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15. Dipt, selencea, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 14-16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellow, 

 apex of palpi dark fuscous. Antennae and abdomen wkitish-ochreous. Legs 

 ockreous-whitish. Forewings broad, triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded, twice indented on upper 

 half ; pale ochreous-yellowish ; markings rather dark reddish-fuscous, 

 suffused with deep ochreous-yellow ; a transverse line near base, twice very 

 sharply angulated ; first line double, from J of costa to before middle of inner 

 margin, obtusely angulated outwards in middle, and indented inwards near 

 inner margin ; an irregular transverse shade from beyond middle of costa to 

 beyond middle of inner margin, and another from inner margin before first* 

 line to costa beyond second line ; on the intersection of these is the discal 

 spot, which is moderately large, transverse, upper half narrow, dark 

 metallic-grey, lower half dilated, round, white ; second line double, from f 

 of costa to ^ of inner margin, moderately curved outwards, hardly sinuate 

 below middle ; three sharply-marked longitudinal dark metallic-grey streaks 

 from near discal spot to near hindmargin ; hindmargin suffused with deejD 

 yellow, and marked with three small roundish black spots below middle : 

 cilia whitish-yellowish, with a shining dark grey basal line. Hindwings 

 white, faintly ochreous-tinged ; an ochreous-yellow hindmarginal line ; 

 cilia white. 



Nearly allied to D. metallifera, Butl., but apparently distinguished by the 

 two transverse fasciae intersecting in the middle of wing ; in the absence of 

 specimens of D. metallifera for comparison I cannot certainly indicate any 

 other reliable point of difference. When recently revisiting the British 

 Museum, I again examined the specimen of the latter species, and can con- 

 firm my previous remarks on the distinctness of the species and the incor- 

 rectness of Mr. Butler's description, but omitted to describe it myself. 



Otira Gorge and Dunedin, in January ; four specimens. 

 16. Dipt, holanthes, n. sp. 



Male, female. — 15-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellow, 

 palpi suffused with dark fuscous towards base and apex. Antennas pale 

 greyish-ochreous. Abdomen grey. Legs whitish-grey, posterior tarsi 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings broad, triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded, twice indented on upper 

 half; bright deep ochreous-yellow ; some black scales at base of costa, and 

 one or two in disc towards base ; first line very slender, blackish, partially 

 obsolete, from ^ of costa to before middle of inner margin, dilated on 

 margins and on a dot in middle, obtusely angulated outwards above middle 

 and inwards below middle ; discal spot represented by two blackish dots 

 longitudinally placed ; second line very slender, blackish, tolerably distinct, 



