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generally darker, especially towards anal angle ; subterrninal line very 

 obscure, whitish, touching second line, not interrupted : cilia whitish, with 

 a grey line. Hindwings If, whitish-grey, postmedian line obscurely 

 darker, hindmargin suffused with darker grey ; cilia as in forewings. 



Easily known by the narrow forewings, very oblique first line, and 

 usually distinct blackish dot-like claviforrn. 



Hamilton, Napier, Masterton, and Christchurch, in sandy grassy places 

 or at lamps, from January to March, tolerably common. 



43. Scop, psammitis, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 21-27 mm. Quite similar to S. leptalea, but antennae of 

 male slender, filiform, ciliations 1 ; orbicular tolerably distinct, partially 

 outlined with blackish. 



This species so closely resembles S. leptalea, except in the considerably 

 larger size, that it would probably pass for a local variety, but the struc- 

 tural difference in the antennae of the male must be taken to warrant 

 specific separation. The forewings are perhaps even somewhat narrower 

 proportionately, and the claviforrn usually more conspicuous. 



Arthur's Pass, on grassy slopes at 4,500 feet, in January; three speci- 

 mens (2 male, 1 female). A more ochreous-tinged female from near Dunedin 

 is probably also referable to this species. 



44. Scop, epicomia, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax reddish- 

 ochreous-brown ; palpi 4, towards base white beneath. Antennal cilia- 

 tions £. Abdomen ochreous- whitish, tinged with grey. Legs white, 

 tarsi and anterior tibiae banded with dark fuscous. Forewings triangular, 

 narrow at base, costa almost straight, posteriorly moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; light ochreous-grey ; basal 

 third reddish-ochreous-brown, terminated by first line ; first line straight, 

 slender, white, not oblique, followed by a narrow dark reddish-brown fascia 

 edged with black posteriorly and suffused with black on inner margin ; 

 median space irrorated with white, wholly suffused with white posteriorly ; 

 reniform small, linear, transverse, reddish-ochreous ; a small triangular 

 reddish-ochreous black-margined spot on costa beyond middle ; second 

 line slender, whitish, anteriorly dark-margined ; terminal space greyish- 

 ochreous, irrorated with blackish, subterrninal line obscure, whitish, suffused 

 into hindmargin : cilia ochreous-whitish, with an interrupted dark fuscous 

 line. Hindwings 1J, pale whitish-grey; lunule, postmedian line, and hind- 

 marginal band light grey ; cilia grey- whitish, with dark grey dots on veins. 



Conspicuously distinct, and of doubtful affinity, but perhaps allied to S. 

 feredayi ; the straight perpendicular dark reddish-brown fascia beyond first 

 line is a peculiar feature. 



