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obsolete. Hind-wings with 8 veins, sub-costal obsolete before 
middle; 5 and 6 stalked, one to either side of apex. 
The habits of the imago are retired and sluggish; in repose 
they sit flatly appressed to the surface, with the apex of the 
fore-wings bent upwards. Though not brightly coloured, they 
are elegantly marked. 
The larva of one species only is known to me; it is 16- 
legged, without peculiarity,and feeds in the seed-heads of oneof the 
Liliaceee ; the pupa is placed in a slight cocoon amongst refuse 
in the seed-head. 
1. E. chasmatias, Meyrick (Lc. vol. 5, p. 264)——Head white. 
Palpi white, second joint of labial palpi dark fuscous above, 
beneath with loose scales ; terminal joint with loose, rather long 
hairs. Antenne dark fuscous. Abdomen _ ochreous-whitish. 
Legs whitish, anterior tibiz and tarsi blackish above middle, 
tarsi with dark fuscous rings at base of joints. Fore-wings 
white, with dark fuscous markings; a broad streak along inner 
margin from base to beyond middle, where it is attenuated and 
bent upwards, ending on disc beyond middle; a_ slender 
straight line from base of costa through disc to apex, inter- 
rupted at 34, beyond which it becomes much broader, containing 
a black longitudinal streak, and ending in a round black apical 
spot ; a short very oblique blotch on costa beyond middle; a 
black streak along costa from about 34 to apex; an elongate 
streak on hind-margin about anal angle, attenuated at both 
ends; cilia white, with two blackish dividing lines throughout, 
and indications of a projecting hook at apex. Hind-wings 
whitish-grey, cilia whitish, with two dark fuscous cloudy lines 
round apex. Male; length 6% lines. 
Two males taken at Wellington, among forest growth, in 
January. 
2. £. stilbella, Walker, Argyresthia (l.c. vol. 5, p. 265).— 
Head white, narrowly dark fuscous on sides and behind. Palpi 
white, labial palpi with second joint and base of terminal joint 
dark fuscous externally, second joint with loose scales beneath, 
terminal joint with loose rather long hairs. Antennz dark 
fuscous. Thorax white, lateral margins broadly dark fuscous, 
Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs whitish; anterior tibie and 
tarsi dark fuscous above, middle tarsi with dark fuscous 
markings ; a rather broad straight central streak from base to 
apex ; extreme costal edge blackish towards base; a slender _ 
partially indistinct line from base of costa through disc, | 
coalescing with the central streak at 34 of wing; a slender very 
oblique streak from costa beyond middle, also coalescing with 
central streak before apex; a slender streak along costa 
from 34 to apex; a slender streak along hind-margin, 
throughout; a round blackish apical spot in cilia; cilia white, 
with two dark fuscous dividing lines throughout towards tips, 
innermost indistinct. Hind-wings pale _ fuscous-grey, cilia 
whitish, with a blackish dividing line round apex. 
Male and female ; length 6-7 lines. 
