72 SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OP NEW ZEALAND. [Lepidoptera. 



arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly bowed, rather oblique ; brownish-ochreous, 

 suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous except on veins ; basal area somewhat marked 

 with white ; lines narrow, white, first from J of costa to f, of dorsum, subsinuate 

 outwards near costa and inwards near dorsum, second from ^ of costa to | of dorsum, 

 indented near costa, strongly curved outwards in middle ; orbicular formed by a dark- 

 fuscous dot surrounded with a pale ring of ground-colour ; claviform represented 

 by an oval blotch of dark-fuscous suffusion edged posteriorly with white suffusion ; 

 a quadrate patch of white suffusion between orbicular and discal spot ; discal spot 

 three-lobed, blackish, edged with whitish ; a band of white irroration preceding 

 second line ; subterminal line slender, white, very acutely dentate, interrupted in 

 middle ; a white terminal line : cilia whitish-ochreous, with two fuscous shades. 

 Hindwings Ij, without long hairs in cell ; ochreous-grey- whitish ; a faint grey dot 

 and cloudy post-median line : cilia ochreous-whitish, with a grey line. 



Carnley Harbour and Norman Inlet, Auckland Island ; one specimen. 



Apparently most allied to colpota, Meyr., but very distinct ; the peculiar discal 

 spot is a notable character. 



Scoparia parmifera, n. sp. 



S . 22 mm. Head ochreous-brown, face mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi 

 2J, brown mixed with dark fuscous, white towards base beneath. Antennae pale 

 greyish-ochreous ringed with fuscous, dentate, ciliations 1. Thorax brownish, 

 shoulders suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-grey. Fore wings 

 elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, 

 rather oblique ; light ochreous-brown, irregularly sprinkled with blackish ; a tri- 

 angular blackish spot on base of costa, reaching half across wing ; lines narrow, 

 whitish, edged interiorly with blackish irroration, first from ^ of costa to | of dorsum, 

 rather irregular, sinuate inwards near dorsum, second from before ^ of costa to f 

 of dorsum, indented towards costa and thrice on lower half ; a large blackish irregular- 

 edged oblong patch extending along costa from first line to f and reaching about 

 half across wing, lower edge prominent before middle, surrounded beneath and 

 posteriorly by white suffusion ; subterminal line represented by a pale - ochreous 

 irregular-edged fascia just before termen, followed by blackish irroration : cilia 

 grey- whitish, with two grey shades. Hindwings 1|, without long hairs in cell ; pale 

 grey, somewhat darker posteriorly: ciUa grey-whitish, with grey subbasal shade. 



Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island ; Campbell Island ; one specimen. 



Nearest to acharis, Meyr., but also very distinct by the large oblong blackish 

 costal patch and peculiar form of second line. 



Scoparia epicomia, Meyr, 



Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island ; Enderby Island : one specimen, quite 

 normal. 



Scoparia sabulosella, Walk. 



Enderby Island ; one specimen, normal. 



Scoparia halopis, n. sp. 



3 ? . 26-29 mm. Head white, more or less sprinkled with pale ochreous. 

 Palpi 3^, brownish-ochreous sometimes mixed with dark fuscous, white towards 



