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Show 390 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON HETEROCEROUS [MAY 1, 53. SESTRA OBTUSARIA. Lozogramma obtusaria, Walker, Lep. Het. xxiii. p. 985 (1861). Coll. J. D. Enys, Esq. This is closely allied to (if not identical with) S. humeraria of Walker, described with a query as a Macaria. The genus Sestra seems to be most nearly allied to Epione. BoARMIIDvE. 54. BOARMIA DEJECTARIA. Boarmia dejectaria, Walker, Lep. Het. xxi. p. 394 (1860). Boarmia exprompta, Walker, I. c. p. 395 (1860). Trephrosia patularia, Walker, I. c. p. 422 (1860). Gnophospannularia, Guenee, Ent. M o . Mag. v. p. 42 (1868). Scotopteryx maoriata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pl. cxxvi. fig. 4. Hemerophila sulpitiata, Felder, I. c. fig. 7- H. caprimulgata, Felder, /. c. fig. 12. Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. Boarmia dejectaria is one of the commonest and most variable of the New-Zealand moths; there is therefore some excuse for the multiplication of specific names associated with it; but the positions assigned to these supposed species show deplorable carelessness as to structural characters. 55. BOARMIA ATTRACTA. Boarmia attracta, Walker, Lep. Het. xxi. p. 394 (1860). North Island. Coll. J. D. Enys. As I have shown in m y ' Lepidoptera of N e w Zealand,' Mr. Walker described this form three times under two different genera. I strongly suspect it to be an extreme variety of the preceding species. The Tephrosia scriptoria of Walker is identical with his Scotosia stigmaticata. AciDALIIDjE. 56. ASTHENA SUBPURPUREATA. Asthena subpurpureata, Walker, Lep. Het. xxvi. p. 1588(1862). Acidalia tuhuata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pl. cxxviii. f. 5. Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 57. ASTHENA PULCHRARIA. Acidalia pulchraria, Doubleday, Dieff. N. Zeal. App. p. 286 (1843). Asthena mullata, Guene'e, Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 42 (1868). Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. 58. ACIDALIA RUBRARIA. Acidalial rubraria, Doubleday, Dieff. N . Zeal. App. p. 286 (1843). Fidonial acidaliaria, Walker, Lep. Het. xxiv. p. 1037 (1862). Colls. Dr. Hector and J. D. Enys, Esq. |