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63. D. interrupta Feld., Reis. Novar., pi. 135, 15 : astrosema Meyr., Trans. 



N.Z. Inst., 1883, 13. 



Wellington, Nelson, Arthur's Pass, Christchurcli. 



64. D. lepidella Walk., Cat., 35, 1761 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 



14 : gracilis Feld., Reis. Novar., pi. 137, 26. 

 Wellington, and common in South Island. 



65. D. lencoxantha Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 15. 



Wellington, Lake Wakatipu. 



66. D. metalUfera But!., Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1877, 401, pi. 43, 11 ; 



Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1888, 70. 

 Auckland, Wellington, Nelson. 



67. D. selenaea Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1885, 131. 



Whangarei, Auckland, Wellington, Otira River, Dimedin. 



68. D. auriscriptella Walk., Cat., 30, 976 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 



1883, 16. 



Whangarei, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurcli, Otira 

 River. 



69. D. holanthes Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1885, 131. 



Otira Gorge; 1,800ft. 



70. D. harmonica Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1888, 71. 



Auckland. 



71. D. bipimctella Walk., Cat., 35, 1761. 



Probably North Island. 



72. D. helioctypa Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 17. 



Lake Wakatipu. 



73. D. epiphaea Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1885, 132. 



Mount Arthur, Arthur's Pass, Lake Wakatipu. 



74. D. elaina Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 17. 



North and South Islands, generally common. 



13. Gadira Walk. 



Gadira Walk., Cat., 35, 1742 (1866) ; type, acerella Walk. Crypto- 

 rmma Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 8 ; type, acerella Walk. 



Forewings with tufts of scales ; 7 separate, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings 

 with 4 and 5 stalked, 6 widely remote from 7 at origin, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8. 



Only includes the following species, apparently an early form. 



75. G. acerella Walk., Cat., 35, 1742 ; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1883, 8 



mahanga Feld., Reis. Novar., pi. 137, 27. 



Auckland, Wellington, Bealey River, Christchurch, Dunedin. 



4. Pyraustidae. 



Maxillary palpi present. Forewings with 7 separate, 8 and 9 stalked. 

 Hindwings without defined pecten of hairs on lower margin of cell, 4 and 5 

 closely approximated or stalked, 7 usually out of 6 near origin, anastomosing 

 with 8. 



A very large family, mainly characteristic of tropical countries, but in 

 New Zealand very scantily represented, except for the species of the genus 

 Scoparia, which by its excessive development almost compensates for all 

 other deficiencies. The characters on which Hampson separates from this 

 family his groups Hydrocawpinae and Scoparianae appear to me to be 



