Family 15. H aden id.e , Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noct. II., j?. 14 (1852).
Genus 30. D.asypolia, Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noct. 11., p. 44 (1852).
50. D a sy po lia ? dotata.
Das}qiolia t dotata. Walker, Lcp. Het. XI., p. 522, n. 2
(1857).
New Zealand (Colenso). B.M.
Genus 31. E u plex ia , Stephens.
III. Brit. Ins. Haust. gen. 109 (1829).
51. E u p lex ia is s ig n is .
Euplexia insignis. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 724
(1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
Very close to E. indocilis, but perhaps distinct.
Genus 32. H adexa, Guénée.
Ann. Soc. Ent. France VII., 213.
5 2 . H adexa p ictula.
Dianthecia pictula. White, in Taylor’s New Zealand and
its inhabitants, (Te Ika a Maui),pl. \ , f . 3 (1855).
Hadena pictula, Walk., Lep. Het. XI.,p. 601, ». 99 (1857).
New Zealand (Dohrn and Bolton). B.M.
The figure in Mr. Taylor’s work is quite useless.
53. H adexa mutaxs.
Hadena mutans, Wlk., Lep. Het. XI.,^. 602, ». 100 (1857).
■N■e w Z- ea-la-nd- (B-olt on, C-o l-e nso, S-i nclair ). -Type. B,
54. H a d e x a l ig x if u s c a .
Hadena Hgnifusca, Walker, Lep. Het. XL, p. 603, ». 101
(1857).
New Zealand (Bolton). Type. B.M.
55. H .a d ex a l ig x a n a . Tab. 9, Jig. 7.
Hadena lignana, Walker, Lep. Het. XI., y). 758 (1857).
New Zealand (Earl). Type. B.M.
56. H .a d ex a p l u s ia t a .
Hadena plusiata. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 742
(1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
57. H a d e x a n ep .v a t a .
Hadena nervata, Guinie, Ent. Mo. Mag. V.,p. 40 (1868).
Canterbury (Fereday).
Genus 33. E e a n a , Walker.
Lep. Het. XL., p. 605, yen. 24 (1857).
58. E e a n a g e a s i in o sa .
Erana graminosa, Wlk., Lep. Het. XI., p. 605, ». 1 (1857).
var. Erana vigens, Wlk., Lcp. Het. Suppl. 3 p. 743 (1865).
New Zealand (Churton), Auckland (Oxley). Types. B.M.
59. E r a n a p l e n a .
Erana plena, Wk . Lep. Het. Suppl III., p. 744 (1865).
Auckland (Oxley) Type. B.M.
Family 16. X y i .inidyE, Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noct. 11., p. 107 (1852).
Genus 34. A u c h m is , Hühner.
Verz. beh. Schmett. p. 243 (1816).
60. x iu oHM is c om po s it a . Tah 10, fig. 12.
Cloantha composita, Guinie, Gen. Lip. Noet. II., p. 114,
». 832 (1852).
Auchmis composita. Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 616, ». 4
(1857).
New Zealand (Goleiiso, Sinclair, Boltmi, Churton). B.M.
“ Frequently seen on the wing in the daytime, flying
briskly from flower to flower, and feeding upon the nectar,
which it extracts with its long proboscis. Tlie larvie are
. . . of a variety of colour,s, and striped longitudinally
with numerous thread-like lines. They have sixteen feet,
and feed principally on grasses and standing corn—
especially rye-grass and oats.”—Eereday Trans. N. Zeal.
Inst. V, p. 291 (1873).
Genus 35. X y lo c am pa , Guénée.
Ann. Soc. Ent. France VI., p. 227.
61. X y lo c am pa c u c u l l in a .
Xylocampa cucullina, Guinie, Ent. Mo. Mag. V., p. 40
(1868).
Canterbury (Fereday).
Genus 36. X y l ix a , Treitschke.
Eur. Schmett. V., p. 3 (1826).
62. X y l in a u s t is t k ig a ,
Xylina ustistriga, Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 630, ». 19
(1857).
New Zealand (Oolenso). Type. B.M.
63. X y l in a h g n is e o t a .
Xylina lignisecta, Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 631, n. 20
(1857).
New Zealand. Type. B.M.
64. X y l in a s pu r g a t a .
Xylina sporcata, Wlk., Lep. Het. XI., p. 631, ». 21 (1857).
New Zealand (Bolton). Type. B.M.
65. X y l in a ? d e o e p t u e a .
Xylina ? deceptura. Walker, Lep. Het. XV., p. 1737 (1857).
