368 DESCRIPTIONS OF MICRO-LEP1DOPTERA, 



Allied to Eulechria, from which it differs by the tufts of scales 

 on the forewings. The genus is characteristic of New Zealand, 

 and considerably developed there, but there is one Australian 

 species. The Australian genus Piloprepes is certainly closely allied 

 to it, and so (less intimately) is the European Anchinia. I believe 

 that we have here one of the older types of the family, now 

 approaching extinction. Its true affinity cannot be certainly 

 demonstrated at present, but I am disposed to think that it may be 

 regarded as originating from a genus intermediate between 

 Oecophora and Phloeopola, and as collateral with but older than 

 Phlwopola. There can therefore be no direct connection between 

 Trachypepla and Eulechria. 



la. Head dark fuscous. 



2a. Forewings with clear white markings. 



3a. Basal half white 153. leucoplanetis. 



3b. ,, third ,, 154. euryleucota. 



3c. ,, fifth ,, 155. conspicuella. 



2b. „ without white markings 161. anastrella. 



lb. ,, light greyish or ochreous. 



2a. Hindwings dark fuscous 162. lichenodes. 



2b. „ grey. 



3a. Anterior line represented by two tufts 163. melanoptila. 



3b. ,, ,, well-defined. 



4a. Anterior line very obtusely angulated 157. nyctopis. 



4b. „ ,, rectangularly „ 156. spartodeta. 



4c. „ „ acutely „ 159. protochlora. 



2c. ,, grey-whitish 160. aspidephora. 



1c. ,, white 158. galaxias. 



153. Track, hucoplanetis, Meyr. 



Parva, alis ant. dimidio anteriori niveo, posteriori fusco, costse 

 basi nigricante, macula costse anteapicali cum linea transversa 

 conjuncta nivea ; post, griseis. 



Hamilton and the Otira River, New Zealand, in January ; two 

 specimens. 



