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anterior angle, and a third in lower posterior angle, first tuft bordered above 

 anteriorly by a short blackish mark, second on three sides posteriorly by an 

 angulated blackish streak, third anteriorly and posteriorly by two short 

 straight blackish streaks ; a very indistinct cloudy grey angulated transverse 

 line near hindrnargin ; a row of cloudy dark grey spots along kindmargin 

 and apical third of costa : cilia whitish, with an indistinct grey line. Hind- 

 wings grey-whitish, slightly darker towards apex ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Very distinct by the grey colouring, and dark costal and basal patches. 



Wellington, in January ; one fine specimen. 



22. Sem. prasophyta, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. canis, virescenti-suffusis, strigula ad basim, squamis 

 disci sparsis, punctis costa? lineaque marginis postici nigris ; post, griseis, 

 basim versus albidis. 



Male, female. — 17-18 mm. Head white (?). . Palpi white, second joint 

 with a subbasal and subapical ring, terminal joint with a median ring 

 black. Antennae grey-whitish, obscurely annulated with fuscous, basal 

 joint whitish, with a fuscous subapical spot. Thorax whitish, anteriorly 

 mixed with dull green and black. Abdomen grey-whitish. Anterior tibia? 

 dark fuscous with central and apical whitish rings, middle tibia? dark 

 fuscous broadly suffused with whitish towards centre and apex, posterior 

 tibia? whitish, all tarsi dark fuscous with whitish rings at apex of joints. 

 Forewings moderate, costa gently arched, sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, 

 hindrnargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; whitish, irrorated and partially suf- 

 fused with dull ochreous-green, especially on central third and towards 

 hindrnargin ; extreme base and an irregular streak from costa near base to 

 base of inner margin black ; a small cloudy blackish spot on costa before 

 middle, and another beyond middle ; two tufts of green scales in disc before 

 middle, followed by scattered black scales, and two tufts beyond middle, 

 preceded and followed by black scales ; a clear whitish sinuate transverse 

 line from f of costa to before anal angle ; three black dots on posterior third 

 of costa, and an interrupted black hindmarginal line : cilia fuscous, with a 

 cloudy blackish line. Hindwings grey, becoming whitish towards base ; 

 cilia grey-whitish, with a cloudy grey line. 



Not to be confused with any other species. 



Wellington and Taranaki, in January and February ; two specimens. 

 23. Sem. austera, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. fuscis, fascia antica lineaque postica curva vix pallidi- 

 oribus, signo disci arcuate saturation ; post, saturate fuscis. 



Male. — 17-18 mm. Head, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Palpi dark fuscous, second joint mixed with pale ochreous, terminal joint 

 with a suffused pale ochreous band above and below middle. Legs dark 



