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paler and sometimes greyish towards tips. Hindwings grey, somewhat 
darker towards apex; cilia ochreous-whitish or grey-whitish, sometimes 
with a cloudy grey line. 
Very variable, but hardly to be confused with any other ; immediately 
known from the two preceding species by the grey hindwings and smaller 
size. 
Wellington, Christchurch, Lake Wakatipu, in December and January ; 
generally common on bare grassy hills; at Lake Wakatipu it occurred 
sparingly up to an elevation of 4,000 feet. 
29. Gymn. tholodella, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. fuscis, ochreo-conspersis, punctis disei tribus saturatio- 
ribus; post. griseis. ; 
Male, fenale.—19-18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light brownish- 
ochreous, more or less mixed and suffused with dark fuscous. Antenne 
brownish-ochreous, annulated or suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen 
grey-whitish, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, central ring 
of anterior and middle tibi» and apex of all joints whitish, posterior tibise 
with whitish hairs. Forewings moderate, somewhat dilated, costa moder- 
ately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique, hardly rounded; light 
brownish-ochreous, densely mixed and irregularly suffused with dark 
fuscous; generally a clear pale spot on costa before middle; a cloudy 
round dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, a second, oblique and some- 
times obscurely double, in disc beyond middle, and a third on fold obliquely 
beyond first: cilia pale ochreous, with a cloudy dark fuscous line near base. 
Hindwings grey; cilia pale ochreous, with a faint fuscous line. 
Not nearly resembling any other; the pale ochreous cilia contrast 
noticeably with the ground-colour on both wings. 
Hamilton, Palmerston, Christchurch, Dunedin, from January to March ; 
common, and sometimes very abundant, in forest; probably of general 
occurrence. 
. 30. Gymn. calliploca, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albido-ochreis, fusco-sparsis, punctis disci tribus, costae 
quinque posticis serieque marginis postiei saturate fuscis; post. dilute 
griseis. 
Male.—17 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale | 
whitish-ochreous ; second joint of palpi externally, and anterior margin of 
thorax suffused with dark fuscous ; anterior and middle tibie dark fuscous 
with pale central and apical rings, tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Fore- 
wings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin straight, 
oblique ; pale whitish-ochreous, finely and scantily irrorated with fuscous 
and dark fuscous scales; a small dark fuscous spot at base of costa ; five 
