214 Transactions. 



80. B. scholaea Meyr., Trans N.Z. Inst. 1883, 35. 



Whangarei, Wellington. Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Inver- 

 cargill. Larva in a subterranean tube on roots of trees. 



81. B. pseudospretella Staint., Cat. Brit. Tin. 14; Meyr.. Trans. NZ 



Inst. 1883, 34. 



North and South Islands, Chatham Islands; common in houses; 

 introduced from Europe, but of doubtful origin. Larva on seeds 

 and dry refuse. 



18. Compsistis Meyr. 



Compsistis Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xx, 89 (1888) ; tvpe, bifaciella 

 Walk. 



Antennae as long as forewings, basal joint without peeten. Hindwings 



igate-ovai 



Endemic. 



elongate-ovate 



82. C. bifaciella Walk., Cat. xxix, (557 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1887, 90. 



Whangarei, Auckland, Wellington. 



19. Thamnosara Meyr. 



Thamnosara Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xvi, 27 (1884) ; tvpe, sublitella 

 Walk. 



Basal joint of antennae without peeten. Second joint of labial palpi 

 with projecting tuft of scales beneath. Hindwings elongate-ovate. 

 Also endemic. 



83. T. sublitella Walk.. Cat. xxix, 654 ; chirista Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 



1883, 27. 



Whangarei, Wellington, Christchurcli, Mount Arthur (to 4,000 ft.). 



t 



20. Gymnobathra Meyr. 



Gymnobathra Meyr.. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales vii, 425 (1883): 

 typ e > flavidella Walk. 



Basal joint of antennae without peeten. Forewings with 2 rather 

 remote from angle, rlindwings elongate-ovate. 

 Endemic. 



84. G. philadelpha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1883, 33. 



Mount Hutt, 



85. G. hyetodes Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1883, 32. 



Kaeo, Wellington. 



86. G. habropis Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1887, 80. 



Nelson. 



87. G. hamatelU Walk., Cat, xxix, 700; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1883, 31. 



Nelson, Christchurcli, Akaroa. 



88. G. flavidella Walk., Cat. xxix, 655 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1883, 31 : 



ntuella Feld., Reis, Nov. pi. cxl, 46. 



Whangarei, Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurcli. 



89. (i. sareoxantha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1883, 29. 



Christchurcli, Dunedin. 



