Meyeick. — On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. 59 



below middle, terminating immediately before anal angle ; an elongate spot 

 in middle of disc, interrupting anterior edge of central fascia, its upper 

 edge emitting a sharp inwardly oblique tooth in middle ; a very flattened- 

 triangular spot on costa, extending from near middle to a little before apex; 

 a sinuate longitudinal streak before middle of hindmargin : cilia ochreous- 

 white, with a dark fuscous basal line, and barred with reddish-fuscous. 

 Hindwings whitish, posteriorly suffusedly mottled with grey ; cilia white, 

 with a basal row of grey spots. 



A curious and rather elegant species, perhaps of South American 

 affinity. 



I took one specimen at rest on a tree-trunk at Wellington in January, 

 and Mr. E. W. Fereday has a second from the same locality, taken in 

 February. 



13. Aphelia, Stph. 



Thorax smooth. Antennae in male shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate or 

 elongate, porrected, roughly scaled. Forewings with costa simple in male. 

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



This genus cannot be considered truly indigenous to New Zealand, but 

 I am not aware whether it could have been artificially introduced. The 

 larva is believed to feed in the stems of Juncus, but is hardly known. The 

 species here described is now cosmopolitan in range. 



29. Aph. lanceolana, Hb. 



Minor, alis ant. ochreis fuscisve, ssepius vitta media saturate fusca, 

 interdum perfracta vel obsoleta ; post, griseo-albidis. 



Male, female. — 14-20 mm. Head and thorax varying from whitish- 

 ochreous to ochreous-brown ; palpi variable in length, sometimes very long. 

 Forewings narrow, not dilated, costa gently arched, hindmargin nearly 

 straight, oblique ; pale ochreous, often suffused with fuscous, sometimes 

 wholly fuscous mixed with reddish-ochreous ; costa generally with numerous 

 very fine oblique darker strigulae ; sometimes a straight ill-defined dark 

 fuscous central streak from base to apex, entire or interrupted so as to form 

 two or three irregular spots, or visible at apex only, or wholly absent : cilia 

 varying from whitish-ochreous to fuscous. Hindwings grey-whitish, apex 

 sometimes darker ; cilia grey-whitish, sometimes with a darker line. 



Very variable, some of the varieties tending to be localized. 



Taken near Hamilton in January. 



14. P^edisca, Ld. 



Thorax smooth. Antennae in male shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate, 

 porrected; second joint roughly scaled. Forewings with strong costal fold 



