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below 9, 7 from angle of areole, 10 anastomosing shortly with 9, 11 rising 

 out of 10 before angle of areole, 12 free. Hindwings normal, veins 3 and 

 4 from a point. 



Nearly allied to the preceding. 



83. At. niveata, Bntl. 

 (Declana niveata, Butl., Cist. Ent., ii., 500.) 

 Male. — 30 mm. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa somewhat sinuate, 

 hindmargin rounded, dentate ; dull white, faintly irrorated with grey ; costa 

 marked with short indistinct dark grey direct strigulae ; an irregular line 

 towards base, and another twice angulated about ■§, obscurely indicated by 

 dark grey scales ; some scattered dark grey strigulae before hindmargin. 

 Hindwings moderate, hindmargin crenate, angularly projecting in middle ; 

 wholly white. 



I took one fine specimen at rest on a tree-trunk near Dunedin, in 

 February. 



36. Phtllodoce, n.g. 

 Face shortly rough-haired. Palpi moderate, arched, ascending, shortly 

 rough-scaled, terminal joint short. Antennae in male rather stout, pubes- 

 cent. Coxae and femora densely rough-haired beneath. Forewings with 

 vein 6 from below 9, 7 from below angle of areole, 10 shortly touching 9, 

 11 separate, 12 free. Hindwings normal. 



84. Phyll. nelsonaria, Feld. 

 (Gonodontis (?) nelsonaria, Feld. cxxiii., 3 ; Gonodontis felix, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 



1877, 389, pi. xlii., 10.) 

 Male. — 38-39 mm. Forewings moderate, apex rather projecting, hind- 

 margin rather strongly angulated in middle, upper half appearing concave, 

 somewhat crenulate ; fuscous, reddish-fuscous or ochreous, tending to form 

 short transverse darker and lighter strigulas ; some small irregular white 

 marks on costal edge ; an irregular curved and rather strongly dentate 

 whitish line about J, posteriorly dark-margined; a small pale-centred dark 

 fuscous or reddish-fuscous discal spot ; a straight whitish line about f , 

 anteriorly dark-margined. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin rounded, 

 unevenly crenate ; pale reddish-fuscous, more or less irrorated with grey ; 

 a small grey discal spot ; a slightly curved grey line beyond middle. 

 Varies considerably in colour. 

 Nelson and Dunedin ; four specimens. 



37. Amastris, n. g. 

 Face smooth. Palpi short, rough-haired beneath, porrected. Antennas 

 in male stout, serrate, shortly ciliated (\). Forewings with vein 6 from 

 below 9, 7 from below angle of areole, 10 rising out of 9 above origin, 

 anastomosing again shortly with 9, 11 anastomosing shortly with 10, 12 

 anastomosing shortly with 11. Hindwings normal. 



