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ton. Allied to porphyrins, and similar in form of wing, 

 but structurally distinct by vein 7 of fore- wings run- 

 ning to termen, not apex, and terminal joint of palpi 1J 

 instead of 2, as well as by the clear coppery-bronze colour- 

 ing and lighter hind-wings. 



Compsistis orthophanes, sp. n. 



2 . 9-10 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. 

 Palpi rather dark fuscous, internally whitish-ochreous, terminal 

 joint as long as second. Abdomen dark fuscous, apex •whitish- 

 ochreous. Fore-wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous, slightly 

 purplish-tinged, irrorated with dark fuscous and blackish ; a straight 

 rather narrow fascia at J, a small spot in middle of disc, and opposite 

 subcostal and subdorsal spots at J pale ochreous-yellow, irregular- 

 edged : cilia fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous towards base. Hind- 

 wings dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous basal shade. 



Two specimens taken by myself at Auckland and Nelson, 

 in December and January. 



TINEIDiE. 



Dryadaula myrrhina, sp. n. 



£ . 9 mm. Head, palpi, antenna 1 , and thorax ochreous-whitish. 

 (Abdomen broken.) Fore-wings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen faintly sinuate, extremely 

 oblique ; 7 and 8 separate ; shining, whitish-yellowish ; two very 

 oblique triangular fuscous spots on costa about \ and before middle ; 

 a fuscous dot above dorsum at J ; an inwardly oblique fuscous strigula 

 on dorsum at § ; a fuscous costal dot at § ; some indistinct brownish 

 suffusion on dorsal half posteriorly and towards apex ; a thick 

 black terminal line, interrupted below apex and in middle : cilia 

 whitish-yellowish. Hind-wings trapezoidal, termen faintly sinuate 

 below apex ; light grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



One specimen, probably from Wellington. Nearly allied 

 to the Australian D. glycinopa, under which name I now 

 believe I confused two distinct species ; I therefore add 

 diagnoses of these, to show that all three are distinct. 



Dryadaula glycinopa, Meyr. 



Dryadaula glycinopa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. 

 Wales, 1892, 559 (part). 

 $. 9-10. (Antennae broken.) Fore-wings with 7 and 8 stalked ; 

 shining whitish-yellowish ; very oblique ochreous-yellow fascia-like 



