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17. Sceliodes Guen. 



Sceliodes Guen., Pyr., 400 (1856) ; type, cordalis Doubl. 



Forehead with conical prominence. Antennae f. Labial palpi 

 porrected, second joint with projecting scales beneath, terminal joint 

 exposed, obtuse. Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial spurs short, nearly equal. 



Besides the following there is a closely allied species from Arabia and 

 Africa. 



80. S. cordalis Doubl., Dieff. N.Z., 2, 288 : nmcidalis Guen., Pyr., 400 : 



extensalis Walk., Cat., 34, 1311 : ohsistalis Snell., Tijd. v. Ent. 1880, 

 206 ; ibid., 1883, pi. 6, 12. 



Taranaki, Wanganui, Napier, Wellington. Also common in 

 eastern Australia and Celebes. Larva in berries of Solanum aviculare. 



18. Proternia Meyr. 



Proternia Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1884, 317 ; type, pMlocapna 

 Meyr. 

 Forehead with conical prominence. Antennae f , in (^ with a somewhat 

 thickened sinuation at f, containing a row of projecting scales beneath. 

 Labial palpi porrected, second joint with dense projecting scales beneath, 

 terminal joint almost concealed. Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial outer 

 spurs half inner. 



Only includes the following species. 



81. P. philocapna Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1884, 317. 



Whangarei, Hamilton, Wellington, Mount Hutt. 



19. Hymenia Hlib. 



Hymenia Hub., Verz., 360 (1826) ; type, fascialis Cram. Zinckenia 

 Zell., Lep. Caff., 55 (1852) ; type, fascialis Cram. 



Antennae f, basal joint in cj with erect apical spine or scale-projection 

 on inner side, stalk notched above basal joint. Labial palpi arched, 

 ascending, second joint with dense projecting scales beneath, terminal 

 joint moderate, pointed. Maxillary palpi filiform. Tibial spurs nearly 

 equal. 



A genus of few species, of which the following is now spread by man 

 throughout the warmer regions of the world. New Zealand is hardly warm 

 enough for it. 



|82. H. fascialis Cram., Pap. Exot., 4, pi. 398, f. : recurvalis Fab., Ent. 

 Syst., 237. 



Auckland. Also in Australia (as far south as Sydney), and 

 throughout the warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and America. Larva 

 feeds on Cucurbitaceae (melons, &c.) in gardens. 



20. Nesarcha Meyr. 



Nesarcha Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1884, 330 ; type, hybrealis 



Walk. Adena Walk., Cat., 27, 197 (1863) ; type, hybrealis Walk. 



Deana Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), 4, 451 (1879) ; type, 



hybrealis Walk. 



Antennae f . Labial palpi very long, porrected, second joint triangularly 



expanded with projecting scales, terminal joint concealed. Maxillary palpi 



