26 Transactions.—Z oology. 
fuscous, median ring of tibia and apex of all joints whitish-ochreous. Fore- 
wings moderate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin oblique, 
hardly rounded; dull fuscous, mixed with darker and lighter ; the lighter 
tint appears to form an obscure transverse fascia before middle parallel to 
hindmargin, and a curved transverse line from $ of costa to before anal 
angle; a tuft of dark fuscous scales beneath fold at $; an arched dark 
fuscous mark in dise beyond middle; hindmargin and apical fourth of costa 
obscurely spotted with darker: cilia fuscous, with a darker line. Hindwings 
dark fuscous, somewhat lighter towards base ; cilia fuscous, with a cloudy 
darker line. 
Conspicuously distinct by its deep fuscous colouring. 
Wellington, in January ; two specimens. 
10. LarHIcROSSA, n 
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts Bere ary loosely spreading. 
Antenne in male moderate, strongly serrate towards apex, very shortly 
ciliated (4), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Palpi moderately long, 
second joint not exceeding base of antenne, thickened with dense appressed 
scales, terminal joint as long as second, rather stout, curved. Thorax 
crested posteriorly. Forewings moderate, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique. 
Hindwings as broad as forewings, trapezoidal, hindmargin slightly sinuate, 
cilia $. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibie with short rough hairs above. 
uisi: with vein 7 to costa, 2 from rather before angle of cell. Hind- 
wings normal. 
Allied to Gymnobathra, from which it is distinguished by the very short 
ciliations of the antenna, and the thoracic crest. The single species is 
confined to New Zealand. 
24. Lath. leucocentra, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate fuscis, maculis coste duabus parvis serieque 
punctorum marginis postici albido-ochreis, punctis disci tribus niveis; post. 
saturate fuscis. 
Male.—15 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, suffused on crown and fore- 
head with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, externally sprinkled with 
dark fuscous, anterior edge marked throughout by a slender dark fuscous 
line. Antenne dark fuscous. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous, with a 
few whitish-ochreous scales. Legs dark fuscous, central ring of tibiæ, hairs 
of posterior tibie, and apex of all joints whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
moderate, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin 
oblique, almost straight, very faintly sinuate beneath apex ; dark fuscous, 
with irregularly scattered whitish-ochreous scales; a very small whitish- 
ochreous spot on middle of costa, and a rather larger transverse spot on 
costa at 2, giving rise to a very faint curved line of whitish-ochreous scales 
