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blackish- reddish and leaden-metallic scales from inner margin 

 at one-fourth to before anal angle, anterior edge marked by a 

 curved black streak containing two tufts of raised black scales ; 

 a curved fuscous line from fourth costal spot to near posterior 

 extremity of triangular patch reaching inner margin ; anteriorly 

 margined throughout by a distinct white line ; a variable irregu- 

 lar suffusion between last three costal spots, reaching more than 

 half-way across wing, anteriorly partly enclosing an oval black 

 spot ringed with w^hitish, posteriorly bordered by a reddish 

 transverse patch margined laterally with whitish ; a suffused 

 leaden-metallic patch above anal angle ; a row of large suffused 

 leaden-metallic spots along hindmargins and apical fourth of 

 costa; a row of distinct black dots anterior and parallel to these; 

 cilia leaden-metallic, with a darker median line. Hindwings 

 pale grey, thinly scaled (in male with a large patch of dense 

 ochreous scales occupying basal third of wing) ; cilia paler, with 

 a whitish median line. 



Two specimens at Parkside and two at Blackwood. In repose 

 this species has a wonderful superficial resemblance to birds' 

 droppings. It is a very beautiful insect, and is met with 

 sparingly. It is most allied to the New Zealand //. yonosemara, 

 Meyr. 



Tineina. 



GELECHIAD.E. 



Gelechia leucocephala, n. sp. 



Female, 19 mm. Head, j^alpi, and thorax snow-white. Thorax 

 with an anterior blackish band, palpi with a blackish ring at 

 apex of basal and terminal joints. Antennae and abdomen dark- 

 fuscous. Legs blackish, posterior pair light-fuscous. Forewings 

 moderate, rather narrow ; costa gently arched ; apex round- 

 pointed ; hindmargin very oblique ; fuscous, coarsely strewai with 

 black and wdiitish scales; a snow-white spot at base of wing; 

 markings black, suffused ; a spot on inner margin at base ; a spot 

 in disc at one-third, another obliquely beyond and beneath it ; a 

 suffused elongate patch on costa about middle ; a transverse spot 

 above anal angle ; a paler tooth of ground-colour on costa at 

 three-fourths ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with rows of black points. 

 Hindwings dark-grey; cilia grey-whitish. 



One example at Parkside, October 17th. The white head and 

 thorax contrast effectively with the dark colour of forewings, and 

 make the species easy of recognition. 



Gelechia thermochroa, n. sp. 

 Male and female, 16-17 mm. Head dark -fuscous, postorbital 

 rims yellowish, palpi ochreous-yellow, second joint infuscated 



