Mzvnick.—On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera, TJ 
Nearly allied to S. exhibitalis, but smaller, with the markings less 
sharply contrasted, and without the defined white and black markings of 
head and thorax. 
Mount Gambier, South Australia, in November; one specimen on & 
tree-trunk, 
* 7, Scop. exhibitalis, Walk. 
(Scoparia exhibitalis, Walk., Suppl., 1500.) 
Male, female.—17-19 mm. Head ochreous-white, back of crown and 
two confluent spots beneath antenns black. Palpi 2, black, basal joint of 
labial and apex of maxillary palpi white. Antenne blackish ; ciliations $. 
Thorax ochreous-white, anterior third and a central quadrate spot black. 
Abdomen whitish-ochreous, segments suffused with grey towards base. 
Legs white, tibia and tarsi banded with black. Forewings rather elongate- 
triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely 
rounded; ochreous-white, with a few scattered black scales; markings 
fuscous suffused with black; an irregular trifurcate mark from base of 
costa, touching a small spot on inner margin; a small spot on costa and a 
larger one on inner margin before first line; first line somewhat oblique, 
slightly curved, indented, posteriorly strongly dark-margined; a cloudy 
suffusion along costa from first line to a small triangular spot slightly 
beyond middle, and a stronger suffusion along inner margin from first to 
second line; orbicular round, black, light-centred ; claviform dot-like, 
black, detached ; both sometimes confluent; reniform represented by & 
linear trifurcate mark; second line strong, anteriorly dark-margined ; 
terminal space wholly dark, except interrupted subterminal line, apex of 
lower portion touching second line: cilia white, with an interrupted 
blackish line, and posterior row of grey spots. Hindwings 1}, grey-whitish, 
ochreous-tinged ; a distinct central lunule, postmedian line, and cloudy 
suffusion towards apex and upper part of hindmargin grey; cilia ochreous- 
whitish, with an interrupted grey line. 
Resembles S. aphrodes in the defined markings of the head, but larger, 
with the markings of the wings less clearly contrasted,, and immediately 
separated by the dark suffusion of the inner margin between first and 
second lines. 
Sydney, New South Wales, from August to October; five specimens, 
mostly at light. 
* 8. Scop. syntaracta, n. sp. 
Male, female.—90-911m. Head and thorax whitish, densely mixed 
with dark fuscous. Palpi 23, white, second and terminal joints with 
blackish basal bands. Antenne grey, obscurely annulated with paler ; 
ciliations }. Abdomen grey, segmental margins ochreous-white. Legs 
