Meyrick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 79 



Nearly allied to S. syntaracta, but distinguished by the much narrower 

 wings, smaller size, greater concentration of the black colouring, and darker 

 margin of kindwings. 



Mount Wellington (3,200 feet), Tasmania, in December; one specimen. 

 * 10. Scop, homala, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 15-18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale ochreous mixed 

 with dark fuscous ; palpi 2f, externally suffused with dark fuscous, basal 

 joint white. Antennae dark fuscous, obscurely annulated with ochreous ; 

 ciliations +. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, sometimes irrorated with fuscous. 

 Legs pale ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, tibiae and tarsi banded with 

 dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, more or less 

 densely and irregularly irrorated with black ; black scales tending to form 

 longitudinal streaks at base ; first line whitish-ochreous, anteriorly broadly 

 suffused, obscurely double, moderately curved, hardly indented, posteriorly 

 black-margined ; orbicular dot-like, blackish, detached ; claviform small, 

 suboblong, blackish, touching first line ; reniform represented by an 

 x-shaped black mark, separated from orbicular by a small oval clear 

 whitish-ochreous spot; a small triangular blackish spot on costa beyond 

 middle ; second line well-defined, whitish-ochreous, anteriorly blackish- 

 margined ; terminal space wholly suffused with blackish, except well- 

 defined rather broad whitish-ochreous subterminal line, not interrupted, 

 touching second line in middle : cilia whitish-ochreous, barred with fuscous, 

 with a blackish interrupted line. Hindwings 1J, ochreous-grey-whitish, 

 postmedian line and hindmarginal suffusion faintly greyer ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, with a grey line. 



Immediately separated from the allied species by the whitish-ochreous 

 ground colour. 



Adelaide, South Australia, on fences in October ; six specimens. 

 *.ll. Scop, eremitis, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 18-21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish, densely 

 mixed with dark fuscous ; palpi 3. Antennae grey ; ciliations J. Abdomen 

 grey, segmental margins whitish. Legs dark fuscous irrorated with white, 

 apex of joints white. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, costa slightly 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin almost straight, oblique ; fuscous-grey, 

 irregularly sprinkled witb white, veins obscurely lined with blackish ; 

 several small cloudy blackish spots towards base ; first line narrow, whitish, 

 ill-defined, posteriorly obscurely blackish-margined, moderately curved, 

 somewhat indented ; orbicular moderate, circular, outlined with black, 

 detached ; claviform smaller, round, almost wholly blackish, touching first 

 line ; reniform obscure, tolerably 8-shaped, obscurely blackish-margined ; 



