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3. Aristotelia Hub. 



Aristotelia Rub., Verz. 4 2 1 (1826) ; type, decurtella Hiib. Isockasta 



Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xviii, 163 (1886) ; type, par'adesma Meyr. 



Basal joint of antennae without pecten. Labial palpi with second joint 



roughened beneath, terminal joint nearly as long, somewhat thickened. 



Forewings with 6 and 7 out of 8. Hindwings with termen emarginate 



beneath acute apex ; 3 and 4 remote, 5 nearer 6 than 4, 6 and 7 remote. 



A large genus of general distribution. 



3. A. paradesma Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1885, 163. 



Invercargill. 



4. Thiotricha Meyr. 



Thwtricha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xviii, 164 (1886); type, 

 thorybodes Meyr. 



Antennae in <$ with long fine ciliations, basal joint without pecten. 

 Labial palpi with second joint smooth, terminal joint as long as second. 

 Forewings with 4 absent, 6 out of 7 or separate, 8 absent. Hindwings 

 wjth termen sinuate beneath pointed apex ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 rather 

 approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Fairlv well developed in the Indian and Australian regions. 



4. T. tetraphala Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1885, 164. 



Whangarei, Dunedin, Lake Wakatipu. 



5. T. thorybodes Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1885, 164. 



Wellington, ( Ihristchurch. 



5. Phthorimaea Meyr. 



Phthorimaea Meyr., Ent. M. Mag. xxxviii, 103 (1902); type, 

 operculella Zell. 



Basal joint of antennae without pecten. Labial palpi with second joint 

 expanded with rough -projecting scales beneath, terminal joint as long as 

 second or shorter. Hindwings 1 or hardly over, with termen sinuate 

 beneath acute apex ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 

 remote or approximated at base, posteriorly parallel. 



A very extensive genus of wide distribution. 



6. P. operculella Zell., Zoo!. Bot. Ver. 1873, 262 : terrella Walk., Cat. xxx, 



1024 (praeocc.) : solaneUa Boisd., J.B. Soc. Centr. Hort. 1874, 713 ; 

 Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1885, 166. 



Taranaki, Napier, Nelson, Christchurch : a native of North 

 America, now widely spread in Australia, Africa, and Europe. Larva 

 in tubers of potato {Solatia in nigrum) ; very destructive. 



7. P. thyraula Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1885, 167. 



Christchurch, Castle Hill. 



8. P. brontophora Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, 1885, 168. 



Christchurch, Invercargill. 



9. P. cheradias Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1908, 12. 



Invercargill. 



10. P. glaucoterma Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1910, 63. 



Invercargill. 



11. P. Hppeis Meyr., Trans. Ent Soc, Lond. 1901, 573. 



Christchurch. 



