Philpott. — Notes on Southern, Lepidoptera. 167 



D. auriscriptella. 



Plentiful among manuka. Our variety appears to be 

 somewhat smaller and duller in colour than northern forms. 



Thinasotia flaviferella. 



Wedderburn. 



Crambus simplex. 



Common at Wedderburn. I have also met with it at 

 Sandy Point and New Eiver, near Invercargill. 



C. apicellus. 



Abundant during summer months. 



C. vitellus. 



Eairly common, West Plains and Wedderburn. 



O. tahulalis. 



Very rare. One example at light in February. 



C. cyclopicus. 



Wedderburn. 



C. corruptus. 



Wedderburn. 



C. xanthogrammus. 



Ida Valley. I am indebted to Mr. J. H. Lewis for speci- 

 mens of this and the two preceding species. 



C. aethonellus. 



Abundant and generally distributed November to January. 

 Some slight variation is exhibited in the form of the white 

 central stripe of the fore wings and the depth of ground- 

 colour. 



Orccramtous thymiastes. 



This beautiful insect is abundant at Seaward Moss. I 

 have not met with it in any other locality. 



Diasemia graminalis. 



Very common on sandhills at New River from October to 

 January. It is not restricted, however, to sandy situations, 

 being found in plenty in most open localities. 



Paraponyx nitens. 



Common at light in February. 



Scoparia indistinctalis. 



Not common. I have met with two or three specimens.. 



