it stands on tip-toe with the apex 
of the fore-wings touching the ground; the extremities of 
the palpi, and the curled-back apex of the abdomen being 
the most elevated portions of the insect. 
Mr. Meyrick states that this species has been found 
at Duaringa, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales; 
Mount Lofty Range, South Australia, and also occurs at 
Celebes. 
Genus 5.—PROTERNIA, Meyr. 
Forehead with conical prominence. Antennae 3, in @ with 
a somewhat thickened sinuation at 2, containing a row of pro- 
jecting scales beneath. Labial palpi porrected, second joint with 
dense projecting scales beneath, terminal joint almost concealed. 
Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial outer spurs half inner. (Plate 
D., figs. 37, 38 neuration of Proternia philocapna; fig. 39 head 
of ditto.) 
Only includes the following species. 
PROTERNIA PHILOCAPNA. 
(Proternia philocapna, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soe. Lond., 1884, 317.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 42 @.) 
This very distinct, though dull-looking insect, has 
oceurred at Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington 
and Mount Hutt. 
The expansion of the wings is just under 1 inch. The fore- 
wings are triangular, very dull ochreous-brown finely speckled 
with darker brown; there are several rather obscure, irregular, 
darker marks on the basal portions of the wing; a conspicuous 
blackish spot a little beyond the middle just below the costa and 
a jagged dark transverse line, edged with dull ochreous-white, 
at about 2. The hind-wings are slightly paler than the fore- 
wings with two blackish spots near the base and an obscure sub- 
terminal line. The cilia of all the wings are very pale ochreous, 
partially barred with dull brown. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Febru- 
ary. It is usually captured in houses, having been attracted 
by light, but is not a common species. 
yenus 6.—HYMENTA, Hiibn. 
Antennae %, basal joint in @ with erect apical spine or 
seale-projection on inner side, stalk notched above basal joint. 
Labial palpi arched, ascending, second joint with dense project- 
ing scales beneath, terminal joint moderate, pointed. Maxillary 
palpi filiform. Tibial spurs nearly equal. 
PYRALIDAE. ETD. 
A genus of few species, of which the following is now 
spread by man throughout the warmer regions of the 
world. 
HYMENTA FASCIALIS. 
(Hymenia fascialis, Cram., Pap. Exot., 4, pl. 398, f. 0: recurvalis, 
Fab., Ent. Syst., 237.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 41.) 
This very distinetly-marked species hag oceurred at 
Auckland, at Titahi Bay near Wellington, and will prob- 
ably be found in other localities in the North Island, 
although, generally speaking, New Zealand is hardly warm 
enough for it. 
The expansion of the wings is about 1 inch. All the wings 
are very dark brownish-grey, with ochreous reflections and 
cream-coloured markings; on the fore-wings there is a broad, 
curved band on the dorsum near the middle, nearly reaching to 
the costa; a large crescentic spot on the costa at 2 with two 
minute dots below it; a broad band extends across the hind-wings 
near the middle, joining the central band on the fore-wings. The 
cilia are dark brownish-grey with two cream-coloured bars on 
each wing, the cilia of the hind-wings being broadly tipped with 
cream colour in addition. 
Deseribed and figured from a specimen in Mr. Phil- 
pott’s eollection. 
This species occurs also in Australia (as far south as 
Sydney), and throughout the warmer parts of Asia, Africa 
and America. The larva feeds on Cucurbitaceae (melons, 
ete.) in gardens. It has no doubt been widely spread by 
man’s agency. 
Genus 7—NESARCHA, Meyr. 
Antennae 3. Labial palpi very long, porrected, second joint 
triangularly; expanded with projecting scales, terminal joint con- 
cealed. Maxillary palpi dilated with scales towards apex. Tibial 
outer spurs in @ very short, in @ half inner. (Plate D., figs. 
40, 41 neuration' of Nesarcha hybredlis; fig. 42 head of ditto.) 
We have one species in New Zealand. A second spe- 
cies is stated by Snellen to occur in Java. 
NESARCHA HYBREALIS. 
(Scopula hybrealis (hybreasalis)  Walk., Cat., xviii, 797; Scopula 
paronalis, ib., 797; Adena wanthialis, ib., xxvii., 198; 
Nesarcha hybreadalis, Meyr., Trans. Hnt. Soc. Lond., 1884, 
330.) 
CPlate Sox ne SO a nek OF) 
This large and remarkable-looking species, though no- 
where common, is generally distributed throughout the 
country. 
The expansion of the wings is barely 14 inches. The fore- 
wings are rather broad with the costa strongly arched before the 
apex and the termen deeply excavated below the apex, leaving a 
blunt, rounded projection in the middle. In the male the general 
colour is dull purplish-brown or dull reddish-brown; the first line 
is very obscure; there is a conspicuous white mark on the costa 
near the middle, followed by a very minute spot; the second line 
is fine wavy dark brown, with three confluent white spots placed 
upon it near the costa; the terminal area is slightly shaded with 
darker brown. The hind-wings are ochreous with a sub-terminal 
line and a dull purplish-brown terminal shading. The cilia of 

