62 [March, 



Gracilaeiadae. 

 Parectopa zorionella, n. sp. 



This very distinct species was discovered in the Botanical Gardens 

 at Wellington. 



The expansion of the win^s is | infli. The fore wings are elongate-oblong 

 with the costa strongly arched ; very dark brownish-black with very vivid steely- 

 hlue reflections ; there is a large senncircular silvery-ivhite spot on the costa a 

 little beyond the middle ; an oblique silvery-white bar beyond f and two much 

 smaller bars just before the apex; there are three minute silvery spots on the 

 dorsum. The hind wings are dull steely-grey. The cilia of the fore wings are 

 black, of the hind wings dark grey tinged with bronze towards the body. 



The perfect insect appears in November and is found amongst light 

 scrub. 



TiTfEIDAE. 



Titanomis tetragona, n. sp. 



With the exception of the extremely rare Titanomis sisyrota this 

 handsome insect is the largest Tineid at present known in New Zealand. 

 It was discovered on Mount Egmont in January 1917 at an altitude of 

 about 3000 feet above the sea -level. 



The expansion of the wings of the male is fully 2|- inches. The fore wiUgs 

 are oblong with the costa strongly arched ; deep purplish-hroion obscurely mottled 

 with darker o.nd loith faint bronzy reflections ; there is a large irregular patch 

 of paler scales in the disc near the base ; a larye dull whitish triangular patch 

 on the toiyius, its apex almost reaching the costa ; this patch is thickly streaked 

 with grey ; the terminal area is clouded with warm purplisli-broWn ; there is a 

 very conspicuous, almost square, pinkish-och reous blotch on the costa immediately 

 before the apex. The hind wings are pale ochreous very heavily dappled with 

 grey. All the cilia are ochreous with pale greyish-brown basal line and tips. 

 The head is ochreous, the thorax pale purplish-brown and the abdomen dark 

 grey ish-ochreous . 



The perfect insect appears in January and may be looked for in sub- 

 alpine forests. It is attracted by light. 



Described from the unique specimen kindly lent to me by Mr. Mon*is 

 N. Watt. 



Mtceopterygidae. 

 Sabatinca aurella, n. sp. 



This very brilliantly-coloured little insect was discovered by Mr. K. 

 M. Sunley on the Tararua Mountains at an elevation of about 3000 ft. 

 above the sea-level. 



