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of my examples of combinatana, and there is a ferruginous spot beneath 

 the white dot on lower angle of cell connecting it with the following line, 

 and the costal edge towards middle is suffused with ferruginous. 



Glyphipteryx brachy delta n. sp. 



(J. 8 mm. Hea*^ and thorax rather dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi with 

 four whorls of blackish white-tipped scales. Abdomen dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, 

 termen slightly sinuate, very oblicjue ; rather dark bronzy-fuscous, be- 

 coming lighter bronze posteriorly ; an oblique-triangular white spot on 

 dorsum beyond middle, apex shortly acute and slightly bent over posteriorly ; 

 five silvery-whitish strigulae from costa, margined with dark fuscous, first 

 in middle, first three little oblique, reaching half across wing, each followed 

 by an obscure whitish costal dot, last two short, direct ; two similar strigae 

 from before and beyond tornus, first erect, almost united by a dot with apex 

 of second costal, second shorter, outwardly oblique ; a whitish dot on 

 termen beneath apex ; apex suffused with black : cilia whitish, within a 

 dark-fuscous line whitish-bronzy-fuscous, indented with white on subapical 

 dot. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



Karori, Wellington, in March (Hudson) ; three specimens. Easily 

 distinguished from all others by the small size and broad-triangular white 

 dorsal spot ; next leptosema. 



„ . , , GtRACILARIADAE. 



Parectopa citharoda n. sp. 



$. 10 mm. Head probably white (injured). Palpi white. Thorax 

 white, patagia dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey, sides obliquely striped 

 with white, ventral surface white. Forewings very narrow, moderately 

 pointed ; dark bronzy-fuscous, towards apex lighter and more bronzy ; 

 five slender white blackish-edged streaks from costa, first three very 

 oblique, first from J, reaching half across wing, second from middle, 

 reaching more than half across wing, its apex closely followed by a short 

 fine dash, third shorter, fourth fine, direct, reaching termen, dilated on 

 costa, fifth just before apex, fine, inwardly oblique, cutting through a small 

 round blackish spot ; a white dorsal streak from base to middle, terminated 

 by an oblique projecting streak reaching nearly half across wing ; a white 

 triangular spot on dorsum beneath apex of second costal streak ; a short 

 outwardly oblique white streak from tornus : cilia greyish, with white 

 bars on costal markings, and dark-fuscous median and apical lines above 

 apex separated with whitish. Hindwings dark slaty-grey : ciha fuscous. 



Wanganui and Wellington, in November (Hudson) ; one specimen. 



Plutellidae. 

 Circoxena n. g. 



Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli distinct ; tongue developed. Antennae f , 

 basal joint very long, slender, thickened towards apex, with slight pecten. 

 Labial palpi very long, slender, recurved, terminal joint longer than 

 second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, porrected. Posterior 

 tibiae with rough projecting hair-scales above. Forewings with 1& appa- 

 rently simple, 2 from 4, 3 from angle, 3-5 somewhat approximated at base, 

 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to costa, 9 and 10 rather approximated to 8 at base, 

 11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, lanceolate, cilia 1| ; 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 and 6 stalked, 7 parallel. 



A singular form, structurally nearest to Acrolepia, but quite peculiar 

 in appearance, and very interesting. 



