NEW ZEALAND MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 2i1 
Characterised by the strong central streak from base to apex. 
Three specimens taken among forest at Auckland and Wel- 
lington, in January. 
3. &. charadrota, Meyrick (l.c. vol. 5, p. 268).—Head and 
palpi pale ochreous, face darker ochreous; labial palpi exter- 
nally dark fuscous, second joint roughly scaled beneath, with 
two or three projecting bristles above at apex. Antennz pale 
ochreous, with obsolete darker fuscous annulations. Thorax 
pale ochreous. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Anterior and 
middle legs blackish, tarsi with slender pale ochreous rings at 
apex of joints ; posterior legs whitish-ochreous, tarsi suffused at 
base of joints with dark fuscous. Fore-wings narrow, pale 
ochreous; a broad sharply marked ochreous-fuscous streak, 
suffused with blackish, along costa from base to apex, narrowest 
at base and dilated beyond middle; a similar more evenly 
broad streak along inner-margin from base to anal angle; in 
the costal streak are a very slender pale ochreous oblique streak 
from middle of costa, and an irregular streak-like pale ochreous 
spot before apex; cilia whitish-ochreous, with two blackish 
dividing-lines, and a small apical hook-like spot beyond them. 
Hind-wings pale fuscous-grey, cilia whitish-grey, with two 
blackish lines round apex. 
Male and female ; length 5-6% lines. The narrowest-winged 
species of the genus. Three specimens taken among dry forest- 
scrub near Wellington and Port Lyttelton, in January. 
4. £. chionodia, Meyrick (l.c. vol. 5, p. 268).—Head white, 
sides of crown narrowly brownish-ochreous. Palpi white, second 
ferat or labial’ palpi dark  fuscous externally except at 
apex, both joints loosely haired. Antenne whitish, with obso- 
lete dark fuscous annulations. Thorax ochreous-brown, with a 
_ narrow white longitudinal stripe. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 
Legs white, anterior tibiz and tarsi obscurely suffused with 
dark fuscous above middle tarsi, with dark fuscous rings 
at base of joints. Fore-wings glossy snow-white; a broad 
ochreous-brown streak along inner-margin from base to 
anal angle, posteriorly attenuated, containing some blackish 
scales on inner margin; this streak is margined above by a 
blackish streak, commencing at base as a slender line and 
dilating gradually to anal angle, where it is as broad as the 
inner-marginal streak in middle, thence continued along hind- 
margin to apex, its upper edge obtusely dilated about middle of 
hind-margin, produced into apical cilia asashortstraight projecting 
bar; base of costa slenderly blackish; a small cloudy sub- 
costal blackish spot before middle ; two slender blackish oblique 
streaks from costa, first beyond middle, very short, nearly obso- 
lete, second midway between first and apex, longer, its apex 
confluent with the hind-marginal streak; cilia whitish, with 
three broad cloudy blackish-fuscous lines. Hind-wings and cilia 
white, extreme apex and two obscure lines round it fuscous. 
Male and female; length 4%-5% lines. Two specimens at 
Auckland, amongst forest growth on a shady bank, in January. 
