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half : cilia dark fuscous, becoming yellow-whitish on costa before apex, on 

 lower margin of second segment generally containing a black dot before 

 middle and another beyond middle of segment. Hindwings dark grey ; 

 cilia fuscous-grey. 



This species might almost be considered identical with the European A. 

 tetradactyla, L., which it approaches very closely ; but my specimens of A. 

 tetradactyla are decidedly larger, the cilia darker and more sharply con- 

 trasted, and the costa suffused with light fuscous, without trace of black 

 dots in the cilia of the lower margin ; these differences are very slight, and 

 if intermediate localities produce connecting forms, the two may be united 

 under the name of tetradactyla, L.; meanwhile it seems well to keep them 

 separate. 



Masterton, Otira River, Christchurch, and Invercargill, rather common 

 on open grassy hills, in August and from December to March. 



3. Lioptilus, Wallgr. 



Face smooth, hairs projecting between antennae. Antennas shortly 

 ciliated. Palpi moderately long, slender, porrected, second joint smoothly 

 scaled. Posterior tibiae with spurs moderate, nearly equal. Forewings 

 cleft to \, segments moderate, pointed ; with 10 veins (4, 6) ; 2 from rather 

 near angle, 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 stalked, 6 to costa, 10 free. 

 Hindwings with segments narrow, pointed; with 6 veins (1, 3, 2) ; 2 from 

 before middle of lower margin of cell, 3 and 4 from a point, 5 apparently 

 shortly anastomosing with 6 in middle. 



Distinguished from Platyptilia and Mimaseoptilus by the smooth face, 

 smoothly scaled palpi, and pointed wing-segments. The genus is well 

 represented in Europe and North America, and probably elsewhere ; the 

 single New Zealand species is found also in Australia. 

 6. Liopt. celidotus, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 15-16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen light 

 fuscous, irregularly mixed with white. Antennae fuscous. Legs whitish, 

 internally dark fuscous. Forewings light fuscous, irregularly strewn with 

 white, sometimes suffused with white in disc, and on a small costal spot 

 above base of cleft ; an oblique blackish spot before cleft ; apex and some- 

 times costal edge dark fuscous : cilia white, on costa fuscous. Hindwings 

 fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish. 



Well characterized by the conspicuous oblique discal spot. 



Christchurch and Lake Wakatipu, in December and April ; four speci- 

 mens. Occurs also in South-east Australia. 



4. MiMiESEOPTmus, Wallgr. 



Face with a cone of scales. Antennae shortly ciliated. Palpi rather 

 long or very long, porrected, second joint loosely scaled above, terminal 

 joint exposed, Posterior tibiae with spurs moderate or short, nearly equal. 



