Meyricx.— On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 108 
Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs whitish, anterior and middle pair suffused 
with dark fuscous. Forewings very elongate, narrow, triangular, costa 
almost straight, apex obtuse, hindmargin very faintly sinuate, oblique; 
light ochreous-grey, irrorated with white, veins slenderly but irregularly 
marked with blackish ; first line obscure, whitish, poreiony suffusedly 
dark-margined, moderately curved, not oblique, ted; orbicular 
very small, linear, blackish, detached ; dicilo moderate, ded black, 
detached ; reniform represented by a black x-shaped mark, lower fork filled 
with white; second line broad, cloudy, whitish, anteriorly suffusedly dark- 
margined, somewhat angulated above middle; subterminal very indistinct, 
whitish, not touching second line; a hindmarginal row of cloudy blackish 
dots: cilia grey-whitish, with two fuscous-grey lines. Hindwings 14, grey- 
whitish ; cilia whitish, with a faint grey line. 
Allied to S. axena, but readily recognized by the narrower forewings 
and distinct lines. 
Lake Wakatipu (8,000 feet), and Castle Hill (8,000 feet), in December 
and January ; two specimens. 
51. Scop. axena, n. sp. 
Male.—24-26mm. Head and thorax greyish-fuscous, slightly mixed 
with whitish. Palpi 8, dark fuscous, apex of maxillary and basal joint of 
labial white. Antenne dark grey; ciliations 4. Abdomen whitish-grey, 
somewhat suffused with ochreous. Legs pale grey, tarsi darker, posterior 
pair whitish. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 
rounded, hindmargin slightly rounded, oblique ; dull fuscous-grey, irrorated 
with whitish towards costa and hindmargin; lines hardly perceptible, 
slightly whitish, faintly dark-margined internally, first line curved, rather 
irregular, second line preceded by a row of short linear obscure dark 
fuscous marks on veins; orbicular and claviform represented by small 
obscure dark fuscous suffusions, detached; reniform by an obscure dark 
fuscous x-shaped mark, lower fork Voti filled with whitish: cilia 
whitish, with two grey lines. Hindwings 1}, grey-whitish ; cilia white. 
Closely allied to S. paltomacha, but separable by the larger size; 
broader forewings, and absence of the distinct blackish lines on veins. 
Arthur's Pass, on grassy slopes at 4,500 feet, in January ; three speci- 
mens. 
52. Scop. steropaa, n. sp. 
Male, female,—18-16 mm. Head white. Palpi 8, fuscous, apex and 
basal joint white. Antenne dark grey, ciliations 4. Thorax fuscous, with 
a blackish central and white anterior spot. Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs 
whitish, tibie and tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate- 
triangular, costa very slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
