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42. (Ec. griseata, Butl. 



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



Media, alis ant. dilatatis, albido-ochreis griseisve, punctis disci duobus, 

 signo sub plica posito obliquo, maculae costa3 media nebulosa alteraque 

 anguli analis saturate fuscis ; post, griseo-albidis griseisve. 



Male, female. — 15-19 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish- 

 ochreous, often suffused with grey ; terminal joint of palpi with sub-basal 

 and subapical dark fuscous rings. Abdomen ochreous- whitish or grey. 

 Legs dark fuscous-grey, central and apical rings of middle tibiae, hairs of 

 posterior tibiae, and apex of all tarsal joints ochreous-whitish. Forewings 

 moderate, posteriorly strongly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; varying from pale whitish-ochreous 

 to dull grey ; the paler specimens sometimes partially suffused with grey, 

 or mixed with reddish-ochreous in disc, and on fold towards base ; a slender 

 oblique dark fuscous streak almost from inner margin at £ to disc before 

 middle, often partially obsolete ; a dark fuscous dot in disc above apex of 

 this streak, and a second in disc beyond middle ; a cloudy dark fuscous spot 

 on anal angle, often almost obsolete, anteriorly edged with a darker dot on 

 margin ; a transverse outwards-curved, often partially obsolete, fine dark 

 fuscous line from f of costa to before anal angle, irregularly sinuate towards 

 costa, where it is generally more distinct : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, gener- 

 ally suffused with numerous rows of dark grey points, tips clear pale 

 ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey or grey; cilia ochreous-whitish, often 

 suffused with grey. 



This and the next species are distinguished from all the rest by the 

 posterior dilation of the forewings ; (E. griseata varies a good deal in colour, 

 but can hardly be mistaken. 



Christchurch, Castle Hill, Dunedin, and Invercargill, from December to 

 March'; common. 



43. (Ec. phegophylla, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. dilatatis, ochreo-rufis, puncto disci strigaque dorsi 

 indentata ochreo-albidis, partim flavo-suffusis ; post, saturate griseis. 



Male.— 21-22 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi ochreous-yellow, 

 externally mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax 

 ochreous-yellow, suffused with fuscous except on posterior margin. Abdomen 

 grey. Legs dark fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiae and apex of all joints 

 ochreous-yeliow, beneath wholly ochreous-yellow. Forewings moderate, 

 posteriorly strongly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hind- 

 margin oblique, hardly rounded ; reddish-ochreous-brown, becoming deeper 

 towards inner margin ; a minute ochreous-whitish dot in disc beyond 

 middle ; an ochreous-whitish streak along inner margin from base to f , 



