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15. Track, aspidephora, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. albidis, partim ochreo-suffusis, macula costae postica 

 magna subtriangulari alteraque apicis parva saturate griseis, nigro-mixtis ; 

 post, griseo-albidis. 



Male, female. — 13|-14| mm. Head and antennae whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous, terminal joint with a 

 blackish subapical ring. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 a central ring of median tibiae, hairs of posterior tibiae, and apex of all joints 

 ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, slightly 

 sinuate in middle, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; 

 whitish, irregularly suffused with whitish-ochreous ; basal § of costa dark 

 grey, with a small blackish basal spot ; an obscurely indicated slender 

 blackish transverse line in disc before middle, nearly rectangularly angu- 

 lated, wholly obsolete towards margins, preceded by two tufts of raised pale 

 ochreous scales above and below middle ; a small elongate cloudy dark grey 

 spot along costa somewhat beyond middle, beneath which is a raised ochre- 

 ous partially blackish-circled spot in disc, and between this and anal angle 

 another raised tuft ; a cloudy blackish-grey elongate outwards-curved spot 

 extending from f of costa to the blackish-circled discal, more or less suf- 

 fused beneath ; from this near costa proceeds a transverse blackish line to 

 anal angle, obtusely angulated outwards in middle ; a cloudy blackish-grey 

 apical spot, rather produced along hindmargin : cilia ochreous- whitish, with 

 two cloudy blackish lines. Hindwings grey- whitish, apex darker ; cilia 

 whitish, with a cloudy grey line. 



Very distinctly characterized by the dark markings combining to form 

 a large posterior patch on the costa, contrasting with the pale ochreous 

 suffusion of the ground-colour. 



Christchurch and Dunedin, in December and January ; not uncommon 

 in forest. 



16. Track, anastrella, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. fuscis, saturation- suffusis, linea antica transversa fere 

 rectangulata nigra, altera postica sinuata costaeque triangulo saturate 

 fuscis ; post, saturate fuscis. 



Male. — 1 1^-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscous, somewhat 

 mixed with whitish-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. 

 Legs dark fuscous, middle and posterior tibiae with ochreous-whitish central 

 and apical rings, all tarsi with ochreous-whitish rings at apex of joints. 

 Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, slightly sinuate in middle, 

 apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; fuscous or ochreous- 

 fuscous, coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous or blackish ; sometimes a 



