XV—THE TORTRICIDAE. 239 
The perfect insect appears towards the end of Decem- 
ber, and frequents the foliage of Pittosporum tenuifolium, 
upon which its larva probably feeds. It flies with a short 
rapid flight during the afternoon and early evening. It is 
on the wing for a very short season and is apparently very 
local, although abundant where found. 
EPICHORISTA CRYPSIDORA. 
(Dipterina crypsidora, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xli., 11; Hpichor- 
ista carcharodes, ib., xlvi., 104.) 
(Plate XXVIL., fig. 24 @; 25 @.) 
This little species was discovered by Mr. Philpott at 
West Plains near Invereargill. It has since occurred at 
Kaeo, North of Auckland, Mount Holdsworth and Welling- 
ton, 
The expansion of the wings is considerably over 4 inch. The 
fore-wings of the male are very deep yellowish-brown with numer- 
ous scattered black scales; there is a series of short blackish 
costal bars; several narrow, wavy, oblique, dark grey transverse 
lines and a fine dark grey sub-terminal line; the dark markings 
are often obscurely margined with dull white; on the underside 
of the fore-wings there is a distinct reddish-brown longitudinal 
stripe. In the female the fore-wings are brownish-ochreous, irre- 
gularly reticulated with deep yellowish-brown; there are two 
patches of yellowish-brown on the costa; a cloudy patch of dark 
brown on the dorsum near the base and a larger patch near the 
tornus. The hind-wings of both sexes are dark blackish-brown. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Janu- 
ary, and frequents open glades in forest or scrub, but is 
rarely met with. It flies rapidly in hot sunshine. 
EPICHORISTA TRIORTHOTA. 
(Epichorista triorthota, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvii., 698.) 
(Plate LII., fig. 28 @.) 
Single specimens of this species have occurred at Wil- 
ton’s Bush and Wainuiomata near Wellington. 
, The fore-wings are rather broad with the termen almost 
straight; bronzy-purplish-brown, darker on outer half; basal patch 
finely margined with chocolate-brown; a broad pale brown almost 
straight transverse band before middle, followed by a rather irre- 
gular chocolate-brown band; a narrow, wavy chocolate-brown 
transverse band from #2 of costa to near tornus; another 
straighter sub-terminal band; the veins on the sub-terminal area 
are finely marked in chocolate-brown; the cilia are bright ochre- 
ous-brown. The hind-wings and cilia are dark brown. 
The perfect insect appears in December and may be 
looked for in forest. 
Genus 12—HARMOLOGA, Meyr. 
Antennae in 4 moderately or rather strongly ciliated. Palpi 
moderate or long, porrected, second joint dilated with dense 
seales above and beneath. Thorax with small posterior crest. 
Fore-wings with veins 7 and 8 separate, 7 to termen. Hind-wings 
without cubital pecten, 3-5 approximated at base, 6 and 7 closely 
approximated at base or short-stalked. 
Represented in New Zealand by ten species, of which 
eight are confined to the South Island, and two common to 
both islands. 
HARMOLOGA OBLONGANA. 
(Teras oblongana, Walk., Cat., xxviii., 303; Cacoecia oblongana, 
Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 489; Harmologa 
oblongana, Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 45; Teras inaptana, Walk., 
Cate sxvil, 04s Teras cuneigera, Butl, Cist., Ent. it, 
559.) 
(Plate XXVI., fig. 16 @.) 
This very dull-coloured obseure-looking species has 
oeeurred at Blenheim, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and 
Lake Wakatipu. It has not been observed in the North 
Island at present. 
The expansion of the wings is about % inch. The fore-wings 
are dull brownish-grey, slightly darker over a large central area; 
there are numerous short, blackish-brown, wavy streaks spread 
over the entire wing and a paler greyish patch near the apex 
extending as a curved band along the termen. The hind-wings 
are brownish-ochreous, darker at the apex and mottled with 
brown near the dorsum. 
This species is stated to be rather variable in colour 
and varies in intensity of marking, but is easily separ- 
ated from all other species of the genus by its dull grey 
hue. Butler’s cuneigera is founded on a light-coloured 
specimen, from Blenheim, with strongly marked costal 
blotch. 
Mr. Meyrick states that the larva feeds, in a dense web, 
on Wild Irishman (Discaria towmatow) and probably other 
plants. 
The perfect insect appears from December till March 
and is found amongst Manuka serub (Leptospermum). 
HARMOLOGA AMPLEXANA. 
(Idiographis (?) amplexana, Z., Z.B.V., 1875, 222; Cacoecia 
amplexana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 494; 
Cacoecia vilis, Butl., Proc. Z.S.L., 1877, 402, pl. xliii., 15; 
Harmologa amplexana, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 47.) 
CPlate Roslin loa Oo Om Platemt il. ties 3 larva.) 
This species has occurred at Wellington, Christchurch, 
Greymouth, Dunedin, Lake Wakatipu and Invereargill and 
is probably generally distributed throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is slightly under ? 
inch, of the female slightly over # inch. The _ fore- 
wings of the male have the costa strongly arched at 
the base, the apex pointed and the termen curved; in the 
female the costa is very strongly arched at the base, becoming 
concave before the apex, which is very prominent, the termen 
being very strongly bowed outwards; very pale ochreous with 
brown markings; there is a narrow, very dark band from + of 
costa extending obliquely inwards to the disc, thence abruptly 
to the base—this marking is smaller, fainter and much more 
curved in the female; an oblique band from before the middle 
of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, Sharply defined towards 
the base, shaded towards the termen, but obsolete towards the 
costa in the male; an elongate curved mark on the costa from 
the middle almost to the apex, much larger and touching the 
central band in the male; several small markings near the ter- 
men, including a brownish-patch near the middle edged towards 
the termen with from two to four blackish dots; in both sexes 
the whole wing is very finely dotted and streaked with minute 
brown marks. The hind-wings are pale yellowish-ochreous with 
grey mottling. 

