Warr.— Leaf-mining Insects of New Zealand. 331 
narrow ; mesothorax is prominent and large; metathorax about half as 
long as mesothorax, all three thoracic segments and vertex possess a median 
longitudiual sutural line; the hindwings pass beneath forewings to about 
level of spiracle on third abdominal segment. Abdominal segments of 
about equal length from 1 to 7 inclusive, 4 and 5 being if anything slightly 
larger, in width they become successively smaller from 5 to 10, this latter 
being small and bluntly rounded ; on dorsum of each segment 2-8 inclusive 
are two pairs of shallow depressions ; there are no tubercles or setae, no 
tubercular scars, spines, or cremaster;- there is apparently no — 
b 
The spiracles on segments 2-8 inclusive are small, circular ктк 
and are conspicuously situated on large flattened slightly-raised е eminen 
The genital. aperture is prominent ventrad between 9 and 1 he dndire 
body is slightly roughened with fine transverse rugae, vest being some- 
iui coarser on the thoracic segments and appendages. 
AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS OF PUPA. 
| 
Measurement at iaei Dae | “sage 
| 1 
Mm. | Mm. | Мт. 
Bottom of labrum i e] 0-59 1:52 | 1-13 
Bottom of labial palpi e F 0-93 1-70 1:20 
t m xillae cx 2а 1:17 2-00 1-24 
Bottom of first legs 3:49 2-55 1-39 
m of second legs 4:49 2- 1:39 
Bottom of antennae 55 2-45 1:35 
m.of wings .. xs 28 5:38 2-45 1-28 
Bottom of third legs TM id 5-51 2-35 1:24 
Extreme length .. - iy 9-34 m 
Dehiscence. 
portion of forewing dorsad. There appears to be no further splitting, and 
there is no detachment of any of appendages. 
(25.) caer melanombra Meyr. (The Akeake-moth). (Plate 27, 
. 2-4; Plate 29, figs. 1-8; Plate 30, figs. 1-4.) 
Тыа melanombra Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 54, p. 165, 1923. 
_ Epiphthora melanombra Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 47, p. 206, 
1915; vol. 20, p. 77, 1888: Fereday, Trans. N Z. Inst., vol. 30, 
р. 363, 1898: Hutton, Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae, p. 118. 
Gelechia sparsa Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 50, p. 128, 1918. 
The Imago. (Plate 29, fig. 1.) 
Meyrick’s Original Description.—See Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 20, p. 77, 
Type in Mr. Meyrick's collection. 
