Meyeick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 29 



oblique; reddish-ochreous ; a round cloudy dark fuscous- grey dot in disc at 

 ■J, a second at f , a third more obscure on fold beyond first, in the female speci- 

 men all obsolete ; cilia reddish-ochreous, becoming whitish-ochreous towards 

 tips. Hindwings whitish, faintly ochreous-tinged, towards inner angle 

 suffused with grey ; cilia whitish, tinged with grey at inner angle. 



Immediately known by the grey basal suffusion of the hindwings, and 

 the pronounced reddish-ochreous forewings. This and the two following 

 species are rather closely allied. 



Wellington and Castle Hill, in January ; two specimens. Walker's type 

 is certainly of this species ; it is stated to be from Auckland, but no reliance 

 can be placed on this. 



27. Gymn. sarcoxantha, n. sp. 

 Media, alis ant. dilute ochreis, punctis disci tribus saturate ochreo- 

 fuscis ; post, ochreo-albidis. 



Male. — 19-20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish-ochreous, 

 sometimes slightly reddish-tinged. Abdomen and legs ochreous- whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 hindmargin oblique, nearly straight ; whitish-ochreous, with a few scattered 

 reddish-ochreous scales, margins sometimes partially suffused with deeper 

 ochreous ; a reddish-ochreous or dark fuscous dot in disc at ^, a second, 

 larger and oblique, at §, and a third, very small, on fold very obliquely 

 beyond first : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish, faintly ochreous- 

 tinged : cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Very near the preceding, but with the forewings more elongate, and the 

 ground-colour lighter, without pronounced reddish tinge, and the hind- 

 wings without any grey suffusion. 



Dunedin and Christchurch, in January and March ; six specimens. 

 28. Gymn. parca, Butl. 

 (CEcophora parca, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877, 405.) 

 Minor, alis ant. ochreis vel flavis, interdum griseo-mixtis, costa palli- 

 diori, punctis disci tribus saturate griseis saepius obsoletis ; post, griseis. 



Male, female. — 13-16 mm. Head palpi, and thorax ochreous or yellow- 

 ish. Antennae dark - grey. Abdomen grey-whitish, anal tuft ochreous- 

 whitish. Legs whitish, more or less wholly suffused with fuscous-grey. 

 Forewings moderate, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 hindmargin obliquely rounded ; dull ochreous or yellow, sometimes partially 

 suffused with reddish-ochreous, especially towards inner margin, and some- 

 times mixed with grey, except along a costal band ; sometimes a cloudy 

 round dark grey dot in disc before middle, a second beyond middle, and a 

 third on fold obliquely beyond first, but often these are absent, or some- 

 times indicated by a reddish-ochreous suffusion : cilia ochreous or yellowish, 



