Philpott. — New Species of Lepidoptera. 245 



Forewings, costa subsinuate, apex broadly rounded, termen oblique be- 

 neath ; dorsal half irregularly suffused ivitli pink ; costal half irrorated with 

 fuscous and black ; a rather prominent black dot on costa at i and a 

 number of blackish strigulae on apical third ; a distinct black discal dot ; 

 cilia brownish-pink ; a broad black bar on tornus preceded by a narrow 

 fuscous bar and followed by two small black patches. Hindwings elongate- 

 ovate, with a ridge of long hairs on basal portien of vein \c directed towards 

 lower median ; shining greyish-white : cilia white, round apex brownish- 

 pink ; an obscure dark basal hue. 



Near 0. prasinodes Meyr., but that species is not described as having 

 any pink suffusion in forewings, and there are other differences. 



Rowallan (Waiau). in coastal forest. A single specimen taken by Mr. 

 C. C. Fenwick in December. Type in coll. C. C. Fenwick. 



TlXEIDAE. 



Mallobathra illustris n. sp. 



(J. 15 mm. Head fuscous, the loose hair-scales tipped with greyish. 

 Palpi comparatively elongate, second joint rough beneath, terminal joint 

 rather pointed ; fuscous tipped with greyish. Antennal ciliations I. 

 Thorax and abdomen purplish-fuscous. Forewings, costa subsinuate, apex 

 round-pointed, termen bowed, oblique : dull purplish-fuscous ; markings 

 creamy white ; a large triangular patch on dorsum reaching from | to i, its 

 apex about middle of disc ; an obscure dot on costa above this, sometimes 

 obsolete ; an inwardly-oblique short fascia on costa beyond, middle ; a similar 

 but smaller one before apex and an outwardly-oblique one betiveen these two ; 

 a small triangular patch before tornus ; three or four minute dots in apical 

 half of wing : cilia purplish-fuscous with a white bar beneath apex and at 

 tornus, and a broad white patch at middle. Hindwings and cilia light 

 fuscous. 



Very distinct from any other species of the genus. 



The Hump, at about 3,000 ft. I have met with it rarely in December 

 and February ; Mr. C. C. Fenwick has also a specimen taken in December 

 at the same locality. 



Art. XIV. — Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. 



By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. 



Communicated by &■ V. Hudson, F.E.S. 



[Received by Editors, 30th December, 1916 ; issued separately, 16th .July, 1U17.] 



PLUSIADAE. 



Catada Walk. 



Axtennae in <$ ciliated. Palpi very long, curved, ascending, second joint 

 thickened with rough projecting scales, terminal joint long, with loosely 

 appressed scales, pointed. Thorax and abdomen without crests. Tibiae 

 smooth-scaled. Neuration normal (5 of hindwings parallel). 



An Indo-Malayan genus of some extent, belonging to the subfamily 

 Hypenides. 



