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joints angularly projecting, pubescent -ciliated ; basal joint 

 moderate, simple. Labial palpi moderate, curved, ascending, 

 second joint with dense rough projecting scales beneath, some- 

 times almost tufted towards apex, terminal joint shorter than 

 second, broadly flattened, obtuse, scaled. Maxillary palpi long, 

 curved, drooping, filiform. Posterior tibiae clothed with rough 

 hairs. Forewings with tufts of raised scales on surface ; vein 1 

 furcate, 2 from angle, 7 to costa, 11 from ^, secondary cell 

 defined. Hindwings somewhat broader than forewings, 

 elongate-ovate, cilia f ; veins 5 and 6 stalked or approximated 

 at origin ; sometimes (§ A.) transverse vein absent, and forked 

 parting- vein becoming a defined vein, giving rise to 4-6. 



The entire absence of the transverse vein is a curious form 

 of specific variation, but the two species are closely allied in all 

 other respects, and are certainly to be included together. The 

 species are forest-frequenting. 



§ A. Hindwings with transverse vein absent. 

 Lys. mixochlora, n. sp. 



Male. — 18-20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish- 

 ochreous. Antenna? whitish-ochreous, spotted with black 

 above. Abdomen whitish-ochreous irrorated with grey. Legs 

 dark fuscous, ringed with ochreous- whitish, posterior tibia? 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, 

 irregularly suffused with light green ; costa shortly strigulated 

 with black from base to f ; some scattered black scales about 

 fold ; a large transverse tuft of scales towards inner margin at 

 ^, followed by two black strigula? on inner margin ; a second 

 tuft near inner margin at h, followed by a black dot on inner 

 margin ; a third, smaller, above anal angle ; a clear ochreous- 

 whitish subtriaugular blotch on apical fourth of costa, contain- 

 ing some greenish scales towards apex, its lower angle obtuse, 

 anterior and lower sides margined by an irregular wavy black 

 line, preceded by a brownish suffusion : cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 with a greenish line spotted with black (imperfect). Hind- 

 wings whitish-grey, yellowish-shining ; cilia whitish. 



Auckland and Makatoku, in December and March ; two 

 specimens. 



§ B. Hindwings with transverse vein present. 

 Lys. epixyla, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 24-29 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous 

 mixed with dark fuscous. Antenna? whitish-ochreous, spotted 

 above with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous irrorated with 

 whitish-ochreous, posterior margin sometimes whitish-ochreous. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous irrorated with grey. Legs dark 



