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less sprinkled ^vith dark fuscous, especially on a tornal patch, beneath which 

 is an ochreous-whitish patch. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey, with grey 

 subbasal shade. 



Invercargill, from November to March ; two specimens received from 

 Mr. A. Philpott. Allied to contextella, but somewhat broader- winged, and 

 distinguished by the general grey irroration, black subterminal line, which 

 is placed so that costal extremity is nearer apex, and grey hindwings. 



Zirosaris, n. g. 



Head with appressed hairs ; ocelli present ; tongue developed. An- 

 tennae |, in S shortly ciliated (f). basal joint moderate, without pecten. 

 Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint beneath with dense long rough 

 projecting scales throughout, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Thorax with small posterior crest. 

 Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above. Forewings with tufts of scales 

 on surface ; 2 nearly from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. 

 Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel. 



Allied to Trachypepla, but with quite different palpi. 



Zirosaris amorbas, n. sp. 



^ . 19 mm. Head and thorax blackish, finely sprinkled with grey- 

 whitish. Palpi blackish, second joint finely sprinkled with whitish, terminal 

 joint with two oblique whitish lines. Antennae blackish, finely dotted with 

 white. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins white. Forewings elon- 

 gate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely 

 Totmded ; dark purplish-fuscous mixed with blackish ; basal area, an un- 

 defined spot on middle of costa. and four diminishing spots on costa pos- 

 teriorly finely sprinkled with whitish ; two raised tufts containing a few 

 brownish-ochreous scales transversely placed in disc at about i ; stigmata 

 formed by raised black tufts, plical beneath first discal, second discal trans- 

 verse, edged with white posteriorly, above the two discal stigmata are a few 

 pale brownish-ochreous scales ; a curved posterior line of whitish irroration 

 indistinctly indicated : cilia dark grey with some white points and a blackish- 

 grey shade. Hindwings dark fuscous, towards apex irrorated with blackish ; 

 cilia fuscous, with blackish subbasal shade. 



Broken Eiver, Canterbury ; one specimen collected by Mr. J. H. Lewis, 

 received through Mr. A. Philpott. 



