Mxvnick.—ÓOn New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 58 
Allied to the Australian T. glaphyrana, Meyr., but not to be confused 
with any other New Zealand species. 
Taken abundantly at Hamilton amongst long grass on the skirts of the 
forest, in January. 
91. Tort. leucaniana, Walk. 
(Conchylis leucaniana, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 370, (Tortrix) Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. 
W., 1881, 517; Gelechia intactella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 652; Teras pauculana, 
ibid., Suppl., 1781.) 
Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, squamis paucis conspersis punctoque 
disci nigris, sepius striga disci brevi longitudinali grisea ; post. albis. 
Male, female.—14-18 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous ; palpi 
moderate. forewings moderate, in female more elongate and narrower, 
costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique, in female 
more oblique; pale ochreous, sometimes deeper in female, often rather 
darker between the veins posteriorly ; some irregularly scattered blackish 
scales ; generally a rather more conspicuous black dot in dise beyond 
middle, usually preceded by a short longitudinal cloudy greyish streak 
above middle: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings white, posteriorly some- 
times faintly greyish ; cilia white. 
Allied to the preceding, which it resembles in form of wing, but entirely 
devoid of the usual transverse markings 
Very common and widely distributed, occurring in grassy places at 
Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Wellington, Nelson, and Christchurch, in 
January, February, September, and October. 
22. Tort. aérodana, Meyr. 
(Tortriz aérodana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 520.) 
Parva, alis ant. griseis, albido nigroque conspersis, M. interdum fascia 
angusta obliqua maculaque coste ochreis ; post. M. saturate griseis, F. 
albidis. 
Male—10-11 mm. ; female—14-144 mm. Head and thorax grey; palpi 
moderate, Forewings narrow, costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly 
rounded, very oblique ; rather dark grey, irrorated with grey-whitish, and 
with scattered blackish scales, in female paler; in male sometimes a dis- 
tinct slender ochreous fascia from before middle of costa to before anal 
angle, and an ochreous costal spot, but these are often imperceptible : cilia 
grey-whitish, darker towards base. Hindwings in male dark grey, in female 
whitish, posteriorly whitish-grey ; cilia in male grey, in female whitish, 
with a darker basal line. 
Immediately known by its small size, grey colouring, and narrow 
gs. 
Eight specimens taken amongst heathy scrub at Hamilton in January. 
