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joint shortest, the second and third about equal ; viewed from below, the 

 second joint is ridged along both edges, and carries short hairs. Fig. 2 

 shows the two pairs of palps and the base of the antennae in situ, as seen 

 somewhat ventrally from in front. 



Thorax dark brown ; prothorax very short, mesothorax large and 

 stoutly built, me ta thorax rather short. Legs pale brown, very long, the 

 length of the hindleg when extended being about 21 mm. ; the tibial spurs 

 as in the generic definition. Forewings dull fuscous-brown, costal margin 

 paler brown ; hairs very short, the venation clearly visible ; apical half of 

 wing irrorated irregularly with small paler-brown areas, especially along the 

 anastomosis and for 3 mm. to 4 mm. inside the apical margin. Hindwings 

 of a paler brown, costal margin and distal end of Sc yellowish-brown ; 

 hairs exceedingly short, except at base of anal veins and along anal border, 

 where very long pale-yellowish hairs are abundant. Venation as given in 

 the generic definition ; that of forewing of male is shown in fig. 1. 



Abdomen dull greyish -brown, the first segment slightly paler. Append- 

 ages rich brown, shaped as shown in fig. 3. 



Fig. 3. — Zelandopsyche ingens n. g. et sp., <? Anal appendages viewed from three 

 directions : a, dorsally and slightly from the left ; b, ventrally and slightly 

 from the left ; c, laterally. 



Female very similar to male, but larger. Forewings paler, with a large 

 subquadrangular blotch of pale yellowish-brown between Cu and 1A about 

 two-fifths from base ; the paler irrorations are more definite, and tend to 

 become arranged in transverse rows across the distal half of the wing. 

 Maxillary palps with joints 1-2 short, 3-5 long and about equal. Abdomen 

 stouter and longer than in male, the terminal portion (somewhat shrivelled) 

 apparently carrying downward lateral flaps on segments 8-9. 



Types. — Holotype, $ , and allotype, ? , in Mr. G. V. Hudson's collection. 



Habitat. — Taken amongst stones at the water's edge, Routeburn Valley, 

 near Lake Wakatipu. 



