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subcostal ; a few little black streaks amongst the others ; costa 

 slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border slightly convex 

 and oblique hindward. Hind wings more cinereous. Length of 

 the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



73. Teeas inaptana. 



Mas. Fusees cente-cinerea ; alee strigulis plurimis transversis ob- 

 scurioribus ; anticce apiee rectangulatce,fasciis duabus obliquis 

 abbreviatis suboksenrioribus, \a intus nigro marginata, 2a sub- 

 interrupta costam versus valde dilatata, punctis apud mar- 

 ginem interiorem nigris. 



Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi porrect, nearly as long as 

 the breadth of the head ; second joint fringed ; third conical, about 

 one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae minutely setulose 

 and pubescent. Wings with numerous minute transverse darker 

 streaks. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with two slightly 

 darker oblique bands; firsthand much abbreviated hindward, con- 

 cisely bordered with black on the inner side ; second much dilated 

 towards the costa, nearly interrupted in the middle, abbreviated 

 hindward ; interior border with black points ; costa almost straight; 

 exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings hardly 

 paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 3 lines; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



74. Teras incessana. 



Mas. Obscure cinerea ; abdomen cinereum ; alee strigulis pluri- 

 mis transversis fuscescentibus ; anticce apice rectangulatcc, 

 lineis quatuor transversis fuscis, \a lata cinereo pallido mar- 

 ginata ; posticce pallide cinerece. 



Male. Dark cinereous, paler beneath. Palpi porrect, a little 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint thickly fringed ; 

 third elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae setulose, pubescent. Abdomen cinereous, extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings. Wings with numerous minute trans- 

 verse brownish streaks. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with 

 four irregular brown more or less complete transverse lines ; first 

 line much broader than the others, bordered with pale cinereous ; 

 costa and exterior border slightly convex, the latter slightly 



