Meyriok. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 145 



very dense web, and loose silken galleries along the branches. I found 

 these larvas at the beginning of February, near Castle Hill ; from their 

 habit I was led to expect one of the Pyralidina. They are doubtless not 

 confined to this food-plant. 



Harm, latomana, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. albis, area basali bis secta externe perobliqua, fascia 

 media cum macula cost* postica tripunctata per dentem fere connexa, altera 

 etiam e margine postico in angulum analem percurrente flavido-fuscis, nigro- 

 mixtis ; post, albis, apice griseo-suffuso. 



Female. — 20 mm. Head whitish, spotted with ochreous behind antennas. 

 Palpi whitish, towards apex of second joint ochreous. Antennae blackish. 

 Thorax blackish, somewhat mixed with ochreous, apex of patagia and 

 posterior margin white. Abdomen and legs whitish, anterior tarsi dark 

 fuscous internally. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa strongly arched 

 towards base, somewhat sinuate beyond middle, apex very obtusely rounded, 

 hindmargin slightly rounded, hardly oblique ; white, with a few grey scales ; 

 markings fuscous, densely mixed with yellow-ochreous and black ; basal 

 patch with outer edge straight, very oblique, from \ of costa to beyond 

 middle of inner margin, cut in middle and beneath costa by two very 

 irregular longitudinal streaks of ground-colour ; central fascia moderate, 

 from before middle of costa to anal angle, anterior edge connected with 

 basal patch above middle and on inner margin by cloudy fuscous bars, 

 posterior edge giving rise in middle to a strong irregular projection almost 

 or quite touching an elongate spot which extends along costa from middle 

 to near apex, and contains three white dots ; a small spot on costa imme- 

 diately before apex ; a tolerably straight irregular fascia from hindmargin 

 above middle to lower extremity of central fascia ; an irregular hindmarginal 

 line : cilia pure white, base ochreous spotted with dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 white, suffused with grey towards apex ; cilia white. 



A very distinct species, but evidently allied to H. cenea and H. sircea. 



Arthur's Pass, at 4,700 feet, in January ; one specimen. 

 Harm, sircea, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. $ ochreis, costa late ochreo-rufa, ? dilute stramineis ; 

 post. $ griseis, apicem versus saturatioribus, 5 albis. 



Male. — 21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brownish-ochreous mixed with 

 grey; thorax hairy beneath. Antennas stout, dark fuscous. Abdomen grey- 

 whitish. Legs whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, oblong, costal fold 

 very short, costa moderately arched towards base, thence straight, apex 

 obtusely rounded, hindmargin rounded, not oblique; yellow-ochreous, becom- 

 ing deeper towards inner margin ; a broad reddish-ochreous-brown streak 

 along costa from base to apex, becoming deep ashy-grey towards costa, 

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