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rests with the wings closed over the back; the fore-legs 
placed forwards, the other legs hidden; the antennae held 
backwards along the midback and the palpi and head erect. 
The dark brown mark on the costa is connected by means 
of a fine line with the eye, the sides of the palpi are 
coloured to match, and together constitute a striking pecu- 
liarity, which probably has some significance when the 
insect is resting. A lichen-covered twig, or a splotch of 
bird-dropping on a twig, or possibly a curled dead leaf 
may be aimed at. 
SCOPARIA MELANAHGIS. 
(Scoparia melanaegis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii., 92.) 
(Plate XX1I., fig. 51 9.) 
This species has occurred on Mount Egmont in the 
North Island and at Arthur’s Pass and Lake Wakatipu 
in the South Island at elevations of from 1,000 to about 
4,200 feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is almost 1 inch. The fore- 
wings are rather elongate, dark blackish brown with white 
markings; the first line is broad and oblique; the dorsum is 
narrowly edged with white; there is an almost straight clear 
white line a little before the second line; the second line is 
strongly curved running into, and slightly passing the straight 
line, a little before the dorsum, these two lines enclosing a space 
which perhaps represents the reniform; the sub-terminal line is 
broad, wavy, and rather diffused almost touching the second line 
in the middle. The hind-wings are very pale greyish-ochreous 
with a dusky sub-terminal line. This species is readily dis- 
tinguished by the very large, almost black blotch on the costa 
which nearly reaches to the dorsum. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents mountainous districts, generally occurring 
in rocky localities, either in the forest, or in sheltered spots 
above it, and is sometimes fairly common in such situa- 
tions. 
SCOPARIA TRAPEZOPHORA. 
(Scoparia trapezophora, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 93.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 50, @.) 
This species has occurred at Mount Arthur, Castle 
Hill, and Mount Aurum, at clevations of about 3,000 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is just over 1 inch. It differs 
from S. melanaegis in the following respects: The fore-wings are 
much narrower; the white border on the dorsum considerably 
broader; the first line more slender and more oblique; the ter- 
minal edge of the large, central, blackish patch strongly curved 
inwards away from the termen; and the terminal area beyond 
the second line much paler. 
The perfect insect appears in January and frequents 
wooded valleys high on the mountain sides. 
ently a very rare species. 
It is appar- 
SCOPARIA PHILETABRA. 
(Scoparia philetaera, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 93.) 
This species was deseribed from a single specimen 
taken by Mr. Meyrick at Bealey River. 
The expansion of the wings’of the male is about # inch. 
The fore-wings are white, irregularly mixed with light grey, with 
XI—THE PYRALIDAE. 
a few fine scattered black scales; a suffused blackish spot on 
costa at base; first line strong, white, blackish-margined, some- 
what curved, hardly indented; bent more obliquely outwards on 
dorsum, followed by a cloudy, blackish, triangular spot on costa; 
costa dark fuscous from first line to three-fifths, a rather darker 
grey suffusion extending from this to reniform and claviform; 
orbicular small, round, obscure, black margined; claviform elon- 
gate, cloudy, black, touching first line; reniform 8-shaped, black 
margined, upper half grey, lower clear white; second line strong, 
whitish, anteriorly dark-margined forming a small blackish spot 
on costa; terminal space grey, veins suffused with black; sub- 
terminal line cloudy, whitish, somewhat interrupted, not touch- 
ing second line: cilia whitish, with two dark grey lines. Hind- 
wings very pale whitish-grey, lunule, postmedian line and termen 
hardly darker, cilia whitish with two grey lines. 
Recognisable by the rather broad distinct lines, dark 
suffusion towards costa, and clear white lower half of reni- 
form. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
I am unacquainted with this species. 
taken from the original description. 
The above is 
SCOPARIA GALACTALIS. 
(Scoparia galactalis, Huds., Ent. Mo. Mag. 1913, 250.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 46 @.) 
This very beautiful species was discovered in the 
Routeburn Valley near the head of Lake Wakatipu. It has 
also occurred at Skipper’s Creek, at Waitati as well as on 
the Takitimu Mountains, where Mr. Philpott states it is 
fairly common at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is ~ inch. The fore-wings are 
creamy-white with blackish-brown markings; there is a small 
basal patch on the costa and an irregular spot below it; the first 
line is strongly concave towards the base, very broad on the 
costa, with a faint brown shading towards the termen and dor- 
sum; there is an elongate mark on the costa near the middle; 
the reniform is often very indistinct; the second line is very dis- 
tinct, slightly wavy, oblique, with a rounded projection towards 
the termen above the middle; there are four large pale brown 
spots on the terminal area, the two lower spots being confluent; 
the cilia are cream-coloured with a double series of brown bars. 
The hind-wings are greyish-ochreous with faint lunule and term- 
inal shading. ; 
This insect rather closely resembles some of the paler 
forms of the next species. It differs, however, in. its nar- 
rower fore-wings, clear white ground colour of thorax and 
fore-wings, less sinuate second line, absence of distinct orbi- 
eular and claviform, and more irregular and usual obsoles- 
eent reniform. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and frequents 
forest. The colouring of the fore-wings no doubt affords 
the inseet efficient pretection by its general resemblance to 
bird-droppings. 
SCOPARIA LOCULARIS. 
(Scoparia locularis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xliv., 118.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 15 @.) 
This pretty species has occurred at Mount Arthur, and 
in the Routeburn Valley at the head of Lake Wakatipu, at 
elevations between 2,000 and 3,500 feet above the sea-level. 

