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sinuate and pointed, reaching about half-way to claviform ; stigmata not 
prominent, obscurely pale-margined within, shape normal but orbicular 
rather large; traces of transverse lines, in the form of double dark: 
strigulae, on costa at base, j, and middle; an obscure waved pale sub- 
. terminal line, irregularly dark- margined anteriorly, above tornus the 
of pink suffus 
This убы has previously been confused with M. mutans (Walk),  - 
and, as far as markings go, there is little to separate the two. But the  . 
ground-colour is constantly different and the antennal pectinations are _ 
longer in the first species. Reference to the figures will жи that the — 
valvae of the two forms exhibit good differentiating c chara 
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Ben Lomond, Elfin Bay, Lake Luna, and Lake McKenzie in the months 
of November and December. Holotype (3), allotype (Ç), and a series d. 
paratypes in coll. Cawthron Institute. 
TORTRICIDAE. 
Capua intractana (Walk.), Char. Het., p. 83 (1869). 
This Australian species must now be placed on the New Zealand list. 
During esed and March, 1923, nine or ten of each sex were taken at 
light. e species is small and obscure, but (owing to its habit of coming  — 
to ioo ri is hardly likely to have been passed over if it had pre E 
occurred in any num In Australia C. intractana is widely distrib P 
being found in Queensland, New t Victoria, and South A 
traha. 
lepidopterists to recogni ze the species. 4 
d, 11-13 mm.; 2, 14-17 mm. Forewings rather broad, costa adr E. 
arched, termen straight, oblique; dull brown mixed with ochreous, especi 
ally in female; costal patch in male small, ochreous, confined to costal ; 
half and frequently obsolete; in female dark brown, margin obliquely 
outwards to above middle, thence angled sharply inwards; following this 
is an ochreous fascia, dilated dorsally, usually absent in male; a su 
terminal ochreous fascia, triangularly dilated, on upper half. The markings 
are often indistinct and frequently absent. Hindwings fuscous-grey with 
paler mottling. 
Epichorista abdita n. sp. (Fig. 2, D and E.) 
5. 114-13 тт. Head, palpi, and thorax bright reddish- ochreous _ 
Antennae in male ciliated, 14. Abdomen dark fuscous pe ochr E: 
whitish, tarsal segments annulated with fuscous. Forewi wings, strongly 1 
arched at base, apex rectangular, termen very slightly cote e. roundel 
beneath; bright ochreous reddish ; markings very obscure; five oF 
dots on basal half o costa ; traces of some leaden-white fasciae 
at j; apical half of wing Sin numerous obscure waved duh 
