796 CATALOGUE OF 



cinereous space along the exterior border, and with a blackish dot 

 on the interior line. Male, — Antennae stout, compressed, minutely 

 pubescent. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. 

 Female, — Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending beyond the 

 hind wings. Length of the body 3^ — 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a — d. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



49. SCOPULA QTJADRALIS. 



Mas et foem. Cinerea, gracilis, S. flavidali simillima; alee an- 

 ticoe nonnunquam ferrugineo tinctce aut rufescente-ferruginece, 

 macula inter lituras discales subquadrata pallide lutea ; pos- 

 ticce gutta discali nigricante, lineis nullis. 



Margaritia quadralis, Doubleday, Dieffenbachs, New Zealand, i. 



288, 126. 



Male and female. Cinereous, slender. Palpi and wings like 

 those of S. fiavidalis. Fore wings sometimes with a ferruginous 

 tinge or reddish ferruginous ; a pale luteous subquadrate spot 

 between the discal marks. Hind wings wholly cinereous, except a 

 blackish discal dot. 



This seems to be a mere variety of S. fiavidalis. 



a — c. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 

 d. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



50. SCOPULA? DlPSASALIS. 



Mas. Pallide ochracea, gracilis ; caput subtus album ; palpi 

 porrecti, graciles, longi, articulo 3o lanceolato ; palpi max- 

 illares distincti ; antenna vix pubescentes ; alee fusco subcon- 

 sperscr, lineis interior 'e et exteriore fuscis undulatis, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris ; anticce acuta, linea exteriore denticu- 

 lata valde flexa, reniformi indistincta. 



Male. Pale ochraceous, slender. Head white beneath. Palpi 

 porrect, slender, longer than the breadth of the head, white beneath 

 towards the base ; third joint lanceolate, shorter than the second. 

 Maxillary palpi distinct. Antennae very minutely pubescent. Ab- 

 domen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings moderately 

 broad, thinly speckled with brown ; interior and exterior lines 

 brown, undulating % marginal points black ; fringe indistinctly in- 

 terlined. Fore wings acute; exterior line denticulated, much 



