76 T/rnifiarfwns. 



by myself from Auckland) ; bred from larvae in flower-stems of Gahnia 

 sctijolia (Cyperaceoe) at Kaitoke, emerging in November (Hudson). 



Glyphipteryx erastis n. sp. 



(J 2. 8-10 mm. Head and thorax iuscous-bronze. Palpi with appressed 

 scales, white, with four black bands. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdom.en 

 dark fuscous, segmental margins somewhat whitish-sufTused. Forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat sinuate, rather 

 strongly oblique; rather dak bronzy-fuscous, median third suffused with 

 bronzy-ochreous ; an oblique whitish fascia near base, more or less indis- 

 tinct towards costa, dilated into a triangular spot on lower half ; a wedge- 

 shaped rather oblique whitish mark from costa at ^, reaching more than half 

 across wing ; two narrow straight prismatic-silvery fasciae in and beyond 

 middle, becoming whitish towards extremities, first more broadly ; three 

 short wedge-shaped whitish marks on costa posteriorly ; an elongate black 

 blotch along lower half of termen containing three violet-golden -metallic 

 spots ; space between this and costal marks traversed by six longitudinal 

 sufTused whitish streaks, separated by blackish scales ; prismatic-silvery 

 dots beneath costa near apex, at apex, and on termen beneath apex : cilia 

 whitish, basal third bronzy-ochreous limited by a dark-fuscous line indented 

 with whitish beneath apex. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Christchurch, Castle Hill (2,500 ft.), and Lake Wakatipu, from December 

 to March ; six specimens. 



Glyphipteryx dichorda n. sp. 



(J 9. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax rather dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi 

 loosely scaled, white, with four black bands, and anterior edge of terminal 

 joint black towards aj)ex. Antennae and abdomen dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, oblique ; dark shining fuscous-bronze ; 

 curved wedge-shaped white spots from dorsum at J and beyond middle, 

 reaching fold, second broader ; light-fuscous rather oblique streaks, edged 

 with dark-fuscous suffusion, from costa at J and before middle, reaching | 

 across wing ; a violet-golden-metallic daik-edged line from a whitish dot 

 on costa at e, rather abruptly bent round in disc, terminating in apex of 

 second dorsal spot ; a violet-golden-metallic dark-edged line from f of 

 costa to tornus, curved or obtusely angulated in middle ; three short whitish 

 strigulae, dark-edged anteriorly, from costa towards apex ; a violet-golden- 

 metallic streak along lower part of termen, and a dot below apex : cilia 

 whitish, basal third bronzy limited by a dark-fuscous line indented with 

 white on subapical dot. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Whangarei and Wellington, in December ; two specimens. 



Simaethis antigrapha n. sp. 



cJ ^. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous irroratcd witli white. 

 Palpi with whorls of dark-fuscous white-tipped scales. Antenna(> dark 

 fuscous dotted with white. Abdomen dark fuscous, with series of white 

 scales on segmental margins. Forewings suboblong, moderate, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique ; dark fuscous ; basal 

 patch and two irregular rather curved shades of purplish-white irroration 

 almost wholly occupying anterior half of wing, last running from a small 

 white spot before middle of costa to middle of dorsum : a small transverse- 

 linear pale golden-nu>tallic mark on end of cell ; a line of purplish-white- 



