AVIT—THE 
The perfect insect appears in December. It is found 
in open serub on hills and may be attached to Coprosma 
areolata. When at rest it assumes a similar position to that 
taken up by B. siderodeta. Mr. Meyrick remarks that it is 
intermediate between that species and B. chrysogramma. 
BORKHAUSENIA MARANTA. 
(Oecophora maranta, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1885, 791.) 
(Plate XXIX., fig. 1.) 
This pale-coloured and very narrow-winged species has 
oceurred at Dunedin, Mount Ida, Central Otago, Mount 
Karnslaw, and Invereargill. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under inch. The 
fore-wings are elongate with the apex pointed and the termen 
extremely oblique; very pale ochreous; there is a faint longi- 
tudinal streak traversing the middle of the wing from the base 
to the apex. The hind-wings are very pointed, pale grey, becom- 
ing darker near the apex. The head and thorax are pale ochre- 
ous and the abdomen brown. 
According to Mr. Philpott, the perfect insect appears 
from October till January, and is very abundant amongst 
erass and low herbage. Unlike most other members of the 
genus it is not found in the forest. 
BORKHAUSENIA PAULA. 
(Borkhausenia paula, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvii., 707.) 
(Plate LII., fig. 22 9.) 
This rather distinet little species was discovered by 
Mr. S. Lindsay at Pukeatua Bush, on the Lyttelton Hills, 
near Christchurch. 
The expansion of the wings is 4 inch. The fore-wings are 
rather narrow with the apex acute; pale brownish-cream-colour 
without markings. The hind-wings are brown. 
Described and figured from a specimen submitted by 
Mr. Philpott. 
BORKHAUSENIA HORAEA. 
(Oecophora horaea, Meyr., Trans, N.Z. Inst., xvi., 40.) 
This species has occurred at Hamilton and the Bealey 
River. : 
river. * 
The expansion of the wings is about 18 inches. The fore- 
wings are whitish-ochreous, rather suffused with yellowish- 
ochreous, costal margin yellowish-ochreous; costa suffusedly 
blackish towards base; a few blackish scales on fold at 4, on 
costa in middle and at #, and above tornus; posterior half of 
wing more or less irrorated very finely with fuscous; cilia pale 
yellowish-ochreous, irrorated with fuscous points, especially on 
tips round apex, and on a spot at tornus. Hind-wings grey; 
cilia whitish-grey. 
Differs from all the other yellow species in its distinct 
ochreous tint, especially on costa and cilia; not very close 
to any other. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
IT am unacquainted with this species. The above is 
taken from the original description. 
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BORKHAUSENIA ANAEMA. 
(Oecophora anaema, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 42.) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Meyrick at Lake 
Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is about % inch. The fore- 
wings, which have the apex blunt-pointed and the termen very 
obliquely rounded, are very pale whitish-ochreous, with fine scat- 
tered light brown scales; the basal third of the costa is broadly 
dark brown a short inwardly-oblique dark brown mark on the 
fold at 4, sometimes obsolete; a cloudy oblique dark brown bar 
from disc beyond middle to tornus; cilia very pale whitish- 
ochreous with lines of grey points, forming a broader dark grey 
shade before tips. The hind-wings are grey, darker towards the 
termen. 
Separable from all its immediate allies by the dark 
brown suffusion of the head as well as of the entire thorax 
except a small lateral spot; the fore-wings have a peculiar 
dull appearance, due to the fine brown irroration, which is 
only perceptible under a lens. 
The perfect insect appears in December. 
I am unacquainted with this species. 
taken from the original description. 
The above is 
BORKHAUSENIA APANTHES. 
(Oecophora apanthes, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 41.) 
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This species has occurred at Hamilton, Cambridge and 
Wellington in the North Island. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The thoraz is 
pale whitish-ochreous with adn oblong dark brown spot on each 
shoulder not touching lateral margin. The fore-wings are pale 
whitish-ochreous slightly suffused with pale yellow; basal third 
of costa broadly dark brown; a dark brown dot in disc before 
middle, a second beyond middle and a third on fold, first and 
third sometimes obsolete; sometimes a bar of scattered dark brown 
scales between second dot and tornus; some scattered brown 
scales at apex and towards termen. The hindwings are whitish- 
grey. 
The perfect insect appears from the end of October 
until the end of December. It often occurs commonly 
amongst manuka scrub (Leptospermum), and its colouring 
and general appearance probably imitates a faded manuka 
leaf. 
BORKHAUSENIA MACARELLA. 
(Oecophora macarella, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 43.) 
This species has occurred at Christchurch. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over } inch. The 
fore-wings are pale yellow, somewhat suffused with deeper yel- 
low; costa dark fuscous towards base; sometimes a few dark 
fuscous scales on fold at 4, and on a bar from dise to tornus. 
The hind-wings are whitish-grey. 
Stated to be readily known by the pale yellow colour- 
ing, the less defined basal mark on costa, and the almost 
wholly dark fuscous thorax. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
T am unacquainted with this species. 
taken from the original description. 
The above is 

