
XVIIT—THE 
BORKHAUSENIA, EPIMYLIA. 
(Oecophora epimylia, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi., 36.) 
(Plate XXIX., fig. 29 @.) 
This pretty little variegated species has occurred on 
the Tararua Range in the North Island, and at Nelson, 
Castle Hill, Bealey River and Lake Wakatipu in the South 
Island. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
are yellowish-grey speckled and mottled with darker grey tend- 
ing to form cloudy indistinct patches on the costa at 4, the mid- 
dle and #; a cloudy spot is situated on the fold at 4, another 
before the middle and a third beyond the middle; there is a 
cloudy spot on the tornus; all these markings are indistinct, and 
some may be absent. The hind-wings are pale grey. 
Mr. Meyrick points out that this species is ‘‘ nearly 
allied to B. plagiatella, having a similar mottled appear- 
anee, but readily known by its smaller size, slightly nar- 
rower wings, general grey tints and especially the grey 
head.”’ 
The perfect insect appears in January. It frequents 
beech* forests at elevations of from 1500 to 2500 feet above 
the sea-level, and in these situations is sometimes extremely 
abundant. 
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BORKHAUSENIA PALLIDULA. 
(Borkhausenia pallidula, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lv., 210.) 
(Plater fe, 9542) 
This extremely pale-looking species was discovered by 
Mr. Philpott on the Gouland Downs, near Nelson. 
The expansion of the wings is 4 inch. All the wings are 
almost white. The fore-wings are strewn with very pale grey 
scales; there are two indistinct wavy transverse lines formed by 
irregular streams of blackish. scales on the outer half of the fore- 
wings; the three stigmata are more or less distinctly indicated 
by small patches of blackish scales and the apical area is sprin 
kled with blackish-grey scales. 
The perfect insect appears in February. 
BORKHAUSENIA CHLORITIS. 
(Oecophora chloritis, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 36.) 
A single specimen of this species was captured by Mr. 
Meyrick at Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of the wings is about 2 inch. The thorax 
is dark fuscous, posterior margin whitish-yellowish. The fore- 
wings are pale dull whitish-yellow; base of costa suffusedly dark 
fuscous; a very oblique indistinct grey streak from near costa at 
4 to middle of fold; a blackish dot below fold a little before 
extremity of this streak; a cloudy dark grey transverse mark 
on tornus; a faint greyish posterior suffusion, indicating a trans- 
verse line near termen. The hind-wings are grey. 
Differs from all the other yellow species in the more 
elongate fore-wings and the transverse anterior and sub- 
marginal grey lines. 
The perfect insect appears in December. 
I am unacquainted with this species. 
taken from the original description. 
The above is 

*Nothofagus Solandri, 
TINEIDAE, ; 271 
BORKHAUSENIA LETHARGA. 
(Borkhausenia letharga, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., SQA AGI) 
(Plate LIL, fig, 3 4.) 
This pale-looking species has occurred at Dunedin and 
Ida Valley. 
The fore-wings are elongate, with the apex rounded and the 
termen oblique; greyish-white, very heavily sprinkled with brown 
scales, except on basal area; a pale centred spot on fold at 4 
and another above and slightly beyond this; a third pale centred 
spot in dise beyond middle; there are traces of a series of dark 
marks along apical third of costa and on termen; the cilia are 
ochreous-grey. The hind-wings are elongate-oval with the apex 
rounded, pale brownish-grey, darker towards apex; the cilia are 
pale brownish-grey. 
The perfect insect appears in December. 
BORKHAUSENIA PSEUDOSPRETELLA. 
(Oecophora pseudospretella, Stt., Cat. Brit. Tin., 14; Meyr., Trans. 
INEZ Inst, xvit, 34.) 
(GlateeOe ie a) 
This well-known and destructive species, which has 
been introduced by man, is now common and generally dis- 
tributed throughout the country and is also found on the 
Chatham Islands. 
The expansion of the wings varies from about ¢{ inch to 
slightly over 1 inch. The fore-wings are dull ochreous-brown 
more or less speckled with dull black; there is a small black spot 
on the costa at the base; three black dots forming an elongate 
triangle in the middle of the wing and a series of elongate mar- 
ginal dots from § of the costa to the apex and thence along the 
termen to the tornus. The hind-wings are dull ochreous. 
The larva feeds in silken galleries amongst woollen 
clothing, seeds, skins, dried insects, ete., and may commit 
most series depredations in a museum. It is also very de- 
structive amongst carpets, ete. 
The perfect insect appears from December till March, 
and is common in many houses. It is not specifically allied 
to any of the native species. 
Genus 4.—LEPTOCROCA. Meyr. 
Head with appressed scales, side-tufts roughly spreading; 
ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 4, in @ moder- 
ately or strongly ciliated (4), basal joint elongate, with pecten. 
Labial palpi long or very long, recurved, second joint reaching 
or exceeding base of antennae, thickened with appressed or loose 
scales, terminal joint as long as second or shorter, moderate, 
acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. 
Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above. Fore-wings with 10 
furcate,.2 and 8 connate or stalked from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 
7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind-wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 
4-4; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel. 
An Australian genus, containing four New Zealand 
species, all very obscure forms and extremely difficult to 
discriminate. 
LEPTOCROCA SCHOLABFA. 
(Oecophora scholaea, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 35.) 
(Plate XXIX., fig. 18 9.) 
This very dull-looking inconspicuous species is prob- 
ably common and generally distributed throughout the 
country. 
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