Muvz1cx.—On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 48 
49. (Ec. macarella, n. Sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute flavis, coste basi nigrescenti, interdum signo 
plice lineaque anguli analis obliqua obscuris saturate fuscis ; post. albido- 
griseis ; thorace saturate fusco, margine postico anguste flavido. 
Male, female.—193-14 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi whitish-yellow, 
basal half of both joints externally irrorated with dark fuscous. Antenne 
ochreous-whitish, basal joint dark fuscous except at apex. Thorax dark 
fuscous, with small lateral and posterior pale yellowish spots. Abdomen 
grey-whitish. Anterior legs dark fuscous ; middle legs ochreous-whitish 
irrorated with dark fuscous, except at apex of joints; posterior legs 
ochreous-whitish. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 
blunt-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; pale yellow, somewhat 
suffused with deeper yellow ; costa dark fuscous towards base; sometimes a 
few dark fuscous scales on fold at 4, and on a bar from disc to anal angle : 
cilia pale yellow, with several rows of grey points, and a darker grey shade 
before tips. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Readily known by the pale yellow colouring, the less defined basal mark 
on the costa, and the almost wholly dark fuscous thorax. | 
Christchurch, in January ; four specimens. 
50. Œc. homodoxa, n. sp. : 
Minor, alis ant. albido-griseis, saturatiori irroratis, signo plice ante 
medium alteroque anguli analis vix saturatioribus ; post. griseis. 
Male, female.—154-173 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and legs light grey 
finely irrorated with dark fuscous. Antenne darkfuscous. Abdomen light 
grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hind- 
margin very oblique, hardly rounded; pale whitish-grey, very finely and 
closely irrorated with dark fuscous-grey ; indications of an inwardly oblique 
dark fuscous mark beneath fold about 4, and a perpendicular mark on anal 
angle, both almost obsolete : cilia grey-whitish, with several rows of dark 
fuscous-grey points. Hindwings grey, in female rather darker ; cilia light 
grey, with a cloudy darker basal line. 
An obscure-looking species, differing from the other grey species in the 
more elongate forewings, the uniform darker irroration, and the absence of 
distinct darker markings. 
Lake Wakatipu, in December ; two specimens. 
51. Œc. siderodeta, n. sp. i 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, ochreis, saturate fusco-suffusis, interdum 
fasciis tribus obliquis obscuris, dorso sepius basim versus pallidiori; post. 
saturate griseis. 
Male, female.—12-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous, densely 
mixed with dark fuscous. Antenne dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark 
fuscous, central ring of tibiw, hairs of posterior tibise, and apex of all joints 
