214 DESCRIPTIONS OF ATJSTRAILIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



short cloudy parallel streaks of blue-whitisli scales, one nearly 

 along hind-margin at anal angle, the other immediately above it ; 

 cilia white on the hind-marginal sinuation, becoming gradually 

 smoky-fuscous towards apex and on anal angle, black at base 

 throughout. 



The narrower wings and more sinuate margins give this species 

 a very different figure to the two preceding, with which it cannot 

 therefore be confused. It is very nearly allied to the well-known 

 Eui'opean S. oxyacanthella, L., ffahriciana, Steph.), from which it 

 would appear to be best distinguished by the deep sinuation 

 between anal angle and middle of hind-margin, by the much less 

 distinct double bluish-tinged streaks of the hind- wings, and the 

 deeper tint of the fore- wings. 



Two males taken amongst forest growth at Wellington, New 

 Zealand, flying towards sunset ; in January. Walker's specimens 

 are merely stated to be from New Zealand. 



Choretjtis, Sh. 



Head smooth ; with ocelli ; tongue strong. Antennse about 

 haK as long as fore-wings, filiform, in (^ ciliated. No maxillary 

 palpi. Labial palpi moderately long, recurved, second joint 

 ben eath with long dense proj ecting bristles ; terminal j oint slender, 

 pointed. Fore-wings broadly triangular, hind-margin straight. 

 Hind-wings broader than fore-wings, triangular, cilia very short. 

 Abdomen short, stout. Legs short, broadly compressed, posterior 

 tibise densely scaled. Fore-wings with 12 veins; no secondary 

 cell ; 1 furcate at base. Hind- wings with 8 veins ; 7 and 8 

 remote ; 3 and 4 sometimes stalked or coincident. 



This is a very small genus, of which the species described here 

 is almost universally distributed, but has probably been trans- 

 ported through the medium of civilisation. In habits the species 

 resemble Simaethis, and the imago holds the fore-wings slightly 

 raised in the same manner. 



