BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 521 



angle, and costal spot at three-fourths, but these are often imper- 

 ceptible ; cilia whitish-grey mixed with darker. Hindwings dark 

 grey ; cilia paler, with a dark grey line near base. 



$ . 6£"-7". Head, etcsetera, as in male. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings with costa somewhat more arched towards 

 base, hindmargin very oblique ; paler than in male, without trace 

 of fascia : cilia whitish. Hindwings whitish, posteriorly whitish- 

 grey ; cilia white, with a faint grey line near base. 



Allied to T. indigestana, but the male is much smaller and 

 narrower- winged, the forewings much darker, often with a distinct 

 ochreous fascia and costal spot, and the hindwings dark grey ; 

 the female, being paler, and with whitish hindwings, is hardly 

 separable from T. indigestana female, but appears more uniform 

 pale grey, with less distinct blackish irroration, and without any 

 reddish tinge in disc. 



I took eight specimens (six males, and two females) amongst 



dry low heathy scrub near Hamilton, on the Waikato, New 

 Zealand, in January. 



14. Tort, siriana, n. sp. 



£ . 4|"-5J". Head, palpi, and thorax deep brownish-ochreous. 

 Antennae ochreous, annulated with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 blackish-fuscous. Legs pale greyish-ochreous, anterior and 

 middle tibiae and all tarsi suifusedly banded with dark fuscous. 

 Forewings narrow, costa gently arched, hindmargin very obliquely 

 rounded ; deep brownish-ochreous, generally mixed with dark 

 fuscous posteriorly, sometimes throughout ; usually a distinct 

 blackish dot on disc beyond middle : cilia brownish-ochreous, at 

 anal angle mixed with dark fuscous. Hindwings blackish ; cilia 

 blackish, extremities ochreous round apex. 



$ . 6|". Head, et ccetera, as in male. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings rather more elongate, apex more acute, 

 hindmargin very oblique ; unicolorous reddish-ochreous ; cilia 

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