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ochreous. Fore-wings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, oblique, rounded 

 beneath ; ochreous-whitish, mixed with light greenish-yellow and 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous, especially on veins ; markings fuscous 

 mixed with dark fuscous ; small spots on base of costa and dorsum, 

 a small double spot near base in middle, and three small double spots 

 representing stigmata, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; two 

 elongate marks above tornus ; a subterminal series of small subcon- 

 fluent spots, approximated to termen, acutely indented beneath apex ; 

 five small spots on posterior half of costa : cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 basal half spotted with dark fuscous (imperfect). Hind-wings 

 ochreous-grey-whitish ; cilia whitish, with grey basal dots on veins. 



One specimen, Wellington. Very distinct; might be 

 placed between sarcoxantha and thetodes. 



BorlcJuiusenia (CEcophoni) penthalea, sp. n. 



<$ 5 . 15-17 mm. Head pale brownish-ochreous, whitish- 

 sprinkled. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint with basal half 

 dark fuscous and a subapical ring of dark fuscous irroration, terminal 

 joint with subbasal and subapical rings of dark fuscous irroration. 

 Antennae grey, ciliations of <$ 1. Thorax pale brownish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with fuscous, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen light grey. Fore-wings elongate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, 

 irrorated with light brownish, with some dark fuscous scales towards 

 margins, sometimes forming distinct patches of dark suffusion on 

 costa at base, J, and middle ; an oblique dark fuscous mark above 

 dorsum before middle ; discal stigmata crescentic, dark fuscous, 

 hollow beneath, often ill-defined ; a moderately broad subterminal 

 fuscous or brown fascia, irrorated with dark fuscous, narrowed 

 towards costa and on tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous irrorated with 

 fuscous, at tornus with a darker bar above a pale spot. Hind-wings 

 light grey, darker towards apex ; cilia grey-whitish, with grey basal 

 shade. 



Three specimens, Wellington. Allied to griscata; readily- 

 distinguished by the smaller size and well-defined dark 

 fuscous subterminal fascia. 



Borkhcmscnia chloradelpha, sp. n. 



$ ? . 18-20 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whit- 

 ish, basal half of second joint sometimes irrorated with dark fuscous. 

 Antenna? whitish ringed with dark fuscous, ciliations of <$ 1, 



