116 Transactions. 



Wellington and Otira Kiver, in December and January ; nine specimens. 

 I have hitherto erroneously regarded this as certella Walk. ; I now find 

 that the name certella is prop 3iiy applicable to the species which I described 

 last year as Trithamnora improbz, which latter specific name must therefore 

 sink. 



Tinea margaritis n. sp. 



<J$. 10-11 mm. Head whitish, in $ fuscous on crown. Palpi whitish, 

 with a blackish lateral line not reaching apex of joints. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 posteriorly white. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 

 dark purple-bronzy-fuscous ; six shining whitish spots or streaks from 

 costa and three on dorsum, first costal at J, slender, oblique, second in middle, 

 sometimes broader and less oblique, third at f, short, wedge-shaped, last 

 three wedge-shaped, approximated, towards apex, first dorsal irregularly 

 elongate, second semioval, in middle, third small, triangular, before tornus : 

 cilia whitish-fuscous, with two dark-fuscous lines on middle of termen with 

 a strong white bar. Hindwings silvery-grey, with bronzy reflections ; cilia 

 light grey. 



Tisbury, in December (Philpott) ; Karori, in dense forest (Hudson) ; 

 two specimens. Allied to astraea. Both collectors suggest that the species 

 is a mimic of Glyphipteryx, and the resemblance is certainly remarkable, 

 yet there is no reason to suppose that the species of Glyphipteryx are dis- 

 tasteful or in any way protected ; it is an interesting case for investigation. 



Prothinodes n. g. 



Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antennae 

 nearly 1, in $ pubescent, basal joint moderate, with slight pecten. Labial 

 palpi long, curved, subascending, second joint with short dense projecting 

 tuft towards apex beneath and some long lateral bristles, terminal joint 

 as long as second, compressed and furrowed anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary 

 palpi long, several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae clothed with 

 very long dense hairs. Forewings with 16 furcate, 2 from towards angle, 

 7 to costa, 8-10 from near end of cell, 11 from much before middle. Hind- 

 wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia §; 2-4 remote, paralle', 5 and 6 rather 

 approximated towards base, 7 parallel. 



Type, lutata Meyr. ; I also refer grammocosma Meyr. here. I formerly 

 regarded this as a Tinea, but now see that the palpi are sufficiently different 

 to require generic separation. 



Prothinodes lutata n. sp. 



$. 22 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal 

 joint with a blackish line in anterior furrow. Antennae ochreous-whitish, 

 base lined with blackish. Thorax light-brownish dorsally suffused with 

 whitish, edges of patagia whitish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous suffused with 

 pale grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish, with some scattered 

 brownish scales ; costal edge blackish on basal third ; a slender attenuated 

 dark-fuscous streak beneath costa from base to f ; submedian fold suffused 

 with ochreous ; a streak of brown and dark -fuscous irroration along dorsum 

 from base to §, two large dark-(uscous dots transversely placed in disc 



