Meyrick. — Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands. 71 



Dracasnura aegialitis, n. sp. 



^ . 26 mm. Head and thorax pale whitish-ochreous, face fuscous, 

 shoulders suffused with fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, white towards base 

 beneath. Antennae whitish - ochreous. Abdomen whitish - ochreous, seg- 

 mental margins whitish. Fo^e^vings elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen gently rounded, oblique ; pale 

 greyish-ochreous, slightly tinged with fuscous ; costa suffused with fuscous 

 towards base ; lines thick, suffused, fuscous, first from } of costa to ^ of 

 dorsum, slightly curved, second just before |, nearly parallel to termen, 

 slightly indented beneath costa and on fold ; roundish orbicular and trans- 

 verse discal spots fuscous ; cilia pale gTeyish-ochreous. Hindwings with 

 termen rounded ; whitish ; a thick grey nearly straight slightly waved post- 

 median line ; a moderate suffused greyish-ochreous terminal fascia, towards 

 termen fuscous-tinged ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous, tips whitish. 



1 specimen ; 5 others taken. A true DraccBnura in all respects, with the 

 peculiar neuration of hindwings in ^ ; perhaps nearest pelochra, but quite 

 different in colour. The genus Draccenura is characteristic of the South 

 Pacific islands, where it is probably rather extensive. 



Diasemia ramburialis, Dup. 



9 specimens. North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, 

 Pacific islands. 



Hymenia fascialis, Cr. {recurvalis, F.). 



13 specimens. Central and South America, Africa, southern Asia, 

 Australia, Pacific islands. 



Scoparia fragosa, n. sp. 



? . 13 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, mixed with white, 

 patagia mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi 2|, fuscous, upper margin white. 

 Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; 

 fuscous suffusedly mixed with whitish, with scattered black scales ; a 

 blackish streak from base of costa to disc beyond i, interrupted beneath 

 costa ; lines cloudy, white, confused with the general whitish suffusion, 

 first irregularly dentate, edged with blackish towards costa posteriorly, 

 second unusually approximated to teimen, acutely angulated, indented above 

 angle ; orbicular and claviform elongate, blackish, resting on first line, 

 claviform edged beneath with whitish-ochreous suffusion ; discal mark 

 elongate-X-shaped, blackish, edged beneath with whitish-ochreous ; a 

 blackish costal spot above this ; subterminal line obsolete ; cilia whitish, 

 basal half barred with fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia 

 whitish. 



1 specimen. Denham Bay, Sunday Island. Not very near to any New 

 Zealand or Australian species ; on a careful comparison it is perhaps nearest 

 to the Hawaiian S. catactis, Meyr., and is decidedly of general Hawaiian 

 type. 



Pyralidid.5. 

 Endotricha mesenterialis, Walk. 



12 specimens. Southern Asia, Australia, Pacific islands. 



