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lines ; the discal spot is edged with brown in D. auriscriptella also, and is 

 not curved at all in that species, though the posterior edge is concave, and 

 the anterior as well ; the series of longitudinal metallic lines is also present 

 in D. auriscriptella; aud I believe the size given is too large. However, the 

 white hiudwings and the almost wholly leaden-metallic discal spot consti- 

 tute in themselves a sufficient distinction. 



The specimen is stated to be from Dr. Hector's collection ; which I 

 understand to have been mainly taken by Mr. J. D. Enys in the neighbour- 

 hood of Mount Hutt. 



7. Dipt, auriscriptella, Walk. 

 (Eromene auriscriptella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 976.) 



Male, female. — 14-15 mm. Head and thorax light yellowish- ochreous. 

 Palpi rather long, ochreous- orange, base and apical third dark fuscous. 

 Antennas whitish-ochreous. Abdomen pale ochreous-grey. Legs ochreous- 

 grey- whitish. Forewings triangular, very broad posteriorly, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin oblique, second sinuation slight ; pale 

 yellowish-ochreous, deeper ochreous on disc, and towards apex and hind 

 margin ; costa dark fuscous towards base ; a slender double dark fuscous 

 transverse line from costa at \ to middle of inner margin, strongly and 

 regularly curved outwards, inner line obsolete on upper half, diverging 

 somewhat on inner margin, enclosing on lower two-thirds a leaden-metallic 

 line, becoming shining whitish on inner margin ; a very small dark fuscous 

 spot on middle of costa ; a small elongate transverse spot in disc beyond 

 middle, narrowed in middle, upper half leaden-metallic, lower half white; a 

 slender double dark fuscous transverse line from costa at f to inner margin 

 a little before anal angle, rather obsolete on disc, upper two-thirds strongly 

 outward-curved, lower third sinuate, included space indistinctly shining 

 whitish ; two longitudinal leaden-metallic streaks between discal spot and 

 hindmargin, nearly reaching both, a much shorter streak below them, and 

 rest of second transverse line spotted with leaden-metallic on intersection of 

 veins ; a leaden-metallic dot in apex ; three small subquadrate black spots 

 near together on hindmargin below middle : cilia rather dark grey, with a 

 deep grey brassy-metallic basal line. Hindwings grey, with a dark grey 

 hind-marginal line ; cilia grey. 



Distinguishable from all but D. chrysochyta by the discal spot, which has 

 the upper half leaden-metallic and the lower white ; it is a duller and paler 

 insect than D. chrysochyta, without indentation on the first transverse line. 

 Crambus gracilis, Feld., is not a synonym of this species, as stated by Butler, 

 but of D. lepidella. 



Several specimens taken at Wellington and Port Lyttelton in January 

 amongst scrub. 



