Part 84

PAPILIONINA.

FIG. PAGE 1. Anosia erippus (Larva, Plate III., fig. 3; Pupa, fig. 27.) 102 2. " " under side. 3, 4. Argyrophenga antipodum varieties. (Larva, Plate III., fig. 4; Pupa, fig. 29.) 110 5. " " 6, 7. " " under sides. 8. Erebia pluto 114 9. " " 10. " " under side. 11. Erebia butleri 115 12. " " 13. " " under side. 14. Dodonidia helmsi (Larva, Plate III., fig. 5; Pupa, fig. 28.) 112 15. " " under side. 16. Junonia velleda 109 17. " " under side.

PLATE XII.

PAPILIONINA.

FIG. PAGE 1. Vanessa cardui 108 2. " " under side. 3. " itea 107 4. " " under side. 5. " gonerilla. (Larva, Plate III., figs. 1 and 2; Pupa, figs. 31, 32.) 105 6. " " under side. 7. Anosia bolina 104 8. " " 9. " " under side. 10. Lycæna phoebe 119 11. " " under side. 12. " oxleyi, under side. 119 13, 14. Chrysophanus boldenarum varieties 118 15. " " under side of 16. " " 17. " " under side of 18. " salustius 116 19. " " 20. " " under side 21. " " under side of variety (upper side, Plate XIII., fig. 2.) 22. " enysii 117 23. " " 24. " " under side.

PLATE XIII.

NOTODONTINA, PAPILIONINA, PSYCHINA, AND MICROPTERYGINA.

NOTODONTINA.

FIG. PAGE 1. Sphinx convolvuli. (Larva, Plate III, figs. 13 and 14.) 99

PAPILIONINA.

2-5. Varieties of Chrysophanus salustius 116

PSYCHINA.

6. Oeceticus omnivorus (Larva, Plate III., figs. 25, 26.) 123 7. Orophora unicolor 126

MICROPTERYGINA.

8. Porina dinodes 132 9. " enysii 133 10. " " 11. " characterifera 133 12. " cervinata 133 13. " despecta 134 14. " umbraculata 134 15. " signata (Larva, Plate III., fig. 6.) 134 16. Hepialus virescens (Larva, Plate III., fig. 23; Pupa, fig. 30.) 129 17. " " 18. Porina cervinata variety 133

Notes.

This organ is termed the tongue by Mr. Meyrick. As many mandibulate insects possess a true tongue, and the proboscis of the Lepidoptera is not homologous with the tongue, but with the maxillæ, I think the term is very misleading.

For the examination of the wings taken from dried specimens, I have found that immersion in methylated spirits renders the veins visible after partial denudation with the camel's-hair brush. With recent specimens, however, the scales can easily be entirely removed.

I have found considerable difficulty and uncertainty in examining the neuration of undenuded specimens.

Entom. xxvi. 220.

Trans. N. Z. Inst. xxii. 218.

'British Moths,' 31.

Trans. N. Z. Inst. xxii. 217.

Trans. N. Z. Inst. xxii. 216.

Ibid.

Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 7.

Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 10.

Leucania aulacias, Meyr., is distinguished by having grey cilia to the hind-wings. The species was described from a single specimen taken at Dunedin and now in Mr. Fereday's collection. I have carefully examined this specimen, and find that the cilia, although considerably injured, are distinctly grey. As, however, I think it undesirable to characterize species so closely resembling each other from such meagre material, I here regard it as a synonym of Leucania arotis.