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long, porrected, second joint thickened with dense appressed 

 scales, terminal joint short. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Fore- 

 wings with veins 3 and 4 approximated at base, 5 absent, 7 

 absent, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings with vein 2 almost from 

 angle of cell, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 closely 

 approximated to 7 beyond 6 but not anastomosing. 



Nearly allied to the cosmopolitan Anerastia : only one species 

 known. 



Croc, cinigerella, Walk. 



(Nephopteryx cinigerella, Walk., Suppl., 1719 ; N. stenopterella, Meyr., 

 "Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W.," 1878, 200.) 



Male, female. — 16-20 mm. Forewings very elongate, nar- 

 row, slightly dilated ; dark grey, finely irrorated with whitish ; 

 lines indistinct, indicated by serrate dark margins ; first at -J, 

 somewhat oblique, preceded on inner margin by a pale grey- 

 reddish spot margined with dark fuscous ; second at £, indented 

 above middle ; a pale grey-reddish suffusion towards middle of 

 inner margin ; two black dots placed transversely in disc beyond 

 middle. Hindwings grey. 



Whangarei and Nelson, in December and January ; several 

 specimens. This species is very common in East and South 

 Australia, frequenting dry, usually sandy, places, and coming 

 freely to lamps. I have long been familiar with it there, but 

 never took it in New Zealand until the summer of 1885-86, nor 

 have I seen it in other collections ; it is therefore possible that 

 it may be a recent accidental introduction ; if so, it will probably 

 be found soon to become more common and generally dis- 

 tributed. But in any case it is to be considered as a strictly 

 Australian insect, which has incidentally found its way to this 

 country. 



HoMffiosoiiA, Curt. 



I have two specimens of a species closely approaching and 

 perhaps identical with the Australian H. vagella, but as they 

 are both females, and differ slightly, I think it necessary to wait 

 for further evidence before pronouncing on their identity. //. 

 vagella has similar habits to the preceding species, and a still 

 wider range ; it might therefore very well occur. 



GALLERIAD^. 



Maxillary palpi very small, filiform. Forewings with vein 7 

 stalked with 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 8 anastomosing 

 with 7, lower median pectinated. 



AcHRffiA, Hb. 



Antenmc of male filiform, simple, basal joint with a 

 triangular projection of scales. Labial palpi very short, in 

 male su base-ending, in female porrected. Maxillary palpi very 



