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longitudinally with dark fuscous ; a blackish interrupted hindmarginal line : 

 cilia pale ochreous or reddish-ochreous, mixed with blackish round apex, 

 often with a blackish line towards base, towards anal angle whitish-tinged. 

 Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey, with a darker basal line. 



A very variable species, in size, colour, and irregular intensity of mark- 

 ings, in some of its forms closely approaching the Australian C. chimerinana, 

 Meyr. 



Probably everywhere abundant ; occurs at Hamilton, Wellington, Christ- 

 church, Akavoa, and Punedin, either in bush, on open grassy places, or on 

 coast sandhills, from November to April. I have also found worn speci- 

 mens in August, probably hybernated. 



3. Pyrgotis, Meyr. 



Thorax crested. Antenna? in male ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, 

 second joint triangularly scaled. Forewings in male with strong costal 

 fold. Hindwings broader than forewings. Forewings with 12 veins, 7 and 

 8 stalked, 7 to hindmargin. Hindwings with 8 veins, 3 and 4 separate at 

 origin, 5 closely approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Separated from Capua by the distinct origin of veins 3 and 4 of the 

 hindwings, and from Adoxopliyes by the thoracic crest. There are two New 

 Zealand species, besides which there is only one other known, from Australia. 

 3. Pyrg. plagiatana, Walk. 



(Cnnchylis plagiatana, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 370, (Pyrgotis) Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W., 1881, 441; Conchylis recusana, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 371; Grapholitha 

 punana, Feld., Beis. Nov., pi. CXXXVII, 43 ; ? G. xylinana, ibid., 44.) 



Minor, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, ochreo-strigulatis, fascia angusta angu- 

 lata prope basim, altera obliqua ante medium, tertia a costa ante apicem 

 in alteram inferius percurrente, maculaque marginis postici inferiori ochreo- 

 fuscis, triangulo costse medio incluso pallidiore ; post, albidis, apice leviter 

 ochreo. 



Male, female. — 15-19 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings triangular, costa slightly arched, apex produced, hindmargin sinuate, 

 oblique ; whitish, more or less suffused with pale ochreous-yellowish, and 

 coarsely strigulated with darker ochreous ; markings ochreous-fuscous or 

 dark fuscous, irregularly variable in intensity ; a sharply angulated fascia 

 near base, upper half often nearly obsolete ; inner margin sometimes 

 suffused with dark fuscous ; central fascia straight, narrow, from | of costa 

 to f of inner margin ; an inwardly oblique narrow streak from costa before 

 apex, dilated and enclosing a pale spot on costa, uniting with central fascia 

 near inner margin, so as to enclose a large pale costal triangle, sometimes 

 white ; a large irregular roundish blotch on lower half of hindmargin, 

 sometimes confluent above with the streak from costa ; a subapical streak 



