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first and second joints hirsute, black. Antenna: of male pectinated ; of 

 female ciliated. 



Thorax short, slightly crested ; crest, tegulse and patagia white, with 

 the interstices black, and the hind margin of the crest black ; pectus white, 

 with a black tippet in front. Fore-legs; tarsi (except the ends next the 

 tibiae) black ; tibiae white, with black patches. Middle and hind-legs ; tarsi 

 (except the ends next the tibiae) brown ; tibiae white, with brown patches ; 

 tibiae of hind-legs, with four moderately long sj^urs. Abdomen silky 

 cinereous. 



Fore-wings elongate, not rounded at the tips ; costa nearly straight ; 

 exterior border oblique and convex, except at tip, where it is slightly con- 

 cave ; pearly- white, with raised flecks ; a black hastate patch at the base ; 

 a central irregular, and very arose fascia, extending from the centre of the 

 costa to the anal angle ; a similar submarginal fascia flowing into the central 

 fascia in the middle of the disk ; between the central fascia and the basal 

 patch are two fascise, that nearest the base biflexed and terminating, not on, 

 but near to, the inner margin, with the upper sinus bending outwardly, and 

 the lower inwardly, and each sinus much swollen ; the other fascia running 

 nearly parallel with the central fascia, slightly sinuous, erose, and disrupted 

 in the discoidal cell ; the central and submarginal fasciae, and the fascia 

 near the base, pale India-ink colour, somewhat inclining to brown, with the 

 margins shaded or blotched with black ; several black blotches and spots 

 along the inner margin ; costa spotted with black quadrate spots, four of 

 which are situated between the central and submarginal fasciae, and those 

 next the fasciae generally confluent therewith ; a row of five conical spots 

 on the hind margin and extending through the fringe, the middle one being 

 conical and smaller than the others, and the latter having their points more 

 or less blunted or excised ; a small black mark on the hind margin at the 

 apex of the wings. Under-side of both wings whitish, suffused and clouded 

 with smoky-black ; pale towards the base, and gradually darker towards 

 the hind margin, where it is very dark ; cilia and margin of costa chequered 

 with black and white ; dusky markings indicate the position of the mark- 

 ings on the upper side ; cilia broad. 



Hind-ivings slightly dentate ; hind margin crimped ; cinereous, with a 

 pinkish gloss ; very pale at the base, gradually darker towards the hind 

 margin, which is very dark (especially in the female), except at the termi- 

 nation of the nervures, where it is pale ; a central transverse, indistinct, 

 dusky shade, between which and the hind margin is a dusky transverse 

 sinuous Hne with a large angle in the middle. 



Expanse of Wings : male, 1" 7'"— 1" 8'" ; female, 1" 11"'— 2" 0"'. 



Habitat : Wellington, New Zealand. 



