XV—THE 
CAPUA PLINTHOGLYPTA. 
(Pyrgotis plinthoglypta, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxiv., 218.) 
(Plate XXVIL., fig. 4 @.) 
At present this pretty and very distinetly-marked spe- 
cies has only been taken at Ohakune, Wellington, Inverear- 
eill and Stewart Island. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 2 inch. The 
fore-wings are triangular with the apex pointed and the termen 
rounded and oblique; bright pinkish-brown with dark yellowish- 
brown markings; a curved band extends from the base of the 
wing to the dorsum at about 4; a second curved band from the 
costa at 4 almost to the tornus; a third, very strongly curved 
band, leaves the costa slightly beyond 4 and rejoins it just before 
the apex, there is a small silvery-white mark below the costa at 
%, an oblique silvery mark near the apex followed by an oblong, 
silvery-white spot; a somewhat crescentic silvery mark on the 
termen below the apex; the cilia are bright pinkish-brown. The 
hind-wings are very pale whitish ochreous, faintly dappled with 
grey; the cilia are dull white. 
There is slight variation in the extent of the silvery 
white markings. 
The larva, which feeds on rimu (Dacrydiwm cupress- 
mum) is about 2 inch in length; cylindrical, slightly 
tapering posteriorly; the head is yellowish-brown with two 
U-shaped dark marks on frons; segment 2 is horny, semi- 
transparent, showing back portion of head through it; rest 
of body pale green with segmental divisions marked in 
paler green; a paler green lateral ridge; a subdorsal row 
of small warts, each wart emitting a fine bristle, the warts 
on the thoracic segments slightly larger; anal segment with 
dark green dorsal plate. The larva is active, living under 
a silken web amongst the rimu foliage. 
The pupa is enclosed in a loose cocoon formed of frass 
and silk amongst the foliage of the foodplant. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Febru- 
ary, and may often be beaten from the rimu. So exactly 
does the resting insect resemble a small withered fragment 
of the foliage that I have, on several occasions, boxed such 
a fragment, under the impression that it was a specimen 
of the moth! 
CAPUA ARCUATA. 
(Capua arcuata, Philp., Trans., N.Z. Inst., xlvii., 198.) 
(Plate XLV., fig. 27 @.) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Philpott at West 
Plains near Invercargill. It is superficially very like a 
dull specimen of C. plinthoglypta from which, however, it 
differs considerably in the detailed markings. 
The expansion of the wings is nearly & inch. The fore- 
wings are dull pinkish-brown with darker brown and dull whitish 
markings; there is an irregular dark brown band near the base 
broader on the dorsum; a very large, irregular median band cov- 
ering most of the costal region and enclosing a large triangular 
whitish costal spot; the apical and terminal areas are clouded 
with dark chocolate-brown and there are small whitish marks on 
the costa before the apex, on the termen below the apex, before 
the tornus and on the sub-terminal area. The hind-wings are 
pale brownish-ochreous irregularly mottled and clouded with pale 
grey, 
TORTRICIDAE. ; 223 
The perfect insect appears in January and frequents 
lowland forests. 
Described and figured from the type specimen in Mr. 
Philpott’s collection. 
CAPUA SEMIFERANA. 
(Teras semiferana, Walk., Cat. xxviii., 306; Sciaphila detritana, 
Walk., ib., 356; Tinea admotella, ib., 485; Grapholita abne- 
gatana, ib. xxx., 991; constrictana ib, xxxv., 1785; Capua 
semiferana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 453; 
Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 37; Capua polias ? Meyr., ib. xlv., 
26.) 
(Plate XXVI., figs. 5, 6 @ varieties; 7 9.) 
This little species seems to be common and generally 
distributed throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings varies from slightly under to 
slightly over 8 inch. The fore-wings, which are somewhat dilated 
in the male, vary from pale greyish-ochreous to light reddish- 
brown; there is a series of minute black marks on the costa and 
dorsum; an irregular brownish patch near the base, often out- 
wardly margined with black; a more or less distinct central band 
often obsolete towards the dorsum, brown, ‘usually much darker 
or blackish on the costa and in some specimens represented by a 
large elliptical, blackish marking on the costa with a pale grey 
centre; there is usually a small brown mark near the termen; 
the cilia are ochreous or pale reddish-ochreous, much paler near 
the tornus. The hind-wings are grey faintly mottled with darker 
grey; the cilia are pale grey. 
This species is very variable in size, colour and inten- 
sity of markings. In some varieties the markings are almost 
absent. 
The perfect insect appears from October till April, and 
usually frequents open, grassy places, but is also found in 
the forest and on the coast sand-hills. It often flies freely 
in the late afternoon sunshine. Mr. Meyrick states that he 
has taken worn specimens in August, which had probably 
hybernated. 
CAPUA INTRACTANA. 
(Capua intractana, Walk., Lep. Het. 83 (1869); C. sordidatana, 
Meyr. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. xxxv., 454; OC. obfuscatana, 
Meyr., ib. 455.) 
(Plate LI., fig. 24 9.) 
This very dark-looking little species was first found 
by Mr. Philpott at Nelson. I have also taken it at Paeka- 
kariki. It has apparently been introduced from Australia 
comparatively recently, and is now quite common at both 
the localities named. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is 4 inch; 
female fully inch. The fore-wings of the female are elongate- 
oblong, with the tornus rounded; dull brown with heavy blackish- 
brown markings, the whole wing having a somewhat speckled 
appearance; there is a large basal patch; a broad oblique irre- 
gular median band; an elongate triangular patch on costa before 
apex; a smaller semicircular spot on the termen, and a large 
rounded tornal blotch. The hind-wings are pale brown, faintly 
dappled with darker brown. The male has the fore-wings black- 
ish-brown with a large pale blotch on the costa at the base and 
an indistinct pale sub-terminal marking. 
of the 

