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known, but appear to feed mostly on dead wood, bark, and seeds; the habits 
of none of the New Zealand species are known, and it is of considerable 
importance to discover them. The imagos generally frequent bush. 
Nineteen species are here described, which may be thus tabulated :— 
la. Forewings strongly dilated posteriorly. 
2a. Forewings grey or whitish-ochreous a 2x iE .. 49. griseata. 
2b. reddish-ochreous-brown "m A ex .. 43. phegophylla. 
ib, Forewings not noticeably dilated. 
2a. Forewings narrow. 
3a. With sharply defined fascie. 
4a. Head dark fuscous .. ʻi i di di .. 58. chrysogramma 
Rel (elites Aga i. s vit i e T .. 52. hoplodesma. 
3b. With fascism obscure or obsolete ne a HR .. bl. siderodeta. 
2b. Forewings moderate. ` 
3a. Forewings yellow or whitish-ochreous. 
4a. Head suffused with dark fuscous .. - és .. 48. anema. 
4b. , yellow or whitish-ochreous. 
5a. Thorax wholly yellow ve oe sa .. 44. oporea. 
5b. » partially dark Rea 
6a. Forewings a a dark anterior fascia .. .. 38. chloritis. 
6b. without anterior fascia. 
Ta. eder half of thorax TES dark fuscous. 
= Forewings ochreous .. A i . 45. horea. 
pale yellow . 49. macarella. 
7b. Si half of thorax not wholly aui foie 
8a. Forewings yellow . xi . 46. ome. 
8b. pale whitish. ademit vs .. 47. apanthes. 
3b. Forenings brownish- has ni Li SN ʻi .. 35.pseudospretella. 
4a. Without definite markings .. cte "y is .. 50. homodoza. 
4b. With distinct darker markings. 
5a. Forewings coarsely irrorated with reddish fuscous .. 36. scholea. 
- without reddish fuscous scales. 
6a. Costa with cloudy darker spots. 
7a. Head ochreous-white .. dà x} .. 40. contextella. 
Tb. , more or less grey. 
= Discal dots well defined .. .. —. 37. letharga. 
bscure or obsolete .. .. 39. epimylia. 
6b. a not ek = .. ce ^. 41. hemimochla. 
85. (Ec. REA Sti. 
Media, alis ant. ochreis, saturate fusco conspersis, maculis disci tribus 
parvis serieque postica subcostali ac marginis postici saturate fuscis ; post. 
dilute griseis. 
Male, female.—17-21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light brownish- 
ochreous, strongly suffused with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; light 
