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A. ptyoptera u.sp.—Forewings pale greyish-ochreous, with three 
minute black discal dots (one before, two beyond middle) 
surrounded by pale patches. Christchurch. 
Depressariade. 
Phaeosaces n.g.—Characters of Depressaria, but second joint of palpi 
not rough, forewings with vein 7 to apex. 
P. compsotypa u.sp.—Forewings light fuscous, mixed with whitish 
and blackish, with a streak from inner margin, a transverse 
interrupted dentate cloudy line before middle, and a thick 
oblique streak from middle of costa blackish. Hamilton. 
P. apocrypta n.sp.—Forewings fuscous, with three darker discal 
dots. Christchurch to Lake Wakatipu. 
Plutellide. 
Protosynaema n.g.—Characters of Lidophasia, but palpi not tufted, 
maxillary palpi acute. 
P. eratopis n.sp.—Forewings coppery-yellowish, with basal streak 
and four fascize white, partly silvery-metallic, a posterior white 
spot lined with black and bordered beneath by four violet- 
metallic black-edged spots. Otira River. 
P. steropucha n.sp.—Yorewings deep purple-bronze, with four trans- 
verse marks or fasciz coppery-metallic, two black spots above 
anal angle. Hamilton and Christchurch. 
Orthenches n.g.—Characters of Plutella, but pulpi not tufted. 
O. chlorocroma n.sp.—Head whitish-yellowish ; forewings fuscous- 
whitish, thinly irrorated with blackish, with a black discal 
spot. Larva on Carmichaelia. Christchurch. 
O. prasinodes n.sp.—Head grey-whitish; forewings light greenish, 
suffused with grey, dotted with black, with a black discal spot. 
Christchurch. 
O. porphyritis n.sp.—Forewings purplish-ochreous, irrorated with 
dark fuscous, with three variable dark purple-fuscous fascie. 
Larva on Podocarpus totara. Otira River to Invercargill. 
Plutella cruciferarum, Z.—Generally common ; larva on cabbages ; 
introduced and now cosmopolitan. 
P. sera n.sp.—Forewings light ochreous, with a crescentic dark 
fuscous discal mark and posterior fuscous fascia. Taranaki 
and Hawkes Bay ; also from Australia. 
P. psammochroa n.sp.—F orewings whitish-ochreous, veins brownish- 
ochreous, hind margin concave. Otira River; also from 
Australia. 
Microptergyide. 
Mnesarchea n.g.—Labial palpi tufted at apex ; tarsi spinose; fore- 
wings and hindwings with 11 veins, cell simple, 7 and 8 
stalked. 
M. paracosma n.sp.—Forewings yellowish-ochreous, with a wedge- 
shaped whitish streak frit middle of costa, ane some irregular 
dark fuscous suffusions. Lake Wakatipu and Invercargill. 
