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Allied to Grambus dicrenellus Meyr., from which it differs chiefly in the 

 darker tints. The deep-fuscous colouring of the hindwings of the $ dis- 

 tinguishes that sex from any other species of the genus at present known 

 in New Zealand. 



Hunter Mountains, from 3,000 ft. to 4,000 ft., in January. I have also 

 a single $ from The Hump, taken at about 3,000 ft., in January. 



Pyraustidae. 

 Scoparia fumata sp. nov. 



c?. 20-23 mm. Head ochreous-brown. Palpi 3, brown, greyish above, 

 white at base beneath. Antennae ochreous, obscurely annulated with 

 brown, ciliations §. Thorax brown. Abdomen brownish-grey, paler 

 towards base. Forewings moderate, costa almost straight, apex subacute, 

 termen faintly sinuate, slightly oblique ; pale fuscous-brown ; markings (lurk 

 fuscous ; first line obscure, strongly oblique outwardly to middle, thence 

 inward to beneath fold and again outward to dorsum, often obsolete ; 

 orbicular linear, sometimes dot-like ; claviform more or less elongate ; reni- 

 form subquadrate, usually with a projection inwards on lower margin ; 

 second line finely dentate, gently curved, parallel to termen, obscurely 

 white-margined posteriorly ; a chain of dots on termen : cilia ochreous- 

 brown with 2 darker lines. Hindwings grey, ochreous-tinged : a darker 

 subterminal line, most pronounced on costal portion : cilia ochreous-grey 

 with an obscure darker line. 



Distinguished from Scoparia chalara Meyr. by the darker colour and the 

 distinct dash-like claviform. The unindented second line at once separates 

 it from Scoparia octop/iora Meyr. 



Longwood Range, in December. Five specimens in the open country, 

 at 2,800 ft. 



TORTRICIDAE. 



Capua arcuata sp. nov. 



$. 15-16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous-whitish 

 sprinkled with reddish. Abdomen ochreous-grey. Forewings oblong, 

 termen sinuate, dorsum straight ; whitish, irregularly mixed with pale 

 ochreous ; fasciae reddish-ochreous, becoming blackish on margins ; basal 

 patch indicated by obscure irregular fascia, almost obsolete on costa and 

 dorsum ; median fascia broad, from costa at J outwardly oblique to below 

 middle, thence bent upwards again to costa at f enclosing semi-oval area 

 much mixed with white; one or two costal blotches of reddish-black- within 

 this enclosed area ; a broad fascia from tornus, parallel to termen and 

 touching median fascia at apex ; a narrow white interrupted space between 

 these fasciae ; two or three irregular white blotches on costa near apex 

 and a series of obscure dark strigulae along dorsum : cilia white mixed 

 with reddish-brown. Hindwings whitish-grey, suffused and spotted with 

 pale fuscous : cilia greyish-white with a darker basal line. 



Distinguished from Capua plinthoglypta Meyr. by the shape of the basal 

 patch and the deeper and narrower pale median costal space. 



Invercargill, in January. Two specimens. 



Eurythecta trimaculata sp. nov. 



3 $. 9^—11 mm. Head and palpi grey. Thorax grey, with a posterior 

 curved black band sometimes interrupted at middle. Abdomen dark grey. 

 Forewings moderate, costa slightly arched at base, straight, apex obtuse, 

 termen faintly rounded, oblique ; whitish-grey, irrorated with black ; 



