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Humboldt Range, Lake Wakatipu, at 3,600 ft. (Hudson). 

 Mr. Hudson \vi-ites : " In this species the second digit of the fore- 

 wing is held almost at right angles pointing downwards from the 

 first digit during life ; alter death the digit assumes the normal 

 position." This would appear to be a very singular charac- 

 teristic, which would repay further investigation. The species 

 is allied to deprivatalis, but very distinct. 



Platyptilia deprivatalis, Walk. 946. 



This name supersedes Haasti, Feld. ; I have examined the 

 types. 



TORTRICID.E. 



Epagoge, Hb. 



This genus, which differs from Capua only by the absence of 

 the costal fold in S - has not been hitherto known from New Zea- 

 land, but is well represented in Australia. 



Epagoge cyclobathra, n. sp. 



^ 2 • 16-18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax rather dark fus- 

 cous. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate, suboblong, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, rather 

 oblique ; fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged, sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous, towards middle of costa suffused with dark ashy-fuscous, 

 towards termen mixed with reddish-ochreous and strigulated 

 with dark fuscous ; basal | whitish-ochreous, marked with several 

 deeper ochreous striae, outer edge curved ; within this patch an 

 irregular dark-fuscous streak from base of dorsum along costa 

 to J, thence proceeding as a curved transverse streak to sub- 

 median fold : cilia grey, with dark fuscous median line. Hind- 

 wings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with darker subbasal line. 



Invercargill, in December and January (Philpott) ; two 

 specimens. 



Trachybathra, n. g. 



Antennae in S moderately biciliated. Palpi moderate, por- 

 rftcted, rough-scaled above and beneath. Thorax smooth. Fore- 

 wings with rough scales at base, in ^ with costal fold ; 2 from f , 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hind wings with 

 vein 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Allied to Capua, from which it differs by the rough basal 

 scales of forewings, and the absence of vein 4 of hindwings. 



Trachybathra scoliastis, n. sp. 



3 . 18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brownish irrorated with 

 ^rey-whitish and dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings 



