Meyrick.—On New Zealand Miero-Lepidoptera. 99 
generally darker, especially towards anal angle; subterminal line very 
obscure, whitish, tonching second line, not interrupted: cilia whitish, with 
a grey line. Hindwings 13, whitish-grey, postmedian line obscurely 
darker, hindmargin suffused with darker grey ; cilia as in forewings. 
Easily known by the narrow forewings, very oblique first line, and 
usually distinct blackish dot-like claviform. 
Hamilton, Napier, Masterton, and Christchurch, in sandy grassy places 
or at lamps, from January to March, tolerably common. 
48. Scop. psammitis, n. sp. 
Male, female.—21-27 mm. Quite similar to S. leptalea, but antenne of 
male slender, filiform, ciliations 1; orbieular tolerably distinet, partially 
outlined with blackish. 
This species so closely resembles S. leptalea, except in the considerably 
larger size, that it would probably pass for a local variety, but the strue- 
tural difference in the antenne of the male must be taken to warrant 
specific separation. The forewings are perhaps even somewhat narrower 
proportionately, and the claviform usually more conspicuous. 
Arthur’s Pass, on grassy slopes at 4,500 feet, in January; three speci- 
mens (2 male, 1 female). A more ochreous-tinged female from near Dunedin 
is probably also referable to this species. 
44. Scop. epicomia, n. sp. 
Male, fenale.—18-19 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, and thorax reddish- 
ochreous-brown; palpi 4, towards base white beneath. Antennal cilia- 
tions 3. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, tinged with grey. Legs white, 
tarsi and anterior tibie banded with dark fuscous. Forewings triangular, 
narrow at base, costa almost straight, posteriorly moderately arched, apex 
rounded, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique; light ochreous-grey ; basal 
third reddish-ochreous-brown, terminated by first line; first line straight, 
slender, white, not oblique, followed by a narrow dark reddish-brown fascia 
edged with black posteriorly and suffused with black on inner margin ; 
median space irrorated with white, wholly suffused with white posteriorly ; 
reniform small, linear, transverse, reddish-ochreous; a small iriangular 
reddish-ochreous black-margined spot on costa beyond middle; second 
line slender, whitish, anteriorly dark-margined; terminal space greyish- 
ochreous, irrorated with blackish, subterminal line obscure, whitish, suffused 
into hindmargin: cilia ochreous-whitish, with an interrupted dark fuscous 
line. Hindwings 11, pale whitish-grey; lunule, postmedian line, and hind- 
marginal band light grey ; cilia grey-whitish, with dark grey dots on veins. 
Conspicuously distinct, and of doubtful affinity, but perhaps allied to S. 
Jeredayi ; the straight perpendicular dark reddish-brown fascia beyond first 
line is a peculiar feature. 
