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beyond §, lower slightly anterior ; a series of blackish dots round posterior 

 part of costa and termen to f of dorsum : cilia ochreous-whitish, at apex 

 with a fuscous dot before tips. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; 

 cilia ochreous-whitish, tinged with grey except on costa. 



Kaeo, in January (Hudson) ; one specimen. The very similar cjrammo- 

 cosma is smaller, and has forewings much more pointed, more brownish- 

 mixed, with distinct brown subdorsal stripe throughout, becoming dark 

 fuscous at apex, and hindwings dark purplish-fuscous with grey cilia. 



Mallobathra araneosa n. sp. 



cJ. 10-11 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-grey. Antennal 

 ciliations 2. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; 6 present ; whitish-grey or pale grey, strewn 

 with dark grey sometimes suffused strigulae : cilia grey-whitish or whitish- 

 grey. Hindwings with 6 and 7 stalked ; whitish-grey, thinly haired : cilia 

 grey-whitish. 



Ben Lomond and The Hump, 2,000-3,000 ft,, in November and Feb- 

 ruary (Philpott) ; three specimens. 



Mallobathra lapidosa n. sp. 



(J$. 11-13. Head and thorax dark fuscous, in $ mixed with pale 

 ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex pale ochreous. Antennae in <J dentate, 

 ciliations 3. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, 

 somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; 6 present ; dark purplish-fuscous, in <$ strewn through- 

 out with cloudy whitish-ochreous dots, larger and distinct on costa, especi- 

 ally posteriorly, on dorsum with small distinct whitish-ochreous spots before 

 and beyond middle, in $ mottled irregularly with well-marked pale-ochreous 

 spots and strigulae ; an indistinct cloudy dark -fuscous spot on end of eel' : 

 cilia purple-fuscous, with golden reflections. Hindwings with 6 absent ; 

 in <$ dark bronzy-fuscous, in $ dark grey : cilia bronzy-grey. 



Wellington, Karori, bred in January (Hudson), details not given ; four 

 specimens (2 <$, 2 $). Has been confused with crataea, but differs by dentate 

 antennae of <$, and vein 6 of hindwings absent in both sexes 



Mallobathra globulosa n. sp. 



c?. 13-14 mm. Head and thorax light greyish - ochreous, shoulders 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Palpi short, fuscous, loosely rough-scaled. 

 Antennal ciliations 5. Abdomen pale-greyish. Forewings elongate, slightly 

 dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 6 present ; ochreous-whitish irro- 

 rated with pale grey, more or less suffusedly mixed with fuscous and dark- 

 fuscous scales and strigulae ; markings dark fuscous ; a basal patch ex- 

 tending on costa to \, narrower on dorsum but undefined ; a spot on middle 

 of dorsum ; a moderate fascia from middle of costa to dorsum before tornus ; 

 a blotch on costa at f ; five round nearly confluent spots along termen 

 from apex to tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish, more or less mixed suffusedly 

 •with fuscous. Hindwings with 6 present ; grey, paler and thinly scaled 

 anteriorly : cilia whitish-grey. 



West Plains, Invercargill, in September (Hudson) ; two specimens. 



