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series of black sub-terminal dots; the cilia are pale brown with 
a dusky line. The hind-wings and cilia are pale brownish- 
ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and may be 
looked for in sub-alpine forest. 
SCOPARIA EXILIS. 
(Scoparia exilis, Knaggs, Ent. Mo. Mag., iv., 81; Meyr., Trans. 
N.Z. Inst., xvii., 104.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 44 9.) 
This rather obseure little species has been taken at 
Wellington, Christchurch, Mount Cook, Dunedin, Ida Val- 
ley, Lumsden and Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is about # inch. The fore- 
wings are very elongate, narrow, triangular with the termen 
very oblique, pale greyish-ochreous marked with white and 
darker grey; there are several very minute black marks at the 
base, @ broad pale ochreous longitudinal band along the dorsum 
and a very narrow blackish edging on the costa; the first line is 
obscure, white, edged with grey towards the termen; the clavi- 
form. is wather large elongate black and conspicuous; the reni- 
form is represented by a pale, partially dark margined spot; 
the second line is tolerably distinct, wavy, oblique, white mar- 
gined with dark grey towards the base except near the dorsum; 
the sub-terminal line is bread, white and uninterrupted; there is 
a series of confluent black marks on the termen, except at the 
apex; the veins are irregularly lined in black. The hind-wings 
ara greyish-ochreous with a darker lunule, sub-terminal line and 
terminal shading. 
The perfect insect appears from October till April, and 
frequents dry grassy hill slopes to elevations of about 2,000 
feet. I have taken it fairly commonly on the cliffs facing 
the sea near Sinclair Head. 
SCOPARIA STEROPAHBA. 
(Scoparia steropaea, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 103.) 
(Plate XXII., fig. 8 4.) 
This very small species has occurred at Auckland, in 
the Wairarapa district, at Wellington, Castle Hill, Ida 
Valley, Dunedin, Lake Wakatipu, Invercargill, and Stewart 
Island. It is probably generally distributed throughout the 
country. 
The expansion of the wings is barely $ inch. It is very 
closely allied to 9. ewilis, but in addition to its smaller size it 
differs from that species in the following respects: the dorsum 
is broadly bordered with white; there is a strong black streak 
from the base; a black triangular blotch: beyond the middle; the 
second line is straighter and there is a small, black, triangular 
spot on the termen. 
The perfect insect appears from November till March, 
and is sometimes fairly common in certain restricted local- 
ities. It is often attracted by light. 
SCOPARIA ELAPHRA. 
(Scoparia elaphra, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 105.) 
(Plate XXII., fig. 5 9.) 
This very fragile-looking species has occurred at 
Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is about { inch. The palpi are 
longer than usual. The fore-wings are elongate-triangular with 
the apex acute and the termen obliquely-rounded; pale-brownish- 
ochreous, whiter on the veins; the first line is indicated by a few 
blackish scales; the reniform is small black and distinct; the 
second line consists of an oblique series of black dots and there 
is a terminal series of black dots in addition. The hind-wings 
are very pale whitish-ochreous with faint grey terminal and sub- 
terminal lines and lunule. 
The perfeet msect appears from August till March 
and is attracted by light. 
Deseribed and figured from a specimen kindly given 
to me by Mr. Philpott. 
SCOPARIA ATMOGRAMMA. 
(Scoparia atmogramma, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvii., 202.) 
(Plate XLV., fig. 25 4.) 
This very distinetly-marked species has oceurred at 
Lake Wakatipu and at Tisbury and West Plains, near 
Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is ~ inch. The fore-wings are 
creamy grey with the spaces between the veins strongly and 
broadly marked in blackish-grey. The hind-wings, which have 
no long hairs in the cell, are pale grey, darker towards the apex 
and termen. 
This species is apparently very closely allied to the 
somewhat variable S. paltomacha. 
The perfect insect. appears in September. 
Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Phil- 
pott’s collection. 
SCOPARIA PALTOMACHA. 
(Scoparia paltomacha, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 105.) 
CRIgteRxOrs Te sb A, 37 o:) 
This species has occurred on Mount Ruapehu, the Tara- 
rua Ranges, at Mount Hutt, Castle Hill, Arthur’s Pass, 
and on the Humboldt Range, Lake Wakatipu, at clevations 
of from 2,500 to 4,000 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over one inch. Jhe 
fore-wings ar@ rather elongate, dull brownish-grey, clouded with 
white towards the costa and termen and with the second and 
sub-terminal lines very faintly indicated by white shadings; 
there is sometimes a white discal dot and the veins are always 
distinctly lined with blackish-grey. The hind-wings are very 
pale whitish-ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents open country at considerable elevations. 
SCOPARIA DELTOPHORA. 
(Scoparia deltophora, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 106.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 39 9.) 
This species has occurred at Mount Arthur and 
Arthur’s Pass at elevations of from 3,000 to 4,500 feet 
above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is { inch. The fore-wings are 
elongate-triangular with the apex acute and the termen slightly 
oblique; rather dull brownish-ochreous very obscurely streaked 
with whitish near the costa; there is a small elongate black 
discal spot and a series of extremely minute terminal dots. The 
hind-wings are pale ochreous. 