New Zealand (Churton). Type. B.M.
6 6 . X y l in a p r ó v id a .
Xylina próvida. Walker, Lep. Het. XV., p. 1737 (1858).
New Zealand (Bolton). Type. B.M.
67. X y l in a in c e p t u r a (I genus X y lo c am pa ).
Xylina inceptura, Walker, Lep. Het. XV., p. 1736 (1858).
New Zealand (Churton). Type. B.M.
See Guénée’s note on this species, Ent. Mo. Mag. V,, p.
40 (1868).
6 8 . X y l in a s t ip a t a .
Xylina stipata, Wlk, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 753 (1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M,
69. X y l in a t u e b id a .
Xylina túrbida, Wlk, Lep. Het. Suppl III., p. 754 (1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
70. X y l in a v e x a t a .
Xylina vexata, Wlk, Lep. Het. Suppl 111., p. 755 (1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
71. X y l in a d e f ig u e a t a ,
Xylina defigiirata, Wlk,Lep.Het.Suppl III.,^,756 (1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
72. X y l in a a t r is t r ig a .
Xylina atristriga. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. III., p. 756
(1865),
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
73. X y l in a c a n e s c e n s .
Xylina canescens. Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. HI., p. 757
(1865).
Auckland (Oxley). Type. B.M.
‘ Family 17. H e l io t h id æ , Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noel 11.,^. 166 (1852).
Gemís 37. H e l io t h is , Ochsenheimer.
Ev,r. Schmett IV., p. 91 (1816).
74. H e l io t h is p e l t ig e e a .
Noctua peltigera, Denis, Wien. Verz., p. 89, ». 2 (1775).
Melioleptria peltigera, Hübner, Verz. bek Schmett., p. 262,
». 2576 (1816).
Heliothis peltigera, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. V., p. 227,
». 5 (1825).
Heliothisa peltigera. Meinen, Syst. Beschr. III., p. 234, pl.
210,/. 14 (1830).
Noctua Florentina, Esp>er. Eur. Schmeit. IV., pl. 135,/, 2
(1782).
Phaliena-Noctua Alphea, Cramer, Pap. Exot. III., p. 90,
p l 250,/. F. (1782).
Melicleptria Alphea, Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett, p. 262,
». 2577 (1816),
Noctua scutigera, Borkhausen,Eur. Schmett. IV., p. 93, ».
37 (1792).
Noctua Barbara, Fab., Ent. Syst. III., 2, p. I l l , ». 334
(1793).
Noctua straminea, Donovan, Brit. Ins. II., pl. 61 (1793).
New Zealand (Sinclair). B.M.
75. H e l io t h is a r m ig e r a .
Noctua armigera, Hühner, Samml. Eur. Schmett. Noct.,
p l 79,/. 370 (1805-24).
Heliothis armigera, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. III., p. 230,
». 6 (1825).
Heliothisa armigera, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. III., p. 234,
p l 120,/. 15 (1830),
New Zealand (Sinclair, Colenso, Bolton, Churton). B.M,
See Fereday’s note on this species Trans. A. Zeal. Inst.
V.,p. 291 (1873).
76. H e l io t h is c o n f e e t a .
Heliothis conferta. Walker, Lep. Het. XI., p. 690, a. 21
(1857).
New Zealand (Sinclair, Bolton). Type. B.M.
Family 18. E r io p id tE, Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noel II., p. 288 (1852).
Genus 38. C o sm o d e s , Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noct II., p. 289 (1852).
77. C o sm o d e s e l e g a n s .
Phaliena elegans, Donovan, Itis. Nezo Holl.,pl. 38, fig. 3
(1805).
Plusia? elegans, Boisduval, Voy. de VAstrolabe, I., Lip.
p. 242 (1832—35),
Cosmodes elegans, Guinie, Sp. Gen. Lip. Noct. II,, p. 290,
». 1092 (1852).
New Zealand (Sinclair, Colenso, Bolton). B.M.
Family 19. P l u s id ^e , Guénée.
Gen. Lip. Noct II., p. 319 (1852).
Genus 39. P l u s ia , Ochsenheimer.
Eur. Schmett, IV., p. 89 (1816).
78. P l u s ia e e io s o m a . Tab. 10, figs. 1, 2.
Plusia eriosoma, Dmibleday, Dieff., N. Zeal, App., p. 285
(1843).
New Zealand (Bolton, Colenso, Sinclair, Parry, Boss).
Type. B.M.
The sexes are represented on our plate.