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CATALOGUE OF 
subcostal; a few little black streaks amongst the others; costa 
slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border slightly convex 
and oblique hindward. Hind wings more cinereous. Length of 
the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
a . Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection. 
73. Teras inaptana. 
Mas. Fuscescente-cinerea ; alee strigulis plurimis transversis ob- 
scurioribus ; anticee apice rectangulatee,f asciis duabus obliquis 
abbreviatis subobscurioribus , 1 a intus nigro marginata , 2 a sub- 
in terrupta costam versus valde dilatata , punctis apud mar- 
ginern interiorem nigris. 
Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi porrect, nearly as long as 
the breadth of the head ; second joint fringed ; third conical, about 
one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae minutely setulose 
and pubescent. Wings with numerous minute transverse darker 
screaks. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with two slightly 
darker oblique bands; firsthand much abbreviated hindward, con- 
cisely bordered with black on the inner side ; second much dilated 
towards the costa, nearly interrupted in the middle, abbreviated 
hindward ; interior border with black points ; costa almost straight; 
exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings hardly 
paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 3 lines; of the 
wings 8 lines. 
a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection. 
74. Teras incessana. 
Mas. Obscure cinerea ; abdomen cinereum ; alee strigulis pluri- 
mis transversis fuscescentibus ; anticee apice rectangulatce, 
lineis quatuor transversis fuscis, la lata cinereo pallido mar- 
ginata; posticee pallide cinereee . 
Male. Dark cinereous, paler beneath. Palpi porrect, a little 
longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint thickly fringed ; 
third elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. 
Antennae setulose, pubescent. Abdomen cinereous, extending a 
little beyond the hind wings. Wings with numerous minute trans- 
verse brownish streaks. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with 
four irregular brown more or less complete transverse lines; first 
line much broader than the others, bordered with pale cinereous ; 
costa and exterior border slightly convex, the latter slightly 
