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half: cilia dark fuscous, becoming yellow-whitish on costa before apex, on 
lower margin of second segment generally containing a black dot before 
middle and another beyond middle is segment. Hindwings dark grey; 
cilia fuscous-grey. 
This species might almost be considered identical with the European 4. 
tetradactyla, L., whieh it approaches very closely ; but my specimens of 4. 
tetradactyla are decidedly larger, the cilia darker and more sharply con- 
trasted, and the costa suffused with light fuscous, without trace of black 
dots in the cilia of the lower margin ; these differences are very slight, and 
if intermediate localities produce connecting forms, the two may be united 
under the name of tetradactyla, L.; meanwhile it seems well to keep them 
separate. 
Masterton, Otira River, Christchurch, and Invercargill, rather common 
on open grassy hills, in August and from December to March. 
9. LrorriLvs, Waller. 
Face smooth, hairs projecting between antenns. . Antenns shortly 
ciliated. Palpi moderately long, slender, porrected, second joint smoothly 
scaled. Posterior tibiæ with spurs moderate, nearly equal. Forewings 
cleft to 4, segments moderate, pointed ; with 10 veins (4,6); 2 from rather 
near angle, 8 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 stalked, 6 to costa, 10 free. 
Hindwings with segments narrow, pointed; with 6 veins (1, 8, 2); 2 from 
before middle of lower margin of cell, 8 and 4 from a point, 5 apparently 
shortly anastomosing with 6 in middle. 
Distinguished from Platyptilia and Mimeseoptilus by the smooth face, 
smoothly scaled palpi, and pointed wing-segments. The genus is well 
represented in Europe and North America, and probably elsewhere; the 
single New Zealand species is found also in Australia. 
6. Liopt. celidotus, n. sp. 
Male, female.—15-16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen light 
fuscous, irregularly mixed with white. Antenne fuscous. Legs whitish, 
internally dark fuscous. Forewings light fuscous, irregularly strewn with 
white, sometimes suffused with white in disc, and on a small costal spot 
above base of cleft; an oblique blackish spot before cleft; apex and some- 
times costal edge dark fuscous: cilia white, on costa fuscous. Hindwings 
fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish. 
Well characterized by the conspicuous oblique discal spot. 
Christchurch and Lake Wakatipu, in December and April; four speci- 
mens. Occurs also in South-east Australia. 
4. Mimaseopriuus, Waller. 
Face with a cone of scales. Antenns shortly ciliated. Palpi rather 
long or very long, porrected, second joint loosely scaled above, terminal 
joint exposed, Posterior tibie with spurs moderate or short, nearly equal, 
