8 Transactions. — Zoology. 



mountain beech, miscalled " birch "), making a slight web amongst the 

 leaves, froni which it is very readily dislodged. Pupa short, stout, pale- 

 greenish, irregularly shaded with brownish, in a slight cocoon. Although 

 specially attached to the Fagus, on which it occurs in great abundance, the 

 larva probably affects various shrubs ; and I think I have met with it on 

 Fuchsia excorticata. 



Christchurch, Mount Hutt, Castle Hill, Arthur's Pass, from January 

 to April ; larva3 in all stages in January. 



3. Eulechria, Meyr. 



Head loosely scaled, sidetufts large. Antennaa in male moderate, 

 evenly and moderately or rather strongly ciliated (1 to 2), basal joint 

 moderate, with strong pecten. Palpi moderate or rather long, second joint 

 hardly reaching or rarely somewhat exceeding base of antennae, thickened 

 with appressed scales, somewhat loose or slightly rough beneath, terminal 

 joint somewhat shorter than second, moderate, recurved. Thorax smooth. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, apex rounded more or less strongly, hind- 

 margin obliquely rounded. Hindwings slightly narrower than forewings, 

 elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia £ to 1. Abdomen moderate, 

 generally strongly margined. Posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs 

 above. Forewings with vein 7 to apex, 2 from or close before angle of 

 cell. Hindwings normal. 



A very large Australian genus, represented in New Zealand by two 

 species very different from each other, but quite of Australian types ; they 

 appear to be stray immigrants. This and the four succeeding genera are 

 nearly allied together, and are quite distinct from those that precede and 

 follow. 



3. Eid. zopho'essa, Meyr. 

 (Eulechria zopho'essa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1882, 515.) 



Minor, alis ant. fuscis, punctis disci tribus, macula costaa post medium 

 parva, strigaque postica flexuosa saturatioribus ; post, saturate griseis. 



Male. — 15J mm. Head fuscous, mixed with whitish-ochreous. Palpi 

 dark fuscous, second joint whitish-ochreous internally and at extreme 

 apex, apex of terminal joint whitish-ochreous. Antennse dark fuscous. 

 Thorax dark fuscous, becoming ochreous posteriorly. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous. Anterior and middle legs dark fuscous, tarsi whitish-ochreous 

 beneath ; posterior legs dark grey, apex of joints whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin 

 obliquely rounded ; fuscous, slightly reddish-tinged, basal f irregularly 

 mixed and suffused with whitish-ochreous, and thinly irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, hindmargin rather broadly suffused with dark fuscous ; a small 

 dark fuscous spot at base of costa, and another at base of inner margin ; a 



