NOTOREAS VULCANICA, Meyr.
(Pasithea vulcanica, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 89. Notoreas vulcanica, ib. xviii. 184.)
(Plate [VIII]., fig. 24.)
This species has been taken in the North Island at Makotuku, and the Kaweka Range, in the Hawkes Bay District.
The expansion of the wings is 1 inch. The fore-wings are very dark blackish-grey; there is a rather narrow black transverse line near the base, another at about one-third; then a small black dot, followed by a wavy, rather broad, black band, and two cloudy wavy black transverse lines near the termen. The hind-wings are very dark orange; there is a large black basal patch, then a broad black band joining the basal patch near the dorsum; beyond this is a fine black line, then another broad black line followed by a very fine wavy line of the orange ground colour; the termen is very broadly margined with black.
The perfect insect appears from January to March. Mr. Meyrick states that he found it resting on the roads near Makotuku.
Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection.
NOTOREAS BREPHOS, Walk.
(Fidonia brephosata, Walk. 1037; Butl., Cat. pl. iii. 14. Larentia catocalaria, Gn., E. M. M. v. 62. Fidonia brephos, Feld. cxxix. 5. Pasithea brephos, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xvi. 89. Notoreas brephos, ib. xviii. 184.)
(Plate [VIII]., figs. 20, 21, 22, and 23, varieties.)