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

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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.

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Report of American Department of Agriculture, 1881, p. 93.

[14]

Mr. Philpott informs me that the larva of M. paracausta closely resembles that of M. vitiosa.

[15]

This species has been recently named by Mr. Meyrick, but a description of it has not yet been published.

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