Meyeick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 53 



Allied to the Australian T. glcuphyrana, Meyr., but not to be confused 

 with any other New Zealand species. 



Taken abundantly at Hamilton amongst long grass on the skirts of the 

 forest, in January. 



21. Tort, leucaniana, "Walk. 



{Concliylis leucaniana, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 370, (Tortrix) Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W., 1881, 517; Geleehia intactella, Walk., Brit. Mus, Cat., 652; Teras pauculana, 

 ibid., Suppl., 1781.) 



Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, squamis paucis conspersis punctoque 

 disci nigris, ssepius striga disci brevi longitudinali grisea ; post, albis. 



Male, female. — 14-18 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, sometimes deeper in female, often rather 

 darker between the veins posteriorly ; some irregularly scattered blackish 

 scales ; generally a rather more conspicuous black dot in disc beyond 

 middle, usually preceded by a short longitudinal cloudy greyish streak 

 above middle : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings white, posteriorly some- 

 times faintly greyish ; cilia white. 



Allied to the preceding, which it resembles in form of wing, but entirely 

 devoid of the usual transverse markings. 



Very common and widely distributed, occurring in grassy places at 

 Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Wellington, Nelson, and Christchurch, in 

 January, February, September, and October. 



22. Tort, aeroclana, Meyr. 

 (Tortrix aerodana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 520.) 



Parva, alis ant. griseis, albido nigroque conspersis, M. interdum fascia 

 angusta obliqua maculaque costa3 ochreis ; post. M. saturate griseis, F. 

 albidis. 



Male — 10-11 mm. ; female — 14-14^ mm. Head and thorax grey ; palpi 

 moderate. Forewings narrow, costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly 

 rounded, very oblique ; rather dark grey, irrorated with grey- whitish, and 

 with scattered blackish scales, in female paler ; in male sometimes a dis- 

 tinct slender ochreous fascia from before middle of costa to before anal 

 angle, and an ochreous costal spot, but these are often imperceptible : cilia 

 grey- whitish, darker towards base. Hindwings in male dark grey, in female 

 whitish, posteriorly whitish-grey ; cilia in male grey, in female whitish, 

 with a darker basal line. 



Immediately known by its small size, grey colouring, and narrow 

 wings. 



Eight specimens taken amongst heathy scrub at Hamilton in January. 



