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In structure approaching nearest to Cataclysta, but distinguished by the 

 filiform antennas and porrected palpi. The larva is doubtless aquatic. 

 13. Hygr. nitens, Butl. 

 (Paraponyx nitens, Butl., Cist. Ent., ii., 556.) 



Male, female. — 14-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous mixed with 

 whitish, face white. Antennae grey-whitish. Abdomen fuscous, segmental 

 margins and apex white. Legs whitish, anterior pair internally fuscous. 

 Fore wings elongate-triangular, very narrow at base, considerably dilated 

 posteriorly, costa almost straight, towards apex moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin strongly rounded, oblique ; light fuscous or ochreous- 

 fuscous, closely irrorated with dark fuscous, veins sometimes lined with 

 dark fuscous ; first line moderate, whitish, curved, not touching margins, 

 connected with base by whitish streaks along subcostal and submedian, 

 sometimes obsolete ; second line moderate, white, from f of costa to f of 

 inner margin ; median third forming a very strong curve outwards ; median 

 space usually white except a broad margin all round, and a small quadrate 

 dark fuscous spot in disc beyond middle ; a submarginal row of irregular 

 white confluent spots, largest beneath apex and on anal angle, almost 

 obsolete in middle, margined posteriorly by a dark line : cilia grey-whitish, 

 base white spotted with dark fuscous. Hindwings white, markings light 

 fuscous ; a small round discal spot ; a fascia somewhat beyond middle, 

 angulated outwards above middle, curved inwards below middle ; a hind- 

 marginal band, narrower at anal angle, containing several obscure white 

 submarginal spots ; cilia whitish, with two pale fuscous lines. 



Variable in intensity of colouring ; Australian specimens sometimes 

 exceed the size given above, reaching 21 mm., and are then usually lighter 

 and more suffusedly marked. 



Hamilton, Napier, Masterton, Christchurch, and Lake Wakatipu, always 

 near water, common from November to March ; often taken at light. Also 

 occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 



CKAMBID^. 



The following are additions to the list already published (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., 1882). 



7. DlPTYCHOPHOKA, Z. 



14. Dipt, interrupta, Feld. 

 (Crambus interruptus, Feld., Eeis. Nov., pi. cxxxv., 15 ; DlptyclwpUora astrosema, Meyr., 

 Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1882, 13.) 

 Felder's figure, which is sufficiently good for recognition, was accident- 

 ally overlooked when I was preparing my former paper ; it should now be 

 restored, 



