EXPLANATION OF PLATES.
Note.—In all the Plates and references thereto the sign♂indicates that the specimen figured belongs to the male sex,♀to the female sex, and☿to the neuter sex.
In the case of enlarged figures the insect's natural size is indicated by a line.
PLATE I.Coleoptera.Fig.1.—Cicindela tuberculata."1a.—Larva."2.—Chætosoma scaritides."3.—Pterostichus opulentus."3a.—Larva."4.—Colymbetes rufimanus."4a.—Larva."5.—Staphylinus oculatus."6.—Dryocora howittii."6a.—Larva."7.—Dorcus punctulatus."8.—Stethaspis suturalis."8a.—Larva.Plate I.
Plate I.
PLATE II.Coleoptera(concluded).Fig.1.—Thoramus wakefieldi."1a.—Pupa."1b.—Larva."2.—Uloma tenebrionides."2a.—Larva."2b.—Pupa."3.—Prionus reticularis."3a.—Pupa."3b.—Larva."4.—Oreda notata."4a.—Larva."5.—Psepholax coronatus ♀."5a.—Pse"olax coron"tus♂.Plate II.
Plate II.
PLATE III.Hymenoptera.Fig.1.—Dasycolletes hirtipes. (?)"2.—Pompilus fugax."3.—Formica zealandica ♂."3a.—Fm"ica zeal"ndica♀."3b.—Fm"ica zeal"ndica☿."3c.—Cocoon."4.—Ponera castanea ♂."4a.—Po"ra cas"anea☿."4b.—Larva."5.—Atta antarctica ♂."5a.—A"a anta"ctica♀."5b.—Larva."6.—Ichneumon sollicitorius."7.—Ichn"umondeceptus."8.—Scolobates varipes."9.—Pteromalus (?), n.s."10.—Dasycolletes purpureus.Plate III.
Plate III.
PLATE IV.Diptera.Fig.1.—Culex iracundus ♀."1a.—Larva."1b.—Pupa."2.—Chironomus zealandicus, n.s."2a.—Larva."2b.—Pupa."3.—Corethra antarctica, n.s."3a.—Larva."3b.—Pupa."4.—Ceratopogon antipodum, n.s."4a.—Larva."4b.—Pupa."5.—Mycetophila antarctica, n.s."5a.—Larva."5b.—Pupa."6.—Psychoda conspicillata.Plate IV.
Plate IV.
PLATE V.Diptera(continued).Fig.1.—Tipula holochlora."1a.—Larva."1b.—Pupa."2.—Tipula fumipennis, n.s."2a.—Larva."2b.—Pupa."3.—Cloniophora subfasciata."3a.—Larva."4.—Rhyphus neozealandicus."4a.—Larva."4b.—Pupa."5.—Bibio nigrostigma ♂."5a.—Larva."5b.—Pupa.Plate V.
Plate V.
PLATE VI.Diptera(continued).Fig.1.—Simulia australiensis."1a.—Larva."1b.—Pupa."2.—Comptosia bicolor."3.—Comptosia virida, n.s."3b.—Pupa."4.—Sarapogon viduus."4a.—Larva."4b.—Pupa."5.—Exaireta spiniger."6.—Tabanus impar.Plate VI.
Plate VI.
PLATE VII.Diptera(concluded).Fig.1.—Helophilus trilineatus."1a.—Larva."1b.—Pupa."2.—Eristalis cingulatus."3.—Syrphus ortas."3a.—Larva."3b.—Pupa."4.—Acrocera longirostris, n.s."5.—Miltogramma mestor?"6.—Nemorea nyctemerianus, n.s."7.—Eurigaster marginatus."9.—Calliphora quadrimaculata."10.—Sarcophaga læmica."12.—Œstrus perplexus, n.s."13.—Cœlopa littoralis."14.—Cylindria sigma."15.—Phora omnivora, n.s."15a.—Pupa.Plate VII.
Plate VII.
PLATE VIII.Lepidoptera.Fig.1.—Argyrophenga antipodum."1a.—Northern form of same insect."2.—Vanessa gonerilla."2a.—Underside."2b, 2c.—Larvæ."2d, 2e.—Pupæ."3.—Chrysophanus salustius ♂."3a.—Chyso"hanus salu"tius♀."3b.—Young larva (magnified).Plate VIII.
Plate VIII.
PLATE IX.Lepidoptera(continued).Fig.1.—Hepialus virescens ♂."1a.—Hp"alus vire"cens♀."1b.—Pupa."1c.—Larva."2.—Porina signata."3.—Nyctemera annulata ♂."3a.—Larva."3b.—Pupa.Plate IX.
Plate IX.
PLATE X.Lepidoptera(continued).Fig.1.—Œceticus omnivorus ♂."1a.—Œ"ticus om"ivorus♀."1b.—Larva."1c.—Male pupa."2.—Leucania atristriga ♂."3.—Mamestra composita ♂."3a.—Larva."4.—Heliothis armigera ♂."4a.—Larva."5.—Erana graminosa ♂."5a.—Larva."6.—Mamestra ustistriga, ♂."7.—Mam"stramutans ♂."7a.—Larva."7b.—Pupa."8.—Plusia eriosoma ♀."8a.—Larva.Plate X.
Plate X.
PLATE XI.Lepidoptera(continued).Fig.1.—Declana floccosa ♂."1a.—Larva."1b.—Declana floccosa,var.junctilinea ♂."2.—Chalastra pelurgata ♂."2a.—Chl"stra pel"rgata♀."2b.—Larva."3.—Ploseria hemipteraria."3a.—Larva."4.—Ploseria alectoraria.(Larva at PlateXIII. fig. 7.)"5.—Sestra humeraria."5a.—Larva."6.—Sestra humeraria,var.(?)"7.—Selidosema panagrata ♂."7a.—Slid"sema pa"agrata♀."7b.—Larva."8.—Selidosema dejectaria ♂."8a.—Slid"sema deje"taria♀."8b.—Larva.Plate XI.
Plate XI.
PLATE XII.Lepidoptera(continued).Fig.1.—Selidosema productata ♂."1a.—Slid"sema prod"ctata♀."1b.—Larva."2.—Asthena schistaria."2a.—Larva."3.—Siculodes subfasciata."3a.—Larva."3b.—Section of stem showing enclosed pupa and aperture (*) through which moth escapes."4.—Scoparia hemiplaca."5.—Crambus flexuosellus."6.—Ctenopseustis obliquana."7.—Endrosis fenestrella."7a.—Larva."7b.—Pupa."8.—Semiocosma platyptera."8a.—Larva."8b.—Pupa.Plate XII.
Plate XII.
PLATE XIII.Lepidoptera(concluded).Fig.1.—Hydriomena deltoidata."1a.—Larva."2.—Isonomeutis amauropa."2a.—Larva."3.—Leucania nullifera."3a.—Larva."4.—Scoparia sabulosella."4a.—Larva."5.—Cacoecia excessana."5a.—Larva."6.—Œcophora scholæa."6a.—Larva."7.—Larva of Ploseria alectoraria.(For imago see PlateXI. Fig. 4.)Plate XIII.
Plate XIII.