

242 XV.—THE TORTRICIDAE. 
The pupa is enclosed in a cylindrical cocoon of thin 
white silk, constructed within the final blotch-mine, the 
larva having prepared an exit through which the pupa pro- 
trudes its anterior portions prior to emergence. 
The perfect insect appears in November and Decem- 
ber, and may be looked for in forest where Cyclophorus is 
abundant. 
Described and figured from a female specimen kindly 
given to me by Mr. Watt. I have subsequently taken sev- 
eral others, including two males, in the vicinity of Welling- 
ton. 
Genus 14.—ECCLITICA, Meyr. 
Antennae in ¢ strongly fasciculate-ciliated. Palpi rather 
short, sub-ascending, second joint with short rough scales 
appressed towards base. Thorax with strong double posterior 
crest. Fore-wings with veins 7 and 8 separate, 7 to termen. 
Hind-wings without cubital pecten, 3 and 4 closely approximated 
at base or almost connate, 5 little approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
There are two species. 
ECCLITICA HEMICLISTA. 
(Dipterina henviclista, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1905, 233.) 
(Plate XXVI., fig. 14 9.) 
In general appearance this rather inconspicuous species 
somewhat resembles Vortrix molybditis but, apart from 
structural characters, may be distinguished from that insect 
by its larger size and paler colouring. At present it has 
only been recorded from Wellington. 
The expansion of the wings is about 2 inch. The fore-wings 
are dark purplish-grey with numerous obscure wavy dark brown 
transverse lines; there is a rather large oblique dark brown 
blotch on the costa near the middle, another at # and a smaller 
one at the apex. The hind-wings are dark brown darker towards 
the termen. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents forest. It is a rare species. 
ECCLITICA INCENDIARIA. 
(Ecclitica incendiaria, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liv., 164.) 
(Plate XLIX., fig. 32 9.) 
This small, very dark-looking species, has occurred on 
Mount Egmont, Mount Ruapehu (4,000 feet), and at Day’s 
Bay, on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
are rather elongate-triangular with the costa slightly arched, 
ashy-grey tinged with purple, the markings, which are very 
numerous and indefinite, are black mixed with rusty-red; the 
basal third of the wing is thinly sprinkled with irregular whitish 
marks; there is an indistinct irregular median band, very nar- 
row on the costa; a narrow very irregular sub-terminal band; 
three or four short black bars on the costa near apex with white 
interspaces, the bars more or less mixed with rust-red; the cilia 
are black mixed with rust-red. The hind-wings are blackish- 
brown, very dark towards the apex. 
Apparently variable in the extent and depth of mark- 
ings and ground colour. 
The perfect insect appears in February, and may be 
looked for in serubby forest, especially at high elevations. 
Genus 15.—CNEPHASIA, Curt. 
Antennae in male ciliated. Palpi moderate or long, por- 
rected, second joint with projecting scales above and beneath, 
terminal moderate. Thorax sometimes with small crest. Fore- 
wings with vein 7 separate to termen. Hind-wings with veins 3 
and 4 connate,* 5 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 stalked. (Plate F., 
figs. 7, 8 neuration of Cnephasia incessana; fig. 9 head of ditto.) 
A rather extensive genus but principally in temperate 
regions. 
We have nine species in New Zealand, six confined to 
the South Island, and three common to both islands. 
CNEPHASIA INCESSANA, 
(Dipterina incessand, Walk., Cat. xxviii, 304; Meyr. Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 529; Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 55.) 
(CBlate XOOV aie mOr) 
This species appears to be common and generally dis- 
tributed throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over # inch. The 
fore-wings have the termen slightly curved and oblique; the basal 
third is rather pale reddish-brown thickly speckled with dull 
white and traversed by a few short dark brown stripes; the outer 
edge of the basal patch is clearly defined by a fine, slightly-curved 
white line; this is followed by a broad, rich brown central shad- 
ing; there is a triangular shaded patch of dark brown on the 
costa before the apex; the terminal portion of the wing is thickly 
speckled with dull white and crossed by numerous fine broken 
brown, transverse lines; the cilia have a black basal line. The 
hind-wings are pale brownish-grey faintly spotted with darker 
grey. 
Some specimens are of a warmer brown than others, 
but beyond this there is little variation. 
The perfect insect appears from October till Decem- 
ber, and is found in forest, where it is often very abundant. 
Its colouring is highly protective whilst resting on the 
eround, or amongst dead leaves. 
CNEPHASIA JACTATANA. 
(Batodes jactatana, Walk., Cat. xxviii., 317; Dipterina jactatana, 
Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xv., 54; Sciaphila flexivittana, 
Walk., Cat. xxviii., 353; Paedisca privatana, ib. 382; Gyra- 
pholitha voluta, Feld. Reis. Noy. pl. exxxvii., 39.) 
(BlatePxy,, etl ee Lom Or) 
This very distinct species is common and generally 
distributed throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is barely 3 inch, of 
the female about inch. The fore-wings have the termen slightly 
waved but not oblique; rather dark greyish-brown in the male 
with a very broad, doubly bent, black streak in the dise near the 
base; there is a series of minute black marks on the costa and a 
number of obscure brownish dots near the termen. In the female 
the fore-wings vary from pale brown to pale brownish-ochreous, 
the markings are the same as in the male except that, in the 
very pale specimens, there is a dark shading round and beyond 
the black basal streak as well as three rather large brown spots 
near the termen. The hind-wings are brownish-grey speckled 
with darker grey. 
Considerable variation exists in the depth of the 
eround eolour and in the intensity of the markings, but the 

*Short stalked in Onephasia incessana. 
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