234 Transactions. 



second. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Forewings with all veins present, 

 7 separate. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate ; 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to apex or 

 costa (chionodira) . 



Type chasmatias Meyr. Endemic. 



273. H. chionodira Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 1880, 268. 



Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington. 



274. H. stilbella Doubl, Dieff. N. Zeal, ii, 289 ; Walk., Cat, xxx, 849 ; Meyr., 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 1880, 265. 



Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Lower Hutt Eiver. 



275. H. chasmatias Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 1880, 264. 



Whangarei, Wellington. 



70. Tephrosara n.g. 



Head rough. Basal joint of antennae flattened, excavated beneath. 

 Labial palpi moderately long, with rough projecting scales beneath through- 

 out. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Forewings with all veins present, 

 7 and 8 stalked. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate ; 5 and 6 stalked. 6 to termen.. 



Endemic. 



276. T. cimmeria Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1913, 113. 



Waitakere Ranges. 



71. Petasactis n.g. 



Head rough. Basal joint of antennae flattened, excavated beneath. 

 Labial palpi moderately long, second joint with projecting scales towards 

 apex beneath. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Forewings with all veins 

 present, 7 and 8 stalked. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate ; 5 and 6 stalked,. 



6 to costa. 



Endemic. 



277. P. technica Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1887, 92. 



Whangarei. 



72. Dryadaula Meyr. 



Dryadaula Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales xvii, 559 (1892) ; 

 type, glycinopa Meyr. 



Head rough. Basal joint of antennae moderate. Labial palpi mode- 

 rately long. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Forewings with all veins present, 



7 and 8 stalked. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate ; 6 absent. 



Besides the following there are several Australian species. 



278. D. myrrhina Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1905, 243. 



Kaeo, Kaitoke, Wellington. 



279. D. pactolia Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1901, 577. 



Wellington, Nelson, Bealey River. 



73. Eschatotypa Meyr. 



Eschatotypa Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales v, 256 (1880) ; type, 

 melichrysa Meyr. 



Head rough. Basal joint of antennae moderate, excavated beneath. 

 Labial palpi moderately long, second joint with projecting scales towards 



