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striga near the base, a second similar striga near the middle, on 

 which is placed a distinct black dot ; a broad indented fascia near 

 the margin, followed by a series of oval or rounded spots, all fus- 

 cous. Posterior wings with a slender-waved striga near the 

 middle, two approximating ones beyond the middle, and a row of 

 oval or rounded spots near the outer margin, all fuscous. Antennae 

 of the male strongly pectinated ; of the female simple, annulated 

 with black and white. First and second pair of legs in the male 

 very long, the anterior tibiae simple ; those of the second pair of 

 legs furnished with two spurs at the apex ; posterior legs short, 

 stoat, compressed, furnished with the usual tuft of hair; claw 

 wanting. Female with all the legs elongate ; posterior tibiae with 

 one long and one short spur at their extremity ; tarsi long. 



123. Ptychopoda rubropunctaria. Doubleday, n. s. 

 Inhabits New Zealand. British Museum. Dr. Sinclair. 



Exp. Alar., 9-10 lin. 



All the wings brownish white, with numerous delicate very 

 much -waved transverse darker strigae ; a small red dot beyond the 

 middle towards the anal angle, and a marginal series of minute 

 black dots. There are also three series of more or less distinct 

 minute black dots, one near the base, one just before the middle, the 

 third a little beyond the middle of the anterior wings ; the second 

 and third being continued on to the posterior wings. 



124. Diasemia grammalis. Doubleday, n. s. 



Inhabits New Zealand. British Museum. Dr. Sinclair. 



Exp. Alar., 7-8 lin. 



Anterior wings rufous brown, the rufous colour predominating 

 near the base ; inner margin with a black dash at the base, and 

 before the middle a black triangular blotch, preceded and followed 

 by a whitish patch. Beyond the middle is a transverse white 

 line, not quite reaching the inner margin, where it bounds ex- 

 ternally a second triangular black blotch. Posterior wings rufous 

 brown, more or less irrorated with fuscous, with two irregular 

 transverse whitish strigae, between which is a black patch. Cilia 

 of all the wings varied with black and white. Antennae black. 

 Legs elongate, rufous. 



125. Margaritiaflavidalis. Doubleday,u.s. 



Inhabits New Zealand. British Museum. Dr. Sinclair. 

 Exp. Alar., 8-9 lin. 



All the wings ochraceous, the outer margins with a series of 

 minute dots. Anterior wings with a faint striga near the base, a 



