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light brown, with a darker basal line. Hindwingd grey-whitish, very slightly 

 ochreous-tinged, thinly spotted with grey ; cilia whitish, spotted with grey 

 at base. 



Characterized by the clear well-defined markings ; superficially rather 

 resembling the Australian C. vmemosynana, Meyr., but removed from it by 

 the strong costal fold. 



One specimen taken at Wellington in February. 



8. Torteix, Tr. 



Thorax smooth. Antennas in male ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, 

 second joint triangularly scaled. Forewings in male simple. Hindwings 

 broader than forewings. Forewings with 12 veins, 7 and 8 separate, 7 to 

 hindmargin. Hindwings with 8 veins, 3 and 4 from a point, 5 approxi- 

 mated at base to 4, 6 and 7 separate. 



Separated from Cacoecia by the absence of costal fold in male, from 

 Proselena by the origin of veins 3 and 4 of the hindwings from a point, 

 from Dipterina by the simply and shortly ciliated antennas of the male. 

 Well represented in Australia ; there are six known species from New 

 Zealand, thus distinguishable : — 



A. Head and thorax white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17. charactana. 



B. „ „ „ grey 



1. Forewings moderately hroad . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. demiana. 



2. ,, narrow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22. aerodana. 



C. Head and thorax ochreous 



1. Central fascia wholly ahsent . . . . . . . . . . . . 21. leucaniana. 



2. ,, „ partly indicated or entire 



a. Posterior costal spot distinct . . . . . . . . . . 20. philopoana. 



h. „ ,, ,, ahsent .. .. .. .. .. 19. pictoriana. 



17. Tort, charactana, Meyr. 

 (Cacoecia charactana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 492.) 

 Minor, alis ant. albis, fascias mediae dimidio superiore angusto nigres- 

 cente ; post, albis, raro albido-griseis. 



Male, female. — 14-18^- mm. Head and thorax dull white ; palpi rather 

 elongate, externally mixed with dark fuscous. Forewings moderate, slightly 

 dilated posteriorly, costa moderately arched towards base, thence nearly 

 straight, faintly sinuate beyond middle, hindmargin slightly sinuate, not 

 oblique ; dull white, faintly strigulated with pale ochreous-grey, and with a 

 few scattered blackish scales ; outer edge of basal patch irregular, angulated 

 above middle, partially indicated by blackish scales or obsolete ; in female 

 an indistinct grey spot on inner margin before middle, shading into edge of 

 basal patch ; central fascia from before middle of costa to inner margin 

 before anal angle, upper third very narrow, blackish, or ochreous-fuscous 

 mixed with black, lower two-thirds strongly and irregularly dilated, almost 



