LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 931 



15. Platyptilus FALCATALIS. 



Mas. Fcrrugineus ; pedes albidi, tibiis tarsisque ferrugineis albido 

 fasciatis ; alee anticce falcatce, cinereo conspersce, macula costali 

 nigra trigona post media, macula costali exieriore pallide cer- 

 vina, strigis duabus exterioribus nigris, linea submarginali 

 albida transversa unidentata, lituris apud marginem interi- 

 orem tribus nigris. 



Male. Ferruginous. Tibiae and tarsi ferruginous, with two 

 whitish bands on each. Fore wings falcate, speckled with cinereous; 

 a triangular black costal spot beyond two-thirds of the length, atten- 

 uated towards the disk ; a pale lawn-coloured costal spot adjoining 

 the outer side of the black spot, including a black longitudinal streak, 

 another black streak behind the first, partly bordered by an acute 

 angle, which is formed by the submarginal transverse whitish line ; 

 three elongated irregular blackish marks along the interior border. 

 Length of the body 6 — 7 lines ; of the wings 12—14 lines. 



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



16. Platyptilus repletalis.- 



Fcem. Ferruginea ; pedes albido fasciati ; alee anticce latiusculce, 

 punctis costalibus strigisque obliquis posterioribus plurimis 

 cinereis, lituris duabus costalibus fuscis,plaga costali exteriore 

 cervina, linea submarginali transversa anyulosa intus nigro ex 

 parte marginata, spatio marginali obscure cinereo, linea mar- 

 ginali nigra undulata ; posticce ceneo-cinerece. 



Female. Ferruginous, slender. Palpi porrect, lanceolate. 

 Tibiae and tarsi with whitish bands. Wings rather broad. Fore 

 wings acute, with many cinereous costal points, which are oblique 

 outward towards the disk, and are more numerous than the cinereous 

 streaks, which are oblique inward from the middle of the breadth to 

 the interior border; two brown costal marks ; first mark at one-third 

 of the length ; second at two-thirds of the length, larger than the 

 first; a pale fawn-colouied costal patch between the second streak 

 and a cinereous transverse zigzag submarginal line, which is partly 

 bordered on the inner side by deep black ; space between the sub- 

 marginal line and the undulating black marginal line dark cine- 

 reous ; fringe pale. Var. (3. — Fore wings mostly whitish cinereous ; 

 markings less distinct. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 

 /, g. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



