Meyeick. — Revision of New Zealand Tineina. 237 



293. S.felix Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1913, 114. 



Kaeo, Wellington. 



294. 8. phortegetta Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1887, 96. 



Taranaki, Makatoku, Wellington, Nelson, Otira River, Christ- 

 church, Dunedin, Lake Wakatipu. 



295. S. steropastis Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1890, 100. 



Wellington. 



80. Thallostoma Meyr. 



Thallostoma Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xlv, 28 (1913) ; type, eurygrapha 

 Meyr. 



Head rough. Basal joint of antennae with pecten. Labial palpi with 

 second joint slightly rough-scaled beneath. Maxillary palpi moderate, 

 curved, ascending. Forewings with cell very long ; all veins present. Hind- 

 wings elongate-ovate ; 5 and 6 short-stalked. 



Endemic. 



296. T. eurygrapha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1912, 29. 



Ohakune, Wadestown. 



81. Trichophaga Rag. 



Trichophaga Rag., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. lxiii, 123 (1894) ; type, swin- 

 hoei Butl. 



Head rough. Labial palpi moderate, porrected. Maxillary palpi long, 

 folded. Forewings with 10-12 successively running each into vein follow- 

 ing it, not reaching costa. Hindwings elongate-ovate ; 2-7 separate. 



A genus of one African species and two others now widely distributed by 

 artificial introduction, but probably originating round the Mediterranean. 



297. T. tapetiella Linn., Syst. Nat. 536 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1887, 98 ; 



palaestrica Butl., Proc, Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877, 404. 



Wellington, Nelson ; occurs also in Europe, North America, and 

 Australia, being replaced by another species, abruptella Woll., in 

 warmer intermediate regions. Larva on furs and woollen stuffs. 



82. Monopis Hb. 



Monopis Hb., Verz. 401 (1826) ; type, rusticella Hb. Blabophanes 

 Zell., Linn. Ent. vi, 100 (1852) ; type, rusticella Hb. 



Head rough. Labial palpi moderate, porrected. Maxillary palpi long, 

 folded. Forewings with more or less developed subhy aline spot in cell ; 

 3 and 4 stalked. Hindwings elongate-ovate. 



Not very numerous, but of general distribution. Larvae feed on refuse. 



298. M. omithias Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1887, 97. 



Christchurch. 



299. M. ethelella Newm., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (2) iii, 288 ; Meyr., Trans. 



N.Z. Inst. 1887, 97 ; rectella Walk., Cat. xxviii, 482 ; nanmella Feld., 

 Reis. Nov. pi. cxl, 44. 



Auckland, Palmerston, Nelson, Mount Arthur (to 4,000 ft.), Christ- 

 church, Dunedin ; also common in Australia. 



