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mark before apex. The hind-wings are dull bronzy-grey. The 
head and thorax are bronzy-yellow. 
Mr. Meyrick points out that the posterior tibiae are 
more densely and roughly clothed than in Stathmopoda 
skelloni, and that it is the darkest New Zealand species of 
the genus. 
The perfect insect appears at midsummer. 
STATHMOPODA MYSTHRIASTIS. 
(Stathmopoda mysteriastis, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1901, 
575; Stathmopoda seminuda, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 
xlix., 244.) 
(Plate XXXVIII., fig. 5 9.) 
This species has occurred at Auckland, Dunedin and 
Invercargill. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The head, 
palpi and thorax are wiite. The fore-wings are leaden-brown, 
beneath fold white; there is also an indistinct broken whitish 
line in disc. The hind-wings and cilia of all the wings are dark 
grey. 
The perfect insect appears in November and Decem- 
ber, and seems to be rather rare. 
Described and figured from a specimen kindly given 
to me by Mr. Philpott. 
STATHMOPODA PLUMBIFLUA. 
(Stathmopoda plumbifiua, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xliii., 75.) 
(Plate XXXII, fig. 21 ¢@.) 
This very distinct little species was discovered by Mr. 
Philpott at West Plains, near Invercargill. It has also 
occurred ati Alexandra, Otago. ; 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 4 inch. The 
fore-wings are pale whitish-ochreous; there are three fine, longi- 
tudinal, silvery-metallic streaks; the first below the costa, the 
second in the middle and the third along the fold; the first and 
second streaks extend almost the entire length of the wing; the 
third is very indistinct; there is a cloudy brownish basal area 
and three irregular patches of blackish-brown scales; the first 
on the fold, the second at about 3 and the third just before the 
apex. The hind-wings are silvery-grey. 
The perfect insect appears from November till April, 
and frequents open tussock lands, but is not a common 
species. 
Described and figured from a specimen in Mr, Phil- 
pott’s collection. 
STATHMOPODA APOSEMA, 
(Stathmopoda aposema, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1901, 575.) 
(Plate XXXVIII., fig. 6 9.) 
This large species has occurred at Auckland, Welling- 
ton, Dunedin, and Lake Wakatipu. It is apparently very 
loeal. 
The expansion of the wings is almost % inch. The fore- 
wings are very pale brownish-ochreous; the costa is broadly 
edged with dull brownish-grey from the base to 3; there is a 
longitudinal brown streak in the disc almost from the base to 
the apex; the dorsum is broadly edged with brownish-grey. The 
hind-wings are dark grey. The cilia of all the wings are dark 
greyish-ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in October, November and 
December and frequents forest. Mr. Charles E. Clarke, 

TINEIDAE. 
to whom I am indebted for my first specimens, states that 
this species is common at Woodhaugh, near Dunedin, where 
it may be beaten out of the narrow-leaved lawyer vine 
(Rubus cissoides). 
Genus 4—PACHYRHABDA, Meyr. 
Antennae in ¢ stout, simple. Hind-wings with vein 4 
absent. 
Includes a few species from India, Australia, and 
Africa, and represented in New Zealand by one species 
only. 
PACHYRHABDA HEPICHLORA. 
(Stathmopoda epichlora, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 169.) 
This species has occurred at Auckland, Wellington and 
the Otira River. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under 4 inch. The 
fore-wings are very narrow, broadest near base, long-pointed; 
whitish, more or less mixed with ochreous or grey in disc; 
markings rather dark fuscous but cloudy and ill-defined; a small 
spot on dorsum, at 4, a second more conspicuous on dorsum 
beyond middle, and an angulated fascia-like spot towards apex: 
cilia whitish-grey. Hind-wings and cilia whitish-grey. 
A distinct but inconspicuous species. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents forest. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The foregoing is 
taken from the original description. 
Genus 5—THYLACOSCELES, Meyr. 
Antennae in @ stout, simple. Posterior tibiae with triangu- 
lar tuft of scales on posterior half. Hind-wings with vein 4 
present. (Plate H., figs. 10, 11, 12, 18, neuration, head and 
hind-leg of Thylacosceles acridomima.) 
This interesting genus includes two New Zealand spe- 
cies and two from Ceylon. The peculiar tuft of hairs on 
the lower half of the hind tibiae may very possibly emit an 
agreeable perfume, and, in addition, perhaps, constitutes 
an element of sexual attractiveness, owing to its distinctive 
colour and striking appearance. It is, however, equally 
developed in both sexes. 
THYLACOSCELES ACRIDOMIMA. 
(Thylacosceles acridomima, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 171.) 
(Plate XXXII; fig, 4 4. 5 9.) 
This very interesting and remarkable little species 
appears to be common in all forest districts throughout the 
country. 
The expansion of the wings is considerably over % inch. 
The fore-wings are very elongate, broadest near the base, with 
the apex long-pointed, dull blackish-grey in the male and brown- 
ish-grey in the female, darker towards the apex; there is a very 
indistinct discal spot at about 3. The hind-wings and cilia are 
grey. The very conspicuous tuft of hairs on the tibia of the 
hind-legs is slaty-blue, the spurs and bristles at the end of the 
tibia being pale ochreous. The hind-wings and all the cilia 
are grey. 
The perfect insect appears from the beginning of 
October until the end of January, a late brood being some- 
times found in April. It frequents rather dense forests, 


