236 Mr. E. Mey rick's Notes on 



mixed with fuscous. Hind-wings rather dark fuscous, lighter 

 anteriorly ; cilia light fuscous, with darker subbasal shade, tips 

 whitish. 



I took one specimen on Arthur's Pass at 3000 feet, in 

 January. It is an insect of the most obscure appearance, 

 probably allied to the other New Zealand species of the 

 genus, H. amene r na, but differing obviously in the very 

 much smaller size and dark hind-wings. These two out- 

 liers of a characteristic Australian genus are probably 

 amongst the few indications of an immigration by way of 

 Tasmania. 



ProUodes profunda, sp. n. 



^ . 20 mm. Head ochreous, mixed on sides with dark fuscous. 

 Palpi dark fuscous, extreme apex of second and terminal joints pale 

 ochreous. Antenna?, fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, somewhat 

 mixed partially with whitish-ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous 

 mixed with ochreous-whitish ; at base a pair of oblique narrow 

 bladder-like membranes above. Fore-wings broad, suboblong, 

 rather dilated posteriorly, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen faintly sinuate, little oblique," rounded beneath ; fuscous, 

 with series of cloudy dots of black irroration on veins ; markings 

 formed by whitish-ochreous suffusion, irregularly sprinkled with 

 dark ferruginous ; about six irregular subconfiuent spots towards 

 base and anterior half of costa ; a triangular subterminal patch 

 extending from apex to tornus and leaving a narrow terminal streak 

 of ground colour, its apex extending inwards to lower angle of cell ; 

 small discal spots of blackish suffusion before and beyond middle : 

 cilia whitish-fuscous, basal half mixed with dark fuscous and whitish- 

 ochreous, on costa with four pale dots. Hind-wings grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



One specimen, Mount Holdsworth, in forest, at 2000 

 feet. This, the second discovered species of Protcodes, 

 differs a good deal superficially from P. camifex, and has 

 a very Tortriciform appearance. 



Trachypepla phteoptila, sp. n. 



£ . 15 mm. Head ochreous-white, face and crown mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi white, basal third and a subapical band of 

 second joint, and two bands on terminal joint blackish. Antennae 

 dark grey, ciliations f, even. Thorax fuscous sprinkled with whitish, 

 mixed with dark fuscous anteriorly. Abdomen rather dark fuscous. 



