XV.—THE 
The perfect insect appears from January till April. It 
is apparently very local. I took one specimen on the Hum- 
boldt Range at an elevation of 3,600 feet above the sea- 
level. 
EPICHORISTA BELEPHANTINA. 
(Proselena elephantina, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvii., 143.) 
(Plates lz) fea slGeeas) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Meyrick on 
Arthur’s Pass at an elevation of 4,700 feet above the sea- 
level. 
The expansion of the wings is about 1 inch. The fore-wings 
are bright brownish-ochreous with a darker longitudinal streak 
in the disc; there are numerous small black spots arranged in . 
rows on the basal area, above the dorsum, and parallel to the 
termen. The hind-wings are pale ochreous dappled with grey. 
‘* Singularly distinct by its comparatively gigantic 
size, pale colouring, and blackish discal line.’’ 
The perfect insect appears in January, and may be 
looked for on grassy mountain slopes between 4,000 and 
5,000 feet above the sea-level. 
Described and figured from a specimen kindly sup- 
plied by Mr. Philpott. 
EPICHORISTA PERSECTA. 
(Epichorista persecta, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 104.) 
(Plate XLYV., figs. 20, 21 @ varieties; Plate XXVL., fig. 19 
variety semicocta.) 
This rather inconspicuous species was discovered by 
Mr. Philpott at Tisbury and West Plains near Invereargill. 
It has also oceurred at Dunedin and Queenstown. 
The expansion of the wings is about ? inch. The fore-wings 
are very pale brown with blackish markings; there is an indis- 
tinct basal patch; a broad indistinct oblique band from the costa 
before the middle, often represented by a discal mark only, and 
a series of minute marks on the dorsum; there is a black spot on 
the sub-terminal area below the apex and a number of extremely 
minute irregular scattered black dots. The hind-wings are 
whitish-ochreous with coarse grey mottling. 
Mr. Philpott informs me that this species is extremely 
variable in its markings. The remarkable form known as 
semicocta has the fore-wings bright brownish-ochreous, 
darker towards the dise and costa and with a large, cloudy 
whitish patch on the dorsal area; there are three black 
dots and a large black spot near the base; a conspicuous 
oblique black bar on the costa before the middle; a small 
semi-circular brown costal patch beyond the middle; there 
is a series of black sub-terminal dots with a much larger 
spot near the middle of the series and three chains of 
minute black dots near the dorsum. The hind-wings are 
white with pale ochreous cilia. 
The perfect insect appears from November to Febru- 
ary, and frequents forest. It is a rare species. 
Described and figured from specimens in Mr. Phil- 
pott’s collection. 
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EPICHORISTA TENEBROSA. 
(Zpichorista tenebrosa, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlix., 243.) 
(Plater EVIL te LOA LION) 
This very dull-looking species has oceurred on Ben 
Lomond, Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is slightly over 1 
inch; of the female about ¢ inch. The forewings are dull slate 
colour slightly purplish-tinged and speckled with darker; there 
are numerous very wavy, irregular, very broken, rusty orange 
transverse lines, strongest on the basal, discal and sub-terminal 
areas. The hind-wings are dull greyish-ochreous. In the female 
the ground colour of the fore-wings is paler and the darker 
speckling more in evidence; there is also a distinct blotch of 
rusty-orange in the disc and the hind-wings are faintly dappled 
with grey. 
The perfect insect appears in late February. It was 
found at an altitude of about 4,000 feet above the sea-level 
amongst short grasses between the tufts of tussock. 
Described and figured from specimens kindly lent to 
me by Mr. C. E. Clarke. 
EPICHORISTA SIRIANA. 
(Proselena siriana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1881, 521; 
Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 43.) 
(Plate XXVI., fig. 34 4.) 
This rather bright-looking little species has oceurred at 
Hamilton and Wellington in the North Island. It is appar- 
ently represented in the South Island by the closely allied 
Hurythecta eremana. 
The expansion of the wings is 4 inch. The fore-wings are 
rather narrow with the apex acute and the termen very rounded 
and oblique; dark ochreous, slightly speckled with blackish-grey; 
there is a blackish discal dot; the cilia are brownish-ochreous, 
paler towards the tornus. The hind-wings are _ blackish-grey, 
darker towards the termen. 
According to Mr. Meyrick this species is markedly dis- 
tinct by tts wnicolorous fore-wings and the strongly con- 
trasted hind-wings. 
- The perfect insect appears in January, and occurs 
amongst long grass, often in cultivated places. It is usually 
rather rare in the vicinity of Wellington and apparently 
very local like most of the species of the genus. 
EPICHORISTA ASPISTANA. 
(Proselena aspistana, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 42.) 
(Plate XXVI., fig. 32 @-.) 
This neatly-marked little insect has occurred at Por- 
ter’s Pass and Castle Hill on the West Coast Road at 
elevations of about 2,500 feet above the sea-level. It has 
also been found at Woodhaugh and Waitati, near Dunedin. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
have the costa arched at the base, thence almost straight to the 
apex, the termen Slightly oblique; pale ochreous; a very distinct 
basal patch of reddish-brown reaching to 4 of costa and dorsum; 
a large pale centred elliptical patch of the same colour on the 
costa from about 4 to a little before the apex; a few faint minute 
reddish-brown marks on the paler portions of the wing. The 
hind-wings are brownish-grey. The cilia of all the wings are also 
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