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staff Hill, at Broad Bay (Otago Peninsula) and at the 
Bluff. 
The expansion of the wings is not quite ? inch. The fore- 
wings are very dark brownish-grey, very slightly tinged with 
bronzy-purple, with black markings; there are two short, rather 
oblique lines at the base; the first line is very oblique edged with 
grey towards the base and with two short thick projections 
towards the termen; the reniform is X-shaped, dull grey above, 
black in the nrviddle and dull white below; the second line is 
black, oblique and almost straight; the terminal area is dark 
brown, very Slightly speckled with grey in place of the sub- 
terminal line. The hind-wings are dark brown, darker towards 
the termen. 
The perfect 
January. 
insect appears from November till 
SCOPARIA PASCOELLA. 
(Scoparia pascoella, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lii., 438.) 
(Plate XLVIII., 8 9.) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Philpott on Tooth 
Peaks, Lake Wakatipu, at an elevation of 3,000 feet above 
the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is 2 inch. The fore-wings are 
rather broad, somewhat rectangular, with the termen slightly 
oblique; dull reddish-ochreous speckled with blackish and with 
white markings; there are numerous scattered white scales on 
the basal third and two minute black marks at the base itself; 
the first line is broad wivite, slightly outwards-curved; immedi- 
ately beyond the first line there are three or four short longitu- 
dinal black bars, those nearest the dorsum broader than the 
others; the second line is white, inwards-curved below middle 
where it is much suffused towards base; there are two cloudy 
white patches and several indistinct black bars on the sub-ter- 
minal area. The hind-wings are dull ochreous, very densely 
speckled with blackish, especially towards the termen. The cilia 
of all the wings are dull ochreous with a blackish basal line. 
Varies considerably in the distinctness of markings and 
extent of white suffusion. 
The perfect insect 
December. 
appears towards the end of 
SCOPARIA EPICREMNA. 
(Scoparia epicremna, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 117.) 
(Plate XLY., fig. 4 9.) 
This obseure-looking species has occurred on Mount 
Arthur near Nelson, and at Castle Hill, West Coast Road, 
at elevations of about 2,500 feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
are yellowish-brown; the edges of the basal patch and median 
band are pale grey and there are also some irregular pale grey 
blotches in the dis¢ and an obscure pale grey sub-terminal line. 
The hind-wings are grey, darker towards the termen. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
Described and figured from a single specimen in poor 
condition. 
SCOPARIA LUMINATRIX. 
(Scoparia tuminatrix, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xli., 8.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 48 ¢.) 
This species occurs very commonly in the Otira Valley 
and is also recorded from the Routeburn Valley, Lake 
Wakatipu, Invercargill, and other localities in the far 
south. 
The expansion of the wings is about ~ inch. The fore 
wings are rather elongate with the costa slightly bent before 
the apex, dark ochreous-brown with the veins broadly marked 
with black scales, except where crossed by the transverse lines; 
the first line is white, slightly dentate-and outwards-curved near 
the middle; the orbicular and claviform are black, ill-defined, 
often confluent and connected with a black mark on the costa; 
the reniform is indistinct, black, 8-shaped with white centres, 
the lower centre being often rather conspicuous; the second line 
is very distinct, white, slightly indented near reniform and 
extending from about # on costa to % on dorsum; the sub-ter- 
minal line is rather cloudy, white, usually interrupted above the 
middle; the cilia are pale brown with two black lines interrupted 
with pale bars. The hind-wings are pale brassy-ochreous-brown, 
clouded with dull brown near the apex and termen, and with a 
dull brown lunule; the cilia are pale yellowish-brown with a 
darker line. 
This species is rather variable in the extent of the 
black and white scales which form the principal markings. 
The perfect insect appears from October till January. 
It frequents forest and, in certain localities, is very com- 
mon. Its colouring is highly protective when resting on 
tree trunks with closed wings. 
SCOPARIA LEGNOTA. 
(Xeroscopa legnota, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 117.) 
(Plate XXI., fig. 49 4.) 
This rather faintly-marked species has occurred at 
Mount Hutt, Otira River, Lake Wakatipu and Invercargill, 
but appears to be very local. 
The expansion of the wings is about { inch. The fore-wings 
are very pale whitish-ochreous; there is a cloudy pale brown 
basal area; the first line is rather indistinct, wavy, edged with 
dark brown towards the termen; there is an irregular cloudy 
blackish-brown mark on the costa enclosing a small, elliptical, 
white orbicular spot and reaching as far as the reniform spot 
which is also white, X-shaped, irregularly edged with black; the 
second line is nearly straight, oblique, edged with brown for half 
its length towards the base and costa; there is a broad brown 
band between the second and sub-terminal lines; the sub-ter- 
minal line is slightly waved; there are a few indistinct brown 
terminal dots. The hind-wings are pale greyish-ochreous, darker 
towards the apex. 
This species varies slightly in the intensity of the 
markings. In general appearance it somewhat suggests a 
pale specimen of Scoparta luminatrix, but seems to be quite 
distinct from that species. It also somewhat resembles 
Scoparia chalara, but is much smaller, whiter and more 
distinctly marked. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
frequenting forest. It is very rarely met with. 
SCOPARIA OCTOPHORA. 
(Scoparia octophora, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 118.) 
(Plate XXIV., fig. 21 9.) 
This rather inconspicuous species has been taken at 
Wellington. It is probably generally distributed through- 
out the South Island, having occurred at Christchurch, 
Akaroa, Castle Hill, Bealey, Otira, Mount Hutt, Lake 
Wakatipu and Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is § inch. The fore-wings are 
brownish-ochreous, rather glossy, more or less speckled with 
dark-brown, generally forming dark lines on the veins, and with 
a few white scales; the first line is very indistinct; the orbicular 

