Meyeick. — On Neiv Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 77 



Nearly allied to S. exhibitalis, but smaller, with the markings less 

 sharply contrasted, and without the defined white and black markings of 

 head and thorax. 



Mount Gambier, South Australia, in November ; one specimen on a 

 tree-trunk. 



* 7. Scop, exhibitalis, Walk. 

 (Scoparia exhibitalis, Walk., Suppl., 1500.) 



Male, female. — 17-19 mm. Head ochreous-white, back of crown and 

 two confluent spots beneath antennas black. Palpi 2, black, basal joint of 

 labial and apex of maxillary palpi white. Antennae blackish ; ciliations %. 

 Thorax ochreous-white, anterior third and a central quadrate spot black. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous, segments suffused with grey towards base. 

 Legs white, tibias and tarsi banded with black. Forewings rather elongate- 

 triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded; ochreous-white, with a few scattered black scales; markings 

 fuscous suffused with black ; an irregular trifurcate mark from base of 

 costa, touching a small spot on inner margin ; a small spot on costa and a 

 larger one on inner margin before first line ; first line somewhat oblique, 

 slightly curved, indented, posteriorly strongly dark-margined ; a cloudy 

 suffusion along costa from first line to a small triangular spot slightly 

 beyond middle, and a stronger suffusion along inner margin from first to 

 second line ; orbicular round, black, light-centred ; claviform dot-like, 

 black, detached ; both sometimes confluent ; reniform represented by a 

 linear trifurcate mark ; second line strong, anteriorly dark-margined ; 

 terminal space wholly dark, except interrupted subterminal line, apex of 

 lower portion touching second line : cilia white, with an interrupted 

 blackish line, and posterior row of grey spots. Hindwings 1^, grey- whitish, 

 ochreous-tinged ; a distinct central lunule, postmedian line, and cloudy 

 suffusion towards apex and upper part of hindmargin grey ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, with an interrupted grey line. 



Kesembles S. ajiJirodes in the defined markings of the head, but larger, 

 with the markings of the wings less clearly contrasted, and immediately 

 separated by the dark suffusion of the inner margin between first and 

 second lines. 



Sydney, New South Wales, from August to October; five specimens, 

 mostly at light. 



* 8. Scop, syntaracta, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 20-21 mm. Head and thorax whitish, densely mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Palpi 2f, white, second and terminal joints with 

 blackish basal bands. Antennas grey, obscurely annulated with paler ; 

 ciliations \. Abdomen grey, segmental margins ochreous-white. Legs 



