Meyrick.—On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 19 
15. Trach. aspidephora, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albidis, partim ochreo-suffusis, macula coste postica 
magna subtriangulari alteraque apicis parva saturate griseis, nigro-mixtis ; 
post. griseo-albidis. 
Male, female.—181-141 mm. Head and antenne whitish-ochreous. 
Palpi whitish-ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous, terminal joint with a 
blackish subapical ring. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin mixed 
with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, 
a central ring of median tibie, hairs of posterior tibie, and apex of all joints 
ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, slightly 
sinuate in middle, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; 
whitish, irregularly suffused with whitish-ochreous ; basal 2 of costa dark 
grey, with a small blackish basal spot; an obscurely indicated slender 
blackish transverse line in disc before middle, nearly rectangularly angu- 
lated, wholly obsolete towards margins, preceded by two tufts of raised pale 
ochreous scales above and below middle; a small elongate cloudy dark grey 
spot along costa somewhat beyond middle, beneath which is a raised ochre- 
ous partially blackish-eireled spot in dise, and between this and anal angle 
another raised tuft; a cloudy blackish-grey elongate outwards-curved spot 
extending from 3 of costa to the blackish-circled discal, more or less suf- 
fused beneath ; from this near costa proceeds a transverse blackish line to 
anal angle, obtusely angulated outwards in middle; a cloudy blackish-grey 
apical spot, rather produced along hindmargin : cilia ochreous-whitish, with 
two cloudy blackish lines. Hindwings grey-whitish, apex darker; cilia 
whitish, with a cloudy grey line. 
Very distinctly characterized by the dark markings combining to form 
a large posterior patch on the costa, contrasting with the pale ochreous 
suffusion of the ground-colour. 
Christchurch and Dunedin, in December and January ; not uncommon 
in forest. ` 
16. Trach. anastrella, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. fuscis, saturatiori-suffusis, linea antica transversa fere 
rectangulata nigra, altera postica sinuata costeque triangulo saturate 
fuscis; post. saturate fuscis. 
Male.—111-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscous, somewhat 
mixed with whitish-ochreous. Antenne dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. © 
Legs dark fuscous, middle and posterior tibie with ochreous-whitish central 
and apical rings, all tarsi with ochreous-whitish rings at apex of joints. 
Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, slightly sinuate in middle, 
 &pex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; fuseous or ochreous- 
fuscous, coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous or blackish ; sometimes a 
