MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 279 
PeLLOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OFP-CANTERBURY. 
Christchurch, 7th September, 1882.—Dr. J. von Haast, F.R.S. 
president, in the chair. 
Papers—1. Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera, 
el, by Mr. EH. Meyrick, B.A. 
Monograph of the Zortricina ; species mostly very variable. 57 
descriptions of Walker, Felder, and Butler, referable to only 16 
species. The following species were described :— 
Dichelia luciplagana (Walk.)—Blenheim to Dunedin. 
Capua semiferana (Walk.)-—-Very common everywhere. 
er aers plagiatana (Walk.)—Wellington to Dunedin. Larva 
on oak, 
Pyrg. zygiana, n. sp.—Reddish-brown, strigulated with leaden- 
grey, partially suffused with blackish, with an oblique posterior 
whitish streak terminating in apex. Christchurch. 
Adoxophyes lotinana, Nn. sp.—Light ochreous, costa and inner 
margin narrowly, hind margin broadly suffused with fuscous, stri- 
gulated with leaden-grey, with a short oblique fuscous semi-tascia 
from costa; cilia white. Christchurch. Larva on Arundo conspicua. 
Adox. conditana (Walk.)—Extremely variable; generally: com- 
mon. Larva on Genista. | 
Proselena aspistana, n. sp.— Whitish-grey, basal patch and a 
large costal triangle reddish-brown, dark margined. Porter’s Pass. 
Pros. hemionana, n. sp.—Pale ochreous, posterior three-fifths 
beyond an oblique line brown, darkest anteriorly. Lake Guyon. 
Pros. siriana (Meyr.)—Hamilton. 
Harmologa, n.g.—Characters of Proselena, but with a costal fold. 
Harm. sisyrana, n. sp.—Grey, strigulated with black, base, cen- 
tral fascia, and four small costal spots obscurely darker. Christ- 
church, 
Harm. oblongana, (Walk.)—Blenheim to Dunedin. 
Harm. zatrophana, n. sp.—KReddish-brown, mixed with grey, 
with a large posterior whitish blotch, spotted with ochreous. 
Christchurch. 
Harm. aenea (Butl.)—Mount Hutt and Porter’s Pass. 
Harm. amplexana (Z.)—Wellington to Dunedin. 
Oucoecia excessana (Walk.)—Very common everywhere. Larva 
on Panusx arboreum, and probably other plants. 
Cac. enoplana, n sp.— Pale dull brown, costa, outer edge of basal 
patch, a central fascia dilated beneath. and costal triangular spot 
dark fuscous, hind wings whitish. Wellington. 
Tortrix charactana (Meyr.)—Auckland, Christchurch. 
Tort. demiana, n. sp—Dark greyish fuscous, mixed with whitish, 
hind wings grey. South Rakaia. 
Tort. pictoriana (Feld.)—Lake Guyon, Porter’s Pass, Christ- 
church. 
Tort. philopoana (Meyr.)— Hamilton. 
Tort. leucaniana (Walk.)—Very common everywhere. 
Tort. aérodana (Meyr.)— Hamilton. 
Dipterina jactatana (Walk.)—Dunedin. 
Dipt. incessana (Walk.)—Auckland, Christchurch. 
Dipt. imbriferana (Meyr.)—Auckland, Wellington, 
EKurythecta robusta (Butl.)—Christchurch. 
Prothelymna, n. g.—Characters of Preselena, but antenne with 
