14: Transactions. 



Abdomen wMtisli-ochreous, in ^ more brownish, dorsally suffused witb 

 brassy-golden except on margins of segments. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish- 

 ochreous, with a few scattered dark-fuscous scales, in ^ mostly suffused 

 with brownish except on dorsal streak ; a broad pale dorsal streak from base 

 to tornus, upper edge prominent near base, where there is a tuft of scales, 

 and about middle of dorsum ; some dark-fuscous suffusion extending above 

 this streak from base to f of disc, and thence upwards to costa ; stigmata 

 round, whitish-ochreous, edged with dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond 

 first discal ; an angulated dark-fuscous line or series of dots from a of costa 

 to tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish, in 3- irrorated with grey, basal third 

 barred with fuscous. Hind wings very pale whitish-ochreous ; a cloudy 

 round fuscous discal spot ; apex and lower half of termen suffused with 

 fuscous irroration ; cilia ochreous-whitish, round apex and on lower half 

 of termen with a suffused fuscous shade. 



WelUngton ; two specimens (Hudson). Dift'ers from both the other 

 described species in having the wings of 2 fully developed, and formed 

 quite as in S' ', the pale dark-edged stigmata are also characteristic. 



Izatha percnitis, n. sp. 



<? $ . 16-17 mm. Head and thorax rather dark fuscous, somewhat 

 sprinkled with whitish, forehead with, conical horny projection. Palpi 

 dark fuscous, somewhat whitish-sprinkled, terminal joint with two whitish 

 bands. Antennae grey-whitish spotted with dark fuscous. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, two basal segments dorsally amber-coloured. Forewings rather 

 narrowly elongate-oblong, costa rather arched towards base and apex, apex 

 obtuse, termen almost straight, oblique ; dark fuscous, partially tinged 

 with ochreous-brown, slightly whitish-sprinkled ; some variable irregularly 

 scattered black dashes and dots in disc, plical stigma represented by a 

 blackish tuft of scales, second discal by a transverse black mark ; three very 

 ill-defined transverse fascise or lines of whitish suffusion, first at J, straight, 

 moderately broad, second median, straight, very indistinct, third at |, narrow, 

 curved, representing subterminal line : cilia fuscous mixed with dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, somewhat lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey, with dark 

 fuscous basal shade. 



Wellington ; two specimens (Hudson). Distinct by its relatively small 

 size and dark colouring. 



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PLUTELLIDiE. 



Gracilaria, Hw. 



1 have recently (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1907, 54-68) recast the limits 

 of this genus and its near allies, from extended material. The New Zealand 

 species are now classified as follows : — 



ConopomoT'pha, Meyr. Middle tibiae not thickened, posterior tibiae 

 with bristly hairs. 

 cyanospila, Meyr. 

 Macarostola, Meyr. Middle tibiae not thickened, scales sometimes 

 expanded at apex only, posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. 

 miniella, Feld. 

 leucocyma, Meyr. 

 cellornacha, Meyr. 

 aithalota, Meyr, 



