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XII. Notes on Neio Zealand Lepidoptera. By IE. MeYriclv, 

 B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S. 



[Read February 1st, 1905.] 



For the material of the following notes and descriptions 

 I am again indebted to the kindness and energy of Mr. 

 G. V. Hudson, of Wellington, except where it is otherwise 

 stated. In addition to describing the new species I have 

 made some corrections of synonymy and other notes. 



HYDRIOMENID.E. 



Chloroclystis samlycias, sp. n. 



Chloroclystis plinthina, Huds., N. Zeal. Moths, 41, 

 pi. vi, 8, nee Meyr. 



(J?i 14-16 mm. Head and palpi ochreous- white, seldom 

 mixed with green, palpi 2|. Antennae white ringed with dark 

 grey, in <£ ciliated with fascicles (3). Thorax whitish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with blackish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, more or less 

 tinged with reddish-ochreous towards base and apex, and variably 

 sprinkled or mixed with blackish. Fore-wings somewhat elongate- 

 triangular, costa faintly sinuate, apex obtuse, term en bowed, rather 

 oblique ; ochreous-whitish to white ; basal area more or less tinged 

 with reddish-ochreous and suffusedly striated with blackish irroration, 

 usually extending considerably further on costal area than on dorsal; 

 median band almost always conspicuously pale, sometimes mixed 

 with green, generally striated with dark irroration on costa and 

 dorsum but seldom indistinctly throughout, posterior edge formed 

 by a double pale line prominently angulated in middle, more 

 than usually approximated to termen on lower half ; when a series of 

 blackish neural dots precedes this, it follows the angulation of the 

 line ; a blackish linear discal dot, sometimes indistinct ; terminal 

 area reddish-brown, seldom mixed with green, interrupted by a 

 pale patch opposite angle of median band, subterminal line pale, 

 waved ; an interrupted blackish terminal line : cilia whitish more 

 or less suffused with fuscous-reddish, basal half barred with 

 blackish, apical half less distinctly with grey. Hind-wings with 

 termen sinuate, rounded-prominent below middle ; whitish, towards 



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