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pale whitish- ochreous to reddish-ochreous, sometimes finely strigulated pos- 

 teriorly with dark fuscous; sometimes wholly suffused, except towards 

 costa, with smoky-grey or light greenish-grey ; costal edge orange-yellow or 

 ochreous-orange ; hasal patch represented by a large triangular dark fuscous, 

 dark reddish-fuscous, or sometimes dull green blotch, varying from very 

 sharply defined to wholly obsolete, base near and parallel to inner margin, 

 anterior side near and parallel to costa, posterior side outwardly oblique, 

 anterior angle resting on base of wing, posterior angle connected with inner 

 margin, apex confluent with central fascia ; central fascia moderate or 

 rather narrow, nearly evenly broad, margins slightly irregular, running 

 from before middle of costa to § of inner margin, blackish-fuscous or dark 

 reddish-fuscous, sharply defined throughout, or partially or wholly obsolete 

 except anterior edge towards inner margin : cilia whitish-ochreous, with an 

 ochreous-orange basal line, tips becoming dark fuscous round apex. Hind- 

 wings whitish, slightly tinged with greyish towards base and with reddish- 

 ochreous posteriorly, spotted with grey ; in male with a pencil of long 

 whitish hairs at base of costa ; cilia white. 



A handsome and exceedingly variable species, very distinct from any 

 other. The pencil of hairs in the male is similar to that of Pros, aspistana, 

 but I attach no generic importance to this character. 



An autumnal insect, occurring commonly a.t Porter's Pass, Lake Guyon, 

 South Eakaia, and Christchurch, in March and April. 

 20. Tort, philopoana, Meyr. 

 (Tortrix philopoana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 515.) 



Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, area basali, fascia obliqua inferius dila- 

 tata, trianguloque costse posticaa parvo ochreo-fuscis ; post. M. albido-griseis, 

 P. albis. 



Male, female. — 14-17 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous ; palpi 

 moderate. Forewings moderate, in female more elongate and narrower, 

 costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique, in female 

 more oblique ; pale ochreous, with a few scattered blackish scales ; basal 

 patch ochreous-fuscous, rather ill-defined, esx^ecially in female, outer edge 

 from i- of costa to £ of inner margin, angulated above middle; central fascia 

 ochreous-fuscous, from before middle of costa to anal angle, narrow towards 

 costa, lower f rather dilated, margins slightly irregular, generally with a 

 blackish dot on posterior margin below middle ; a rather small triangular 

 ochreous-fuscous spot on costa midway between central fascia and apex ; 

 sometimes a small ill-defined ochreous-fuscous spot on middle of hind- 

 margin ; markings in female usually more reddish-ochreous and less well- 

 defined : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish- grey, in female often 

 whitish ; cilia whitish, with a faint grey basal line. 



