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Charixena n. gen. 



I propose this name in place of Philpottia Meyrick (Trans. N.Z. Inst., 

 vol. 48, p. 416), which, as Mr. Hudson has kindly pointed out to me, was 

 unfortunately preoccupied by Philpottia Broun in Coleoptera the year before. 

 I could not know this at the time. 



Heliodinidae. 

 Stathmopoda phlegyra Meyr. 



With increased material I find that fusilis Meyr. cannot be kept 

 specifically separate from this. 



Elachisttdae. 

 Elachista exaula Meyr. 



An abnormal variety (?) from the Mataura Eiver (Hudson) has pos- 

 terior f of forewing suffused with rather dark grey ; the normal type occurs 

 in the same locality, and I am confident that it is only a variety, though 

 of much interest, as it seems to connect the species with the dark-winged 

 group. 



Plutellidae. 

 Orthenches cuprea Meyr. 



A fine specimen now sent by Mr. Hudson shows that this species was 

 wrongly placed in Hyponomeuta. the maxillary palpi being well developed, 

 curved, ascending, as usual in Orthenches ; they must have been damaged 

 in the original type. 



Tineidae. 



Astrogenes n. gen. 



Head with dense loosely-appressed hairs ; ocelli posterior ; tongue 

 absent. Antennae §, in $ pubescent, basal joint shoit, without pecten. 

 Labial palpi rather long, slightly curved, subascending, with appressed 

 scales, second joint rough beneath, with lateral series of rather short 

 bristles, terminal joint as long as second, transversely flattened, obtuse. 

 Maxillary palpi rather long, several-jointed, folded, scaled. Posterior tibiae 

 clothed with hairs above. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 

 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia 

 nearly 1 ; 2 widely remote, 3-7 nearly parallel. 



Allied to Tinea. 



Astrogenes chrysograpta n. sp. 



$. 13 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, 

 anterior surface forming a strong black streak with whitish edges. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous, with some bronzy 

 suffusion in disc posteriorly ; markings pale golden-metallic ; a slender 

 streak along basal half of fold ; a slightly excurved transverse line before 

 middle ; five transverse dots on posterior half of costa, second confluent 

 with a transverse mark in disc ; a transverse mark from dorsum before 

 tornus ; a small transverse apical spot : cilia light greyish, with dark-fuscous 

 subbasal shade, and within this some golden-metallic basal marks. Hind- 

 wings dark purple-grey ; cilia grey. 



Mount Arthur, 4,200 ft., in January (Miss Stella Hudson) ; one specimen. 

 A.n interesting and beautiful insect. 



