Meyeick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 57 



Mr. E. W. Fereday formerly took this species in abundance amongst 

 grass near Christchurch, whence it seems now to have disappeared, probably 

 owing to the extermination of native by English grasses. 

 11. Prothelymna, n. g. 



Thorax smooth. Antenna? in male biciliated with fascicles of long fine 

 ciliations. Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint roughly scaled above 

 and beneath. Forewings with costa simple in male. Hindwings as broad 

 as forewings. Forewings with 12 veins, 7 and 8 separate, 7 to hindmargin. 

 Hindwings with 8 veins, 3 and 4 widely remote at origin, nearly parallel, 

 5 slightly approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 long-stalked, transverse vein 

 very oblique. 



Differs from Proselena especially by the peculiar ciliations of the 

 antenna?. An interesting genus, approaching more nearly to the com- 

 mon ancestral type of the Tortricina, than any other native to New Zealand. 

 It has considerable affinity both with Proselena and Dvpterina, the very 

 oblique transverse vein of the hindwings being found in some species of 

 both those genera (as Pros, annosana and Dipt, imbriferana). 

 27. Proth. nejihelotana, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilute griseo-ochreis, fusco-nebulosis, area basali 

 fasciaque media subobliqua obsoletis vix saturatioribus ; post, dilute 

 griseis. 



Male. — 18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brownish-ochreous sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous. Antenna? grey. Abdomen whitish-grey-ochreous. 

 Legs whitish, anterior and middle pair suffused with dark fuscous except 

 at apex of joints. Forewings moderate, costa moderately and evenly 

 arched, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-ochreous, mixed with 

 fuscous, and strigulated with dark fuscous ; basal patch and central fascia 

 fuscous, more ochreous towards disc, very ill-defined ; outer edge of basal 

 patch nearly straight, rather oblique ; inner edge of central fascia running 

 from before middle of costa to middle of inner margin, rather irregular, 

 outer edge wholly suffused and obsolete ; a longitudinal slender blackish 

 line in central fascia below middle, above which is an ochreous patch ; faint 

 traces of a cloudy fuscous costal spot about -f : cilia ochreous-whitish, with 

 an indistinct grey line near base. Hindwings rather light grey, apex 

 darker ; cilia whitish, with traces of two grey lines. 



A very obscurely marked insect, yet very different in appearance from 

 any other. 



One fine specimen taken amongst bush near Christchurch in March. 

 Fam. 2. GBAPHOLITHIDiE. 



Lower median vein of hindwings pectinated with hairs towards base ; 

 vein 2 of forewings rising before posterior third of lower margin of cell. 



