188 Transactions. 
Both the New Zealand genera have a complete fringe ot nairs on both 
wings, and the veins of the forewing are hairy. They may be distinguished 
as follows :— 
€ PEN bagi to very slightly arched; its top not ap- 
a all near to M ; posterior border of dms ng 
ит ved Caecilius Curtis. 
Cubital А book very Se arched, the distance between its to 
Ma t being much less than the height of the ти 
оня mnt of Sten aula sharply angulated towards its 
distal e .. Maoripsocus n. g. 
( Genotype, Maoripsocus semifuscatus n. sp.) 
Genus CAECILIUS Curtis. 
Characters as given in the above ke 
This genus is practically world-wide in distribution, and contains a 
very large number i described species, кон four from New Guinea 
and three from Australia. Four new species are here described from New 
Zealand. They san be separated by d UN Rad key :— 
f Forewing narrow, less than one-third as broad as long, 
at, onl 
long; colour pale creamy, semi-trans уа С. zelandicus n. sp. 
-third as broad 
as long; pterostigma with poste dr ng Sou normally 
curved i colour pale Sat brown or 
yellowis 2 
Veins of forewing with a double set of longish hairs ; s 
colour pale semi-transparent brownis 3 
2 4 Veins of forewing with only a а set of short hairs; $ 
all distal veins and outer margin of clavus infuscate ; 
pterostigma pale yellow C. flavistigma n. sp. 
naan with dark "now at ends of all veins except only 
3 C. apicipunctatus n. 8р. 
} No une spots present ; size much smaller than above; the 
L forewings uniformly pale semi-transparent bro C. brunellus n. 8p. 
Caecilius zelandicus n. UNE (Plate 18, fig. 5 and text-fig. 12.) 
Forewing, 2:9 m expanse of wings, 
ibn vem “phen dale оош except Mg which are black ; antennae 
Ето. 12, dur меф í 24. 
(For | seme vem y уре Venation. Х 
Thorax and legs ар 
Abdomen testaceou 
Wings: Veins каси taceous, those of forewing carrying only a single set — 
very short hairs. Forewing narrow, less than мерны (е аз бок as long, P | 
