64 1'roniactions, — Zoology. 



developed. Antennae f , in male — ? Labial palpi long, straight, 

 porrected, with long loosely projecting scales, attenuated to apex, 

 terminal joint concealed. Maxillary palpi rather long, triangu- 

 larly dilated with scales, not resting on labial. Posterior tibiae 

 with outer spurs half inner. Forewings with veins 8 and 9 

 stalked, 10 closely approximated to 9 towards base, 11 oblique. 

 Hindwings somewhat broader than forewings ; veins 3, 4, 5 

 tolerably approximated at base, 7 from a point with G, anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to ^ ; lower median naked, internal area loosely 

 haired. 



A singular genus, presenting a combination of characters 

 which encourages the opinion I have latterly entertained, that 

 the HydrocampidcB and Scopariada ought to be united as one 

 family. 



Cleps. iriilia, n. sp. 



Female. — 25 mm. Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous ; shoulders rather dark fuscous. Palpi ochre- 

 ous-fuscous, maxillary paler and ochreous-whitish towards apex. 

 Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair rather infus- 

 cated. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded, somewhat waved ; 

 whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with brownish-ochreous, towards 

 middle of inner margin suffused with whitish ; a streak along 

 basal third of costa irrorated with blackish-fuscous ; first line 

 slender, blackish-fuscous, rather irregular, partially interrupted, 

 from | of costa to f of inner margin, acutely angulated above 

 middle ; a small blackish discal spot ; second line slender, white, 

 anteriorly finely margined with blackish, serrate except on sinua- 

 tion, from before f of costa to § of inner margin, rather strongly 

 curved, below middle with a very deep sinuation which is at 

 first very narrow and parallel-sided but expands circularly to 

 touch angle of first line and discal spot ; a hindmarginal series 

 of small cloudy blackish spots : cilia whitish-ochreous, mixed 

 with whitish, with an interrupted fuscous line. Hindwings 

 white, towards costa slightly ochreous-tinged ; a pale ochreous- 

 grey suffusion in disc towards base ; a small cloudy grey discal 

 spot, from which proceeds a twice sharply dentate fine dark 

 fuscous line to middle of inner margin ; a slender white serrate 

 somewhat curved line fVom | of costa parallel to hindmargin to 

 middle, becoming prismatic-metallic on two lowest serrations, 

 anteriorly margined finely with blackish, posteriorly margined 

 with a biack suffusion opposite metallic portion ; space between 

 this line and hindmargin light greyish-ochreous ; a dark fuscous 

 line along upper half of hindmargin ; cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 with a fuscous line, on lower half of hindmargin wholly 

 whitish. 



Auckland (Waitakere Ranges) ; one specimen, in December. 



