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whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, more strongly 
near base, apex pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; brownish- 
ochreous, densely irrorated with dark fuscous, which tends to form three 
broad oblique cloudy fascie, but these are often wholly suffused and con- 
fluent; generally there is a more or less distinctly clear brownish-ochreous 
space towards base of inner margin : cilia ochreous-whitish, with numerous 
irregular rows of dark fuscous points, tips clear whitish. Hindwings dark 
fuscous ; cilia grey, towards base dark fuscous. 
An inconspicuous species, but readily known by the peculiar form of the 
forewings, ochreous suffused ground-colour, and tendency to form three 
cloudy fasci®. 
Christchurch, Dunedin, and Lake Wakitipu, from December to February ; 
common, especially at rest on fences. 
52. Œc. hoplodesma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, dilute flavis, coste dimidio antico, fasciis tribus 
obliquis quartaque marginis postici griseis ; post. griseis. 
Male.—123 mm. Head and palpi light yellow. Antenne dark fuscous. 
Thorax light yellow, mixed with fuscous grey. Abdomen whitish-grey. 
Legs dark grey, hairs of posterior tibie and apex of all tarsal joints whitish. 
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; light yellow, somewhat deeper in 
disc; markings very pale whitish-grey, closely irrorated with dark grey 
scales; a streak along anterior half of costa; a cloudy spot on inner margin 
near base; a narrow oblique transverse fascia from + of costa to before 
middle of inner margin, and a second from middle of costa to Ẹ of inner 
margin, both slightly interrupted below middle; a third, less oblique, from 
3 of costa to anal angle, obscurely connected with second near inner 
margin; an irregular streak along hindmargin: cilia light yellow, with 
numerous lines of grey points. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey, base 
slightly darker. 
A distinct and pretty species. 
South Rakaia, in March ; one specimen received from Dr. W. H. Gaze. 
53. (Ec. chrysogramma, n. sp 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, saturate flavis, basi, fasciis duabus obliquis, 
macula coste postica transversa, strigaque marginis postici saturate pur- 
pureo-fuscis ; post. saturate fuscis. 
Female.—124 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, thorax, abdomen, and legs 
dark purplish-fuscous, apex of tarsal joints ochreous-whitish. Forewings 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely 
rounded ; deep golden-yellow; extreme base dark fuscous; anterior half of 
costal edge dark fuscous; markings dark purple-grey, edged with blackish- 
