1782 CATALOGUE OF 



Female, Pale ochraceous. Palpi porrect, not longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; third joint elongate-conical, not more than 

 one-fourth of the length of the second. Fore wings acute, thinly 

 and minutely black-speckled ; costa slightly convex towards the 

 base; exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings whitish, shining. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



Sect. 



Mas, Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi porrecti, 

 lanceolati, disjuncti, capitis latitudine longiores; articulus 3us lan- 

 ceolatus, parvus. Antennae pubeseerttes. Abdomen alas posticas 

 dimidio superans ; fasciculus apical is suMissus. Pedes glabri, gra- 

 ciles; calcaria gracilia. Alae anticae angustae, apice rotundatae, 

 margine exteriore convexo subobliquo. 



Male, Body slender. Proboscis very short. Palpi porrect, 

 lanceolate, remote from each other, longer than the breadth of the 

 head; third joint lanceolate, about one-sixth of the length of the 

 second. Antennae pubescent. Abdomen extending much beyond 

 the hind wings; apical tuft slightly cleft. Legs smooth, slender ; 

 spurs slender, moderately long. Wings narrow. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips; exterior border convex, slightly oblique. 



Teras contractana. 



Mas. Cervina ; alee anticce fusco dense conspersce ; postica 

 cinerece, subtus tessellatce. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Body beneath and legs cinereous. Fore 

 wings thickly, minutely and transversely brown-speckled. Hind 

 wings cinereous ; under side tessellated with darker cinereous. 

 Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



Genus PANDEMIS, C. L. H. xxni 212. 

 Pandemis dumetana, C, L, H. xxvii. 213. 

 a, b, Germany. From Dr. H.-Schaeffer's collection. 



