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Male. — 16-16} mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous- 

 whitish, mixed with fuscous-grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Anterior 

 and middle legs fuscous-grey, central ring of tibiae and apex of all joints 

 ochreous-whitish ; posterior legs ochreous-whitish. Forewings moderate, 

 costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hindmargin extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; pale whitish-grey, slightly ochreous-tinged, and irrorated with 

 dark fuscous ; a cloudy fuscous spot on costa at base, another at |, and a 

 third in middle ; a small cloudy dark fuscous spot in disc near base ; a dark 

 fuscous dot in disc before middle, a second beyond middle, and a third 

 rather obliquely before first on fold ; a cloudy fuscous outwards-bent trans- 

 verse line from f of costa to anal angle, indented inwards beneath costa : 

 cilia pale whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings light 

 grey, apex darker ; cilia grey-whitish, with a distinct grey line near base. 



Smaller and paler than the preceding, without reddish tinge, and with 

 the third discal dot placed obliquely before the first. 



Dunedin, in January ; three specimens. 



38. (Ec. chloritis, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. albido-flavidis, costae basi ac puncto sub plica posito 

 nigris, fascia antica angusta plicam non superante, linea anguli analis 

 obliqua, lineaque transversa postica obsoleta griseis ; post, griseis. 



Male. — 15^ mm. Head whitish-ochreous yellow. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, second joint externally mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae 

 ochreous-whitish, obscurely annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark 

 fuscous, posterior margin whitish-yellowish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs 

 dark fuscous, posterior tibiae and apex of all joints whitish-yellowish. 

 Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hindmargin 

 very oblique, slightly rounded ; pale dull whitish-yellowish ; base of costa 

 suffusedly dark fuscous ; a very oblique indistinct grey streak from near 

 costa at I to middle of fold ; a blackish dot below fold a little before 

 extremity of this streak ; a cloudy dark grey transverse mark on anal 

 angle ; a faint greyish posterior suffusion, obscurely indicating a transverse 

 line very near handmargin : cilia pale dull whitish-yellowish, with several 

 rows of dark grey points, most distinct towards tips. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia whitish, with a cloudy grey line near base. 



Of somewhat doubtful specific affinity ; differing from all the other 

 yellow species in the more elongate forewings, and the transverse anterior 

 and submarginal grey lines. 



Lake Wakatipu (1,000 feet), in December ; one specimen. 



39. (Ec. epimylia, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilute griseis, maculis costae tribus, quarta plicae, 

 punctisque disci duobus obscuris saturatioribus; post, griseis; capite griseo. 



