BY E. MEYRICK. 1153' 



Presumably a development from Dichromodes, but the gap 

 between them is rather considerable. There is a good deal of 

 affinity to Epidesmia, but apparently collateral. The species are 

 dull-coloured and superficially extremely similar, though fortu- 

 nately they possess admirable points of distinction in the tufts 

 which the (J's often possess on the lower surface of the hindwings 

 or sides of abdomen. The colour and length of the palpi also 

 afford good characters ; those species which have long palpi have 

 also the frontal tuft elongate. The genus is endemic ; but the 

 New Zealand genus Theoxena approaches it rather nearly. 



1. Abdomen in ^ with large lateral tufts on 5th 



segment 18. j;a7'ap^i7fl!. 



Abdomen in ^ without lateral tufts 2. 



2. Palpi long (3 J), pale ochreous 3. 



Palpi moderate (2-2J), blackish. ,.. 5. 



3. Hindwings in ^ beneath with blackish sub- 



costal tuft at 5 19. subcelata. 



Hindwings in g beneath without blackish sub- 

 costal tuft at J 4. 



4. Hindwings in ^ beneath with subcostal spot 



of short pale hairs 20. atyla. 



Hindwings in ^ beneath without subcostal spot 



of short pale hairs 21. curtaria 



5. Hindwings in ^ beneath with subcostal tufts.. 6. 

 Hindwings in ^ beneath without subcostal 



tufts 15. staurotis. 



6. Hindwings in ^ beneath with two blackish 



subcostal tufts 16. hiiffalaria. 



Hindwings in $ beneath with one blackish sub- 

 costal tuft.* 17. aridaria. 



15. Nearch. staurotis, n.sp. 



^^. 25-27 mm. Head grey-whitish, between antennas yellow- 

 ish-white, face dark fuscous. Palpi 2-2 J, blackish-fuscous, basal 



