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49. (Ec. macarella, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilute flavis, costae basi nigrescenti, interdum signo 

 plicae lineaque anguli analis obliqua obscuris saturate fuscis ; post, albido- 

 griseis ; tborace saturate fusco, margine postico anguste flavido. 



Male, female. — 12^-14 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi wbitisb-yellow, 

 basal balf of botb joints externally irrorated witb dark fuscous. Antennae 

 ocbreous-wbitisb, basal joint dark fuscous except at apex. Tborax dark 

 fuscous, witb small lateral and posterior pale yellowisb spots. Abdomen 

 grey-wbitisb. Anterior legs dark fuscous ; middle legs ocbreous-wbitisb 

 irrorated witb dark fuscous, except at apex of joints ; posterior legs 

 ocbreous-wbitisb. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 blunt-pointed, bindmargin very obliquely rounded ; pale yellow, somewhat 

 suffused with deeper yellow ; costa dark fuscous towards base ; sometimes a 

 few dark fuscous scales on fold at ^, and on a bar from disc to anal angle : 

 cilia pale yellow, with several rows of grey points, and a darker grey shade 

 before tips. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Eeadily known by the pale yellow colouring, the less defined basal mark 

 on the costa, and the almost wholly dark fuscous thorax. 



Christcburch, in January ; four srjecimens. 



50. CEc. homocloxa, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. albido-griseis, saturation irroratis, signo plicae ante 

 medium alteroque anguli analis vix saturatioribus ; post, griseis. 



Male, female. — 15^-17^- mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and legs light grey 

 finely irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen light 

 grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hind- 

 margin very oblique, hardly rounded ; pale whitish-grey, very finely and 

 closely irrorated with dark fuscous-grey ; indications of an inwardly oblique 

 dark fuscous mark beneath fold about ^, and a perpendicular mark on anal 

 angle, botb almost obsolete : cilia grey-whitish, with several rows of dark 

 fuscous-grey points. Hindwings grey, in female rather darker ; cilia light 

 grey, with a cloudy darker basal line. 



An obscure-looking species, differing from the other grey species in the 

 more elongate forewings, the uniform darker irroration, and the absence of 

 distinct darker markings. 



Lake Wakatipu, in December ; two specimens. 



51. (Ec. siderodeta, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. angustis, ochreis, saturate fusco-suffusis, interdum 

 fasciis tribus obliquis obscuris, dorso saepius basim versus paliidiori ; post, 

 saturate griseis. 



Male, female. — 12-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous, densely 

 mixed with dark fuscous. Antennas dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark 

 fuscous, central ring of tibiae, hairs of posterior tibiaa, and apex of all joints 



