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ery pale yellowish-white tinged with pale brown near the ter- 
men; the cilia are pale yellowish-white with two grey lines. The 
female is smaller and considerably darker in colour than the 
male. 
The perfect insect appears from October till February, 
and frequents open swampy situations. The hill form from 
Longwood Range (2,700 feet) is generally larger but does 
not differ in any other respect.* 
SCOPARIA ILLOTA. 
(Scoparia illota, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., li., 224.) 
(Plate XX., fig. 12 @.) 
This rather dark-looking species, which was discovered 
by Mr. Philpott, has occurred at Waimarino in the North 
Island, at Waitati near Dunedin, Lake Wakatipu and from 
Blue Cliffs to Knife-and-Steel Boat Harbour, Fiord County, 
in the South Island. ; 
The expansion of the wings is about ~ inch. It is very 
closely allied to Scoparia cyptastis, from which it differs in hav- 
ing all the spaces between the transverse lines suffused with 
blackish, the lines themselves being grey instead of white; the 
first line is more strongly curved and the second line is sinuate, 
not indented beneath costa. The hind-wings are dark grey, tinged 
with yellow. 
The perfect insect appears from December till March 
and frequents forest. 
Described and figured from specimens kindly for- 
warded to me by Mr. Clarke. 
SCOPARIA MANGANEUTIS. 
(Scoparia manganeutis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii. 102.) 
This species has occurred in the Otira Gorge. 
The expansion of the wings is about % inch. The antennae 
are grey, sharply serrate with the ciliations 1. The fore-wings 
are elongate with the termen slightly indented above the middle, 
light grey, irregularly mixed with white and irrorated with 
black; first line strong, distinct, white, rather curved; stigmata 
and second line dark margined, rather indistinct; sub-terminal 
line cloudy, dentate, interrupted above middle, apex of lower 
portion confluent with second line. Hind-wings whitish-grey. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The above par- 
ticulars have been extracted from the original description. 
SCOPARIA CRYPSINOA. 
(Scoparia crypsinoa, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 102; Scoparia 
agand, ib., xliv., 119.) 
(Plate XXII., fig. 9 @.) 
This very obscure species has occurred at Mount Rua- 
pehu, Mount Holdsworth, Mount Arthur, Castle Hill, 
Arthur’s Pass, Takitimu Mountains and Lake Wakatipu at 
elevations of from, 2,000 to 4,500 feet. 
The fore-wings are very elongate, narrow, dull greyish- or 
brownish-ochreous, sometimes more or less speckled with black; 
the first line is obscure, very broad dull white and somewhat in- 
dented; the orbicular and claviform are elongate, small, distinct, 
dark brown; the reniform is obscure X-shaped, the lower portion 

* Trans, N.Z,\ Inst., xlix.) 221: 
XI—THE PYRALIDAE. 
filled in with white; the second liné.is wavy, oblique, dull white, 
edged with dark brown towards the base; the veins are very 
irregularly marked with blackish; there is a series of blackish 
terminal dots. The hind-wings are dull ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Febru- 
ary, and frequents open country, usually at considerable 
elevations. 
SCOPARIA ALOPECIAS. 
(Scoparia alopecias, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soe. Lond., 1901, 570.) 
This species was discovered at Mount Cook by Fereday. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is slightly under 1 
inch; of the female about # inch. The fore-wings are ferrugin- 
ous brown; in the male sprinkled with white towards termen; 
cilia greyish-ochreous with two cloudy ferruginous-brown shades; 
hind-wings in male very pale whitish-fuscous, slightly brassy- 
tinged, termen suffused with fuscous; in female fuscous becoming 
darker posteriorly; cilia fuscous-whitish, in female fuscous at 
base. 
Probably allied to Scoparia axena, but very distinct. 
The perfect insect appears in February. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The above has 
been taken from the original description. 
SCOPARIA AXENA. 
(Scoparia arena, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 103.) 
(Plate XLIV., fig. 22 @.) 
This rather obseure-looking species has occurred at 
Arthur’s Pass and on the Humboldt Range, Lake Waka- 
tipu, at an altitude of about 4,000 feet above the sea-level. 
It has also been found at Dunedin and Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is about 14 inches. The fore- 
wings are very dull brownish-ochreous with the veins irregularly 
marked in blackish; there is a series of blackish terminal dots; 
the stigmata are faintly indicated by patches of blackish scales 
and the margins of the wings are finely sprinkled with white 
scales. The hind-wings are very pale ochreous with white cilia. 
This species is closely allied to S. paltomacha, but 
separable by its larger size, broader fore-wings and absence 
of clear blackish lines on veins. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and frequents 
open grassy country, usually at considerable elevations. 
SCOPARIA PACHYERGA. 
(Scoparia pachyerga, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvii., 697.) 
(Plates rl euler 9 eh) 
This species has occurred on Mount Holdsworth, Tara- 
rua Range, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet above the 
vea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under 1 inch. The 
fore-wings are narrow-oblong, with the termen hardly oblique; 
brown with blackish markings, the transverse lines indicated by 
blackish margins; several irregular, black marks on basal area; 
first line strongly outwards-curved, with marked sinuation on 
fold; orbicular and claviform stigmata elongate-oval, almost con- 
fluent; reniform thick, X-shaped; second line wavy, conspicuous, 
with strong rounded projection above middle; subterminal line 
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