Meyeick, — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 148 



TOETEICID.E. 



Pyegotis, Meyr. 

 Pyrg. eudorana, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. ochreo-rufis, area basali externe non angulata, fascia 

 media perobliqua latiore recta, strigulaque subapicali saturatioribus, ciliis 

 purpureo-fuscis ; post, flavido-albis, apice flavidiore. 



Female. — 20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax purplish-ochreous. An- 

 tennae ochreous-whitish. Abdomen and legs yellow-whitish, anterior and 

 middle pair suffused with reddish-fuscous. Forewings broad, oblong, costa 

 anteriorly very strongly arched, apex round-pointed, produced, hindmargin 

 strongly sinuate, hardly oblique ; purplish-ochreous, obscurely strigulated 

 with greyish-purple. ; a slightly darker purplish basal patch, its outer edge 

 extending from i of costa to f- of inner margin, not angulated ; central fascia 

 straight, broad throughout, greyish purple, suffused with bright reddish- 

 ochreous on upper half posteriorly, running from middle of costa to anal 

 angle ; a more distinct strigula from f of costa to hindmargin below middle : 

 cilia rather dark fuscous purplish. Hindwings yellow- whitish, towards apex 

 more yellowish, somewhat spotted with pale grey towards inner margin ; 

 cilia yellow- whitish. 



A handsome species, readily known by the different form of wing, 

 straight outline of basal patch, and broad central fascia ; the costa is very 

 much more strongly arched anteriorly than in any other species. Although 

 the male is not known to me, I have no doubt of the generic position. 



Taranaki, in February ; one specimen amongst forest. 

 Pboselena, Meyr. 

 Pros, elephantina, n. sp. 



Magna, alis ant. albido-ochreis, linea disci breviore obscura, punctisque 

 plerisque posticis sparsis nigris ; post, albidis. 



Male. — 27 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae whitish-ochreous, palpi ex- 

 ternally fuscous-tinged. Thorax pale yellowish-ochreous. Abdomen and 

 legs whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair infuscated. Forewings 

 elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 hardly perceptibly sinuate, oblique ; whitish-ochreous ; a cloudy central 

 streak from base to beyond middle more yellowish-ochreous, containing 

 several small dots of black scales, and an ill-defined longitudinal blackish 

 line in disc, extending from |— f ; some fine scattered black dots towards 

 hindmargin : cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 



Singularly distinct by its comparatively gigantic size, pale colouring, 

 and blackish discal line. 



Arthur's Pass, in January ; one specimen on the grassy mountain-side 

 at 4,700 feet, 



