Meyeick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 183 



§ A. Vein 7 of hindwings from angle of cell. 



42. Grac. chrysitis, Feld. 



{Gracilaria chrysitis, Feld., pi. cxl. ; G. adcllna, l\Ieyr., " Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W.," 1880, 142 ; G. rutilans, Butl., " Cist. Ent.," ii., 561.) 



<? ? . 12-13mm. Head and thorax deep reddisli-ochreous, 

 violet-shining, face snow-white. Palpi reddish-ochreous, to- 

 wards base white, terminal joint darkpm'plish-fuscous. Fore- 

 wings deep reddish-ochreous, with coppery-violet reflections ; 

 a very broad pale metallic yellow costal band, its lower edge 

 indented by a conical projection of ground-colour before middle, 

 and a shorter one midway between this and base, both suf- 

 fused with deep cobalt-blue ; dorsal reddish-ochreous area 

 marked on lower f with regular transverse strigulae of deep 

 cobalt-blue, appearing black in some lights. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey. 



Hamilton, Palmerston, and Christchurch ; rather common 

 amongst forest, in September, January, and March. This 

 and the next two species are nearly related together. 



43. Grac. chalcodelta, n. sp. 



c? '+ . ll-13mm. Head whitish-yellowish, more or less 

 reddish-ochreous on crown. Palpi reddish-ochreous mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous, ringed with 

 whitish. Thorax reddish-ochreous. x\bdomen whitish-grey. 

 Legs purple-blackish, banded with white, middle tibiae with 

 large tuft of rough scales beneath, posterior tibiae white. 

 Forewings elongate, very narrow, long-pointed ; reddish- 

 ochreous, with purple gloss, with scattered blackish and yel- 

 low-whitish scales forming indications of obscure transverse 

 strigulge ; costa and inner margin distinctly strigulated with 

 black and pale yellowish ; a pale brassy-yellow well-defined 

 triangular patch on costa before middle, reaching about half 

 across wing : cilia light grey, on costa and round apex reddish- 

 ochreous, round apex mixed with blackish in several ill- 

 defined lines. Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



Whangarei, Auckland, Taranaki, Makatoku, Masterton; 

 in December, February, and March, six specimens. 



44. Grac. linearis, Butl. 



{Gracilaria linearis, Butl., " Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.," 1877, 406, 



pi. xliii., 16.) 



S 9 . 13-14mm. Head and thorax reddish-ochreous, some- 

 times with a brassy gloss. Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark 

 reddish-fuscous. Antennas fuscous aimulated with whitish. 

 Abdomen ochreous-whitish or grey. Legs dark purplish- 

 fuscous, banded with white, posterior tibiae white. Forewings 

 elongate, very narrow, long-pointed ; more or less deep red- 

 dish-ochreous, with a brassy gloss ; a hardly perceptibly paler 



