XVIT—_THE 
species is common also in New South Wales and Tasmania, 
frequenting the same plant from September till April. 
When at rest the antennae are extended side-ways and 
slightly forwards; the anterior legs placed outwards on 
each side of the head; the hind-legs extended outwards and 
backwards and slightly raised, and the posterior portions 
of the insect, including the wings, also slightly raised. 

MICROCOLONA, Meyr. 
Labial palpi long, loosely scaled, terminal joint shorter than 
second. Fore-wings with tufts of scales; vein 4 absent, 6 out 
of 7 or absent. Hind-wings with 3 absent, 4 usually absent. 
Fairly developed in Australian and Indian regions, 
but the species are easily overlooked. There are two species 
in New Zealand. 
Genus 5. 
MICROCOLONA LIMODES. 
(Microcolona limodes, Meyr., Proce. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1897, 372.) 
Three specimens of this species were discovered by Mr. 
Meyrick at Christchurch. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under 4} inch. The 
head is whitish, crown somewhat fuscous-sprinkled. Palpi whit- 
ish, medial band and sub-apical ring of second joint, and sub- 
basal and sub-apical rings of terminal joint blackish. Antennae 
whitish, faintly fuscous ringed. Thorax whitish, somewhat fus- 
cous-sprinkled. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous 
ringed with whitish, posterior pair ochreous-whitish with a 
blackish band on tibiae near base. Fore-wings whitish-ochreous, 
irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous, a dark fuscous tuft be- 
neath fold at 4; stigmata small, raised, black, first discal before 
middle, second at #, plical obliquely beyond first discal, almost 
dorsal; a raised dark fuscous dot beneath second discal; a dark 
fuscous suffusion on costa about 3: cilia whitish-ochreous, at 
apex, with a fuscous median line. Hind-wings grey-whitish; 
cilia whitish-ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in March. 
IT am unacquainted with this species. 
copied from the original description. 
The above is 
MICROCOLONA CHARACTA, 
(Microcolona characta, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1897, 374.) 
(Plate XXVIII., fig. 8.) 
This rather delicate-looking little species has occurred 
at Wellington and at Nelson. 
The expansion of the wings is considerably over 2 inch. 
The fore-wings are very elongate and narrow with the apex 
pointed; brownish-ochreous with black markings; there is a 
series of elongate marks on the costal edge, extending from the 
base to about #, followed by a row of indistinct dots; two black 
discal dots are placed obliquely near the middle and two consid- 
erably beyond the middle. The hind-wings and cilia are very 
pale grey. 
Some specimens have the fore-wings heavily sprinkled 
with blackish scales and in these the discal dots have pale 
rings. 
The perfect insect appears in September and October 
and is found in forests. It seems to be rare, but owing to 
its small size is probably often overlooked. 
This species also occurs in Australia. 

TINEIDAE. 303 

SYNTOMACTIS, Meyr. 
Labial palpi long, second joint with projecting whorls of 
seales, terminal joint as long as second, roughened anteriorly. 
Fore-wings with tufts of scales; veins 7 and 8 out of 6. 
A considerable genus, characteristic of Australia, but 
represented in New Zealand by one species only. 
Genus 6. 
SYNTOMACTIS DEAMATELLA, 
(Syntomactis deamatella, Walk., Cat. xxix., 654; Meyr. Trans. 
ING, Uinzhigs eal, al7s}5)) 
(Plate XXVIII., fig. 18.) 
This beautiful and striking species has occurred at 
Takaka, Christchurch, Poherua near Greymouth, Lake 
Wakatipu, and Invercargill, but appears to be very rare. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 4 inch. The 
fore-wings are pale brownish-grey, thickly sprinkled with black 
seales; there is a large triangular snow-white patch on the costa 
at 4; a very large oval snow-wihite patch slightly beyond the 
middle and a white bar before the apex; the black scaling is 
very dense on the costa, around the white markings, and on a 
spot near the apex. The hind-wings are very pale brownish- 
grey. 
The perfect insect appears from December till March, 
and is found in forest. 
Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Phil- 
pott’s collection. 
Genus 7—BATRACHEDRA, Stt. 
Head with appressed scales. Labial palpi bent, ascending, 
pointed, with scales of second joint somewhat angularly pro- 
jecting beneath at apex. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Fore- 
wings with vein 5 absent, 7 to costa, 8 absent. MHind-wings lin- 
ear-lanceolate. (Plate H., figs. 39, 40, 41 neuration and head of 
Batrachedra agaura.) 
A genus of some extent, principally Indo-Australian, 
and represented in New Zealand by six species. Two are 
restricted to the North Island; one to the South Island, and 
three oceur in both islands. 
BATRACHEDRA PSATHYRA. 
(Batrachedra psithyra, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 181; Batra- 
chedra psathyra, ib. liv., 167.) 
(Plate! XOxXccv,, fig. 13 4: Plate XLIV., fig, 8 9) 
This very delicate-looking little species has occurred 
at Kaeo, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Nelson, Christ- 
church and Queenstown. 
The expansion of the wings is inch. The fore-wings of 
the male are very elongate-elliptical, white, thickly strewn with 
minute ochreous-brown spots towards the apex; there is a black- 
ish spot on the fold, and a black spot and crescent of black cilia 
at the apex. The hind-wings are grey. The cilia of all the 
wings are very pale brownish-ochreous. 
In the female there are about six orange-yellow spots along 
the costa, several much smaller spots on the termen and two in 
the disc, as well as an elongate blackish spot on the fold near 
the base; the whole wing is speckled with black, especially to- 
wards the base and around the orange spots. 
The perfect insect appears from the middle of Novem- 
ber until the first week in January and, for a very short 
season, is often extremely abundant. It is found on rough 
overgrown grass lands and fern hills near forest, flying 

