424 Mr. E. Meyrick oi tJie classification 



Platyptilia heliastis, Meyr. 



Platyptilia heliastis, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst., 1884, 

 129. 



Castle Hill, New Zealand. 



ACIPTILIA, Hb. 



AciptiUa innotatalis, Walk. 



Pterophorus innotatalis, Walk., 945 ; Meyr., Trans. 

 N. Z. Inst., 1884, 124. 



This species is easily separated from the larger but 

 very similar A. tetradactyla by the absence of dark 

 stripes on the legs. 



Masterton to Invercargill, New Zealand. 



AciptiUa furcatalis. Walk. 



Aci'ptilus furcatalis, Walk., 950; Feld., Eeis. Nov., pi. 



cxL, 52 ; Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst., 1884, 123. 

 Cambridge to Otira Eiver, New Zealand. 



AciptiUa lycosema, Meyr. 

 AciptiUa lycosema, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1884, 124. 

 Wellington to Dunedin, New Zealand. 



AciptiUa monospilalis, Walk. 

 Aciptilus monospilalis. Walk., 950 ; Meyr., Trans. 

 N. Z. Inst., 1884, 124 ; A.patruelis, Feld., Reis. 

 Nov., pi. cxl., 56. 



Distributed throughout New Zealand. 



AciptiUa aptalis. Walk. 



Aciptilus aptalis. Walk., 950. 



(? , 5 , 16 — 20 mm. Head, pal^n, autennse, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs yellowish white. Fore wings cleft from middle, segments 

 rather narrow, gradually finely atteniiated ; very pale whitish 

 yellowish, becoming white towards base of costa; some fine 

 UTegularly scattered blackish speckles, sometimes nearly obsolete, 

 but usually forming a transverse mark at base of cleft, two dots on 



