Meyrick. — Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Ill 



Heliodinidae. 



This family has been lately constituted by me. The New Zealand 

 genera referable to it are Calicotis, Vanicela, Stathmopoda, Pachyrhabda, and 

 Thylacosceles. 



Stathmopoda fusilis n. sp. 



<J. 15 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae shining ochreous - whitish. 

 Thorax light ochreous-yellow, shoulders ochreous-whitish. Abdomen pale 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings very narrow, costa gently and evenly arched 

 throughout, apex pointed ; shining ochreous-yellow ; costa on anterior half 

 suffused with very pale shining leaden-grey, extreme costal edge blackish 

 from base to near middle : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia pale-greyish. 



Karori, in December ; one specimen. Nearest phlegyra, but distinct by 

 the gradual and even curve of costa of forewings, which is unusual in the 

 genus, and absence of defined dark-grey costal streak reaching to f of wing. 



GrLYPHIPTERYGIDAE. 



Coridomorpha n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli present ; tongue developed. Antennae f , basal 

 half thickened with dense scales, basal joint elongate, without pecten. 

 Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, 

 terminal joint § of second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. 

 Posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Forewings with 16 furcate, 2 from 

 towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 approximated at base, 10 

 remote, 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, ovate, cilia g ; 3 and 4 con- 

 nate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 slightly approximated towards base. 



A very interesting new form, allied to Heliostibes, but immediately dis- 

 tinguished by the densely scaled antennae, and costal termination of 7 of 

 forewings. 



Coridomorpha stella n. sp. 



?. 18 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, with shining light-greenish 

 reflections. Palpi dark bronzy-fuscous, suffused with ochreous-whitish 

 towards base and apex. Antennae fuscous basal half dark purple-fuscous, 

 above middle with a pale-ochreous band. Abdomen dark fuscous, seg- 

 mental margins somewhat mixed with purple-bluish. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, costa anteriorly nearly straight, posteriorly gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; dark purplish-fuscous, irregularly 

 irrorated with pale-greenish scales : cilia purplish-fuscous, towards base 

 darker. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a dull ochreous-orange streak through 

 disc from near base to §, extremity enlarged ; a fine pale ochreous-orange 

 suffused submedian streak obscurely indicated : cilia whitish-ochreous, with 

 dark-fuscous basal line. 



Auckland and Karori, in January and February (Hudson). Mr. Hudson 

 writes as follows : " One at Kauri Gully, Auckland, in January ; one at 

 Karori in February : both captured by Stella Hudson this year ; never 

 seen before. Wings folded down at back, causing close resemblance to a 

 Hemipteron when walking." 



