MEYniCK.- — yofex <in<l Deseri pfioiis of N .Z . Lepidoptera. 65 



of the type, not tlie true con'exfclla Walk., which, as shown al)ove, is a 

 synonym of plagiateJla, but under these circumstances may still he known 

 as contexteUa Meyr. ; the absence of the yellow dorsal blotch and other 

 yellow suffusion, and the grey-whitish hindwings, distinguish it from 

 plcK/iafella. The geographical range is apparently quite distinct — viz., 

 from Christchurch to Invercargill. 



Borkhausenia amnopis n. sp. 



$. 16-17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides and back of crown sprinkled 

 with fuscous. Palpi moderate, whitish-ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous, 

 apex of joints ochreous-whitish. Thorax fuscous irrorated with ochreous- 

 whitish, sometimes Avith dorsal area whitish-ochreous. Abdomen brownish, 

 segmental margins whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate costa genth' 

 arched, apex round-pointed, termen almost straight, rather strongly oblique : 

 whitish-ochreous irrorated with fuscous ; an undefined band of brown suffu- 

 sion and dark-fuscous irroration from base of costa to an oblique raised 

 black mark representing plical stigma, posteriorly whitish-edged ; discal 

 stigmata formed of black irroration, second rather large, subannular ; a 

 subtriangular spot of black irroration on dorsum at f , posteriorly whitish- 

 edged ; a fascia of brown suffusion irrorated with dark fuscous running 

 from ^1 of costa across second discal stigma to tornus, edged with whitish 

 anteriorly on lower half ; a subterminal line of black irroration edged 

 anteriorly with whitish suffusion, indented beneath costa : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous beneath apex and on tornus with patches of fuscous and dark- 

 fuscous irroration. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, with darker sub- 

 basal shade. 



Invercargill (Philpott) ; two specimens. Somewhat intermediate be- 

 tween the groups of griseata and plagiatella. Though obscure and liable to 

 be passed over, it is not very close to any other species. The black sub- 

 terminal line, more sharply indented than usual, is a noticeable character. 



Borkhausenia asphaltis n. sp. 



o . 22 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax purplish-grey ; antennae pubes- 

 cent-ciliated (1|). Abdomen grey, segments dorsally dark brown except 

 on margins. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; grey, 

 with scattered purplish scales, indistinctly suffused with dark-fuscous irrora- 

 tion towards base and anterior half of costa and on a triangular tornal patch ; 

 some scattered dark-fuscous scales towards dorsum ; stigmata blackish, 

 plical hardly before first discal ; traces of a curved indented cloudy darker 

 posterior line : cilia grey tinged with purple, on costa paler and suffused 

 with rosy-purplish. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey, tips 

 grey- whitish. 



One specimen received from Mr. Philpott ; exact locality miknown. 

 It is allied to scholaea, but distinct. 



Trachypepla ingenua n. sp. 



o. 18 mm. Head rather dark fuscous irrorated with whitish. Palpi 

 dark fuscous, second joint sprinkled with white towards apex, terminal 

 joint white with two bands of dark-fuscous irroration. Antennal ciliations 

 U. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen brownish finely irrorated with whitish, 

 segmental margins whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; white ; 



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