212 Transactions. — Zoology. 



The two genera are best distinguished by the character of 

 the additional veins rising from vein 8 of the hind wings. 



3. GEcETicus, Guild. 



Ocelli present. Antennte ^, in ^ strongly bipectinated, 

 much more shortly on apical half. Labial palpi extremely 

 short, rough-haired. Abdomen in ^ very elongate, roughly 

 hairy. Legs hairy, tibiae without spurs, posterior tarsi ex- 

 tremely short and stout. Fore wings with veins 4 and 5 short - 

 stalked, 7 sometimes out of 9, 8 and 9 stalked, forked parting- 

 vein well defined. Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 stalked, 

 forked parting-vein well defined, 8 connected by bar with cell 

 beyond middle, an additional vein (9) rising from 8 beyond 

 bar, another (10) from 8 before bar, and another (11) from base 

 of costa running into 8 before 10. 



This generic name was wrongly spelt Oiketicus by its 

 originator and others, for which there is no possible justifica- 

 tion. I have corrected it. 



10. CEc. omnkorus, Fdy. 

 (Liothula omnivora, Fdy., " Trans. N.Z. Inst.," 1877, 2G0, pi. ix.) 

 (J. 34mm. Head, antennas, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 dark fuscous. Fore wings very elongate-triangular, costa hardly 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin rounded, rather strongly 

 oblique ; thinly scaled, dark fuscous. Hind wings ovate- 

 triangular, thinly scaled, dark fuscous, more thinly and semi- 

 transparent towards base, veins naked. 



Christchurch, in September and October. The larva con- 

 structs a smooth case, vdthout sticks, and feeds on various 

 plants. 



4. Oeophora, Fdy. 



Ocelli present. Antennas f , in S moderately bipectinated 

 throughout. Labial palpi rudimentary, hairy. Abdomen 

 densely hairy. Forewings with veins 4 and 5 short-stalked, 

 7 and 8 out" of 9. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 stalked, 

 parting-vein well defined, 8 connected by bar with cell beyond 

 middle, an additional vein (9) rising out of 8 before bar. 



11. Or. unlcolor, Butl. 



{Psyche vnicolor, Butl., " Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.," 1877, 381 ; OropJiora 

 toumatou, Fdy., " Trans. N.Z. Inst.," 1877, 262, pi. ix.) 



(? . 26mm. Head, antennge, thorax, and abdomen dark 



grey, clothed with long ochreous- whitish hairs, appearing 



light grey. Legs dark grey. Wings semi-transparent, strewn 



with short dark-grey hair-scales, cilia dark grey, tips whitish ; 



forewings very elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 



rounded, hindmargin rounded, rather oblique ; hindwings 



broad-ovate. 



