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27. Limn. ])hragmitella, Stt. 



(? ? . 15-21mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi 

 whitish-ochreous, terminal joint \Yith a longitudinal dark fus- 

 cous line. Forewings elongate, very narrow, long-pointed; 

 ■whitish-ochreous, brownish-tinged ; a round dark fuscous dot 

 in disc before middle, and a second at f , tending to be ringed 

 with ochreous-whitish, and connected by an obscure streak of 

 ochi'eous-whitish scales somewhat mixed with fuscous ; beyond 

 the second dot is generally a small fuscous spot : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings pale grey, ochreous - tinged ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Larva yellow-whitish, with five brownish longitudinal 

 lines ; feeding in seedheads of Typha angustifolia, burrowing 

 amongst the seeds, and causing the down to hang out in loose 

 masses, exactly in the manner of Scieropepla typhicola. 



Hamilton ; one specimen in January, amongst the swamps 

 of the Waikato. I have also taken it in New South Wales. 

 The species occurs in Central Europe, but is not very widely 

 known, probably owing to the retired habits of the imago. 

 My specimens are the only ones taken outside Europe ; yet, as 

 it is hardly conceivable that the species should have been 

 artificially introduced, and as the Typha is thought to be in- 

 digenous in suitable localities all round the world, I conjecture 

 that the insect may be truly cosmopolitan. The light down 

 of the seedheads, carrying the seeds of the plant and the ova 

 of the insect, must be exceedingly susceptible of dissemination 

 by the wind. 



Syntomactis, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli absent ; tongue developed. An- 

 tennae f , in male serrate, pubescent, basal joint very elongate, 

 with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascend- 

 ing, second joint with loose rough scales beneath towards 

 apex, terminal joint as long as second, slightly roughened 

 anteriorly, acute. Maxillary palj^i very short, appressed to 

 tongue. Thorax in male with some very long fine hairs beneath 

 from posterior extremity. Posterior tibias clothed with long 

 hairs above. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from angle of 

 cell, 5 and 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 8 out of 7 before 6, 11 from 

 middle. Hindwings i, linear-lanceolate, cilia 6 ; veins 2, 3, 

 4 parallel, 5 from a point with 6, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Allied to the group of Laverna, but not very closely ap- 

 proaching any particular genus. 



28. Synt. deamatella, Walk. 

 {Geiechia deamatella, Walk., 654.) 



_ <?5. ll-12mm. Head ochreous- white. Palpi white, second 

 joint with basal half black, and apical and subapical ochreous 

 rings, terminal joint with basal half black. Antennas whitish, 



