New Lepidoptera from New Zealand. 579 



Cacoscia postvittana, Walk. 



This common Australian species was bred at Christ- 

 church by Mr. Fereday from a larva feeding in imported 

 apples, and has also been taken at Wellington by Mr. 

 Hudson, probably similarly introduced ; there is no proof 

 yet that it has established itself, but being very polyphagous 

 it may probably do so. 



Gaeceeia astrologana, Meyr. 



A Tasmanian species, Avhich has been also met with at 

 Wellington by Mr. Hudson; whether native or introduced 

 there is no evidence to show. 



Elachistid^e. 



Batrachedra tristicta, n. sp. 



£ $. 10-11 m.m. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 fuscous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint with short scale- 

 projection, subbasal and subapical spots of second joint, and basal 

 and subapical spots of terminal dark fuscous. Fore wings whitish, 

 irrorated with fuscous and sprinkled with dark fuscous ; first and 

 second discal stigmata elongate, black, first somewhat before middle ; 

 a round black apical dot : cilia very pale whitish-fuscous. Hind- 

 wings grey ; cilia pale whitish-fuscous. 



Two specimens taken at Makatoku, in March. 



Batrachedra agaur.a, n. sp. 



c£ 9- 13-17 m.m. Head pale whitish- ochreous. Palpi whitish, 

 second joint dark fuscous towards apex, scale-projection slight, 

 terminal joint more or less suffused with dark fuscous except base 

 and apex. Antenna? and thorax whitish-ochreous, reddish-tinged. 

 Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, suffusedly ringed 

 with ochreous-whitish. Forewings whitish-ochreous or pale reddish- 

 ochreous, more or less suffused with dark fuscous or dark reddish- 

 fuscous irroration • plical and first and second discal stigmata large, 

 dark fuscous, plical at f , first discal slightly beyond middle : cilia 

 pale fuscous, on costa ochreous-whitish dotted with dark fuscous, 

 round apex with a black basal line. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; 

 cilia light fuscous or pale ochreous. 



Eight specimens, taken at Whangarei, Nelson, and 

 Mount Arthur, in December and January. 



