Meybick. — On Neic Zealand Lepidoptera. 219' 



Hindwiugs with hindmargin rounded, crenate ; pale yellow- 

 ish-ochreous ; a fuscous discal dot ; a fuscous subterminal 

 line, parallel to hindmargin ; hindmargin sulfusedly irrorated 

 with fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with a fuscous line. 



Wellington ; three specimens. It was a ? of this species 

 which I formerly described as the ? of B. fenerata, the two 

 insects being very similar in marking, but differing widely in 

 the shape of the hindwings, wdiich I supposed to be sexual ; 

 but I have since received both sexes of B. astrajna from Mr. 

 Hudson, who also informs me that the ? of B. fenerata re- 

 sembles the (? in the peculiar form of hindwings, as w^ell as 

 in colour and markings ; thus there can be no doubt of their 

 distinctness. 



CECOPHOEID^. 



CEcoijlwra nycteris, n. sp. 



(^ ? . 14mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs dark fuscous ; face pale greyish-ochreous ; palpi with 

 second joint rough-scaled beneath ; posterior tarsi ringed with 

 pale-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; rather dark 

 bronzy-fuscous ; a cloudy darker transverse mark at anal 

 angle, reaching half across wing: cilia dark bronzy-fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, somewhat lighter towards base ; cilia 

 dark fuscous. 



Wellington, in November ; two specimens received from 

 Mr. Hudson. Although belonging to the ordinary New Zea- 

 land type, it is not very near any other species, and is easily 

 distinguished by its general dark colouring. 



ELACHISTIDtE. 



Stathmopoda caminora, n. sp. 

 $ . 12mm. Head whitish-yellowish, slightly ferruginous- 

 tinged on crown, face more whitish. Palpi and antennae yel- 

 low-whitish. Thorax ferruginous, posteriorly pale yellowish. 

 Abdomen and legs whitish, anterior legs infuscated. Forewings 

 elongate, very narrow^ slightly broadest near base, long- 

 pointed ; pale yellowish ; a thick cloudy ferruginous-reddish 

 longitudinal median streak from base to apex, posteriorly 

 dilated so as to extend along hindmargin to anal angle, and 

 abruptly dilated towards base so as to extend to inner margin ; 

 a large ferruginous-reddish spot about middle of inner margin, 

 confluent with central streak ; a dark-grey longitudinal 

 streak from base of costa to anal angle, traversing central fer- 

 ruginous streak and lying wholly in it : cilia ochreous-grey- 

 whitish. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Wellington ; one specimen received from Mr. Hudson. Ap- 

 parently very distinct. 



