Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. By Charles E. Clarke F.E.S. [Read before the Auckland Institute on 16th November, 1932; received by Editor, 10th December, 1932; issued separately, May, 1934.] Nymphalidae. Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabr. This handsome butterfly, usually considered rare in New Zealand, has been captured in various places and reported from others during the past two years. Several specimens have been presented to Auckland Museum, their habitats having been Dargaville, Waiotira, Herne Bay, and Lake St. John. Noctuidae. Ichneutica cana Howes. This rare moth, known formerly from only one specimen taken many years ago by Mr G. Howes in the Garvie Mountains, has now again been captured in the Lake District. The second specimen was discovered at 3000ft on Ben Lomond, near Lake Wakatipu, in December. Superficially the species appears close to Aletia empyrea Huds., but is a smaller insect. Geometridae. Chloroclystis tornospila Meyr. In my paper “Lepidoptera of Auckland and the King Country,” Trans. N.Z. Inst., LII., 37, I mentioned capturing a fine unknown Chloroclystis at Waimarino. This I have now identified as the above apparently rare species, since described by Mr E. Meyrick. Dasyuris octans Huds. This species was first captured in 1923 by Mr S. Lindsay and myself at about 3500ft. on Flat Top Mountain, south of Lake Manapouri. I again visited the locality in 1928 and took a further series of it. Apparently local, it was captured flying over an outcrop of lichen-covered rocks on a sunny slope surrounded by native grasses and herbs. Hydriomenidae. Xanthorhoe citroena n. sp. ♂ 32–36 mm. ♀ 28–30 mm. Forewings moderate, with rounded hind margin; suffused with deep orange; two or three whitish arched fasciae near base, one or two median fasciae, more or less interrupted in middle in some specimens, attenuated in others, partly bordered with brownish which has tendencies to form several indistinct transverse wavy lines; beyond middle a whitish fascia, waved and angulated at about middle; a wavy subterminal line.