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20. P. apparitella Walk., Cat. xxx, 1027 ; Mevr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1888, 



174. 



Auckland, Wellington. 



21. P. aellotricha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1888, 175. 



Hamilton ; also Kermadec Islands. 



22. P. anarithma Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1888, 175. 



Taranaki, Napier. Palmerston, Masterton, Wanganui, Wellington ; 

 also common in Australia. 



9. Limnoecia Staint. 



Limnoecia Staint., Cat. Brit. Tin. Suppl. 4 (1851) ; type, phragmitella 

 Staint. 



Labial palpi very long, slender, terminal joint longer than second. Fore- 

 wings without tufts, 6 separate. 



A genus of some extent, with the same distribution as Pyiotlerces. 



23. L. pkragmitella Staint., Cat. Brit. Tin. Suppl. 4 ; Mevr., Trans. N.Z. 



Inst. 1888, 173. 



Hamilton ; also in Australia, Africa, and Europe. Probably of 

 wide natural distribution, but it is very retired in habit and rarelv 

 captured, though easily bred in plenty. Larva in seed-heads of Typhi. 



10. Zapyrastra Meyr. 



Zapyrastra Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst, xxi, 171 (1889) ; type, calliphana 

 Meyr. 



Labial palpi moderate, slender, terminal joint shorter than second. 

 Forewings with slight tufts of scales ; 6 separate, 9 absent. Hindwings 

 with 5 and 6 stalked. 



The single species is perhaps Australian by origin. 



24. Z. calliphana Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1888, 172. 



Wellington, Christchurch. Bealev River. 



11. Microcolona Meyr. 



Microcolona Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 1897, 370 (1897) ; 

 type, characta Meyr. 



Labial palpi long, loosely scaled, terminal joint shorter than second. 

 Forewings with tufts of scales ; 4 absent, 6 out of 7 or absent. Hindwings 

 with 3 absent, 4 usually absent. 



Fairly developed in Australian and Indian regions, but the species are 

 easily overlooked. 



25. M. characta Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 1897, 374. 



Wellington, Nelson ; also in Australia. 



26. M. limodes Meyr., Proc, Linn. Soc, N.S. Wales 1897, 372. 



Christchurch. 



