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of joints pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindinargin extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; light greyish-ochreous, irregularly reticulated 

 with fuscous ; markings rather dark fuscous ; an irregular 

 narrow fascia from i of costa to f of inner margin ; a similar 

 somewhat broader fascia from f of costa to f of inner margin ; 

 an irregular oblique streak from costa beyond middle, not 

 reaching anal angle ; a short irregular streak from costa at f , 

 sometimes connected beneath with previous streak ; two small 

 spots on costa before this, and one before apex ; a hindmarginal 

 row of cloudy fuscous spots : cilia whitish-ochreous, barred with 

 fuscous. Hindwings with veins 5 and 6 stalked ; grey, yellowish- 

 shining ; cilia light grey, tips grey-whitish. 



Wellington, Christchurch, Castle Hill (2,500 feet), Dunedin, 

 and Lake Wakatipu, from December to February ; common. 

 The larva feeds in moss on rocks ; pupa in a very dense rough 

 cocoon amongst the moss. This species is in some respects an 

 extreme form of the genus, but it does not seem necessary to 

 separate it. 



Tineola, H.-S. 



Only differs from Tinea by the maxillary palpi, which are 

 very short, simple ; these are stated by Heinemann and others 

 to be absent, but I find them quite distinct. The tongue appears 

 to be absent. 



Tin. biselliella, Hiim. 



Male, female. — 11-13 mm. Head light yellow-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, round-pointed ; whitish-ochreous, uni- 

 colorous. Hindwings whitish. 



Christchurch and Lake Wakatipu, from December to 

 February ; probably common in houses. The larva feeds 

 especially in the lining of chairs and sofas. 



LYPUSHLE. 



Head with loosely-appressed hairs ; no tongue. Maxillary 

 palpi absent. Forewings with vein 11 from before middle of 

 cell. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 separate. 



Founded by Heinemann on the single European genus 

 Lypusa, which differs from the two following by the absence of 

 labial palpi, but is otherwise nearly related. I conjecture that 

 in both the following genera the female is probably apterous. 



Scoriodyta, n. g. 



Head with loosely-appressed hairs, side-tufts rather rough ; 

 ocelli present ; no tongue. Antenna f , in male with joints 

 rather closely set, whorled with scales, simple, basal joint stout, 

 simple. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, loosely-scaled, second 

 joint somewhat rough, with long bristles at apex above and 



