XVII.—THE 
Sub-family 8.—GLYPHIPTERYGIDES. 
Head with appressed scales. Basal joint of antennae with- 
out pecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, ascending, terminal 
joint compressed, pointed or obtuse. Maxillary palpi rudimen- 
tary. Fore-wings with veins 7 and 8 separate or stalked. Hind- 
wings ovate or elongate-ovate; 8 and 4 connate, 5-7 somewhat 
approximated towards base or nearly parallel. (Plate H., figs. 
18-26.) 
A considerable sub-family, more especially character- 
istic of the equatorial region and Southern Hemisphere, 
except Africa. Many of the species fly by day and are 
ornamented with brilliant metallic markings. 
The following seven genera are represented in New 
Zealand : 
1. CORIDOMORPHA. 5. CHOREUTIS. 
2. HIERODORIS. 6. PANTOSPERMA. ' 
3. HELIOSTIBES. 7. GLYPHIPTERYX. 
4, SIMAETHIS. 8. CHARIXENA. 
Genus 1—CORIDOMORPHA, Meyr. 
Basal half of antennae thickened with dense scales in 
female. Labial palpi long, second joint with appressed scales, 
terminal joint shorter, acute. Fore-wings with, 7 and 8 stalked, 
7 to costa, 
A remarkable endemic genus represented by one spe- 
cies only. 
CORIDOMORPHA STELLA. 
(Coridomorpha stella, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 111.) 
(Plate XXXIII., fig. 7 @, 8 9.) 
This very remarkable and interesting species was dis- 
covered by Stella Hudson at Kauri Gully near Auckland, 
and other specimens have subsequently been found at Rau- 
rimu and at Karori, near Wellington. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under ? inch. The 
fore-wings are rather broadly triangular with the costa strongly 
arched near the middle and the termen oblique; blackish-grey in 
the female very thickly speckled with pale metallic-green scales 
on the basal and terminal areas and with bluish-white scales in 
the disc; there is a broad cloudy transverse band at 4, darker on 
the costa and a conspicuous broad oblique bar at 3% extending 
from the costa to the middle of the wing, both these markings 
having purplish reflections. The hind-wings are deep bronzy- 
brown with two divergent golden-yellow streaks; the cilia are 
pale golden-yellow with blackish patches at the apex and tornus. 
The antennae are thickened with heavy black scales on the basal 
half, the central portion is golden-yellow and the apex black. 
In the male the fore-wings are an almost uniform blackish-brown 
with indistinct darker transverse bands, the spaces between them 
being sparsely sprinkled wih bluish-white scales; the hind-wings 
have the yellowish streaks much less distinct than in the female 
and the basal half of the antennae is not thickened with scales. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and frequents 
forest. When at rest, or walking, the fore-wings are closed 
over the back, forming a rather flattened roof, and the api- 
eal third of each wing is bent sharply downwards. This 
peculiarity, combined with the remarkable antennae, causes 
the female insect to resemble Oxychilophora marginicollis, 
a hemipteron belonging to the family Capsidae, and as 
these bugs have a most objectionable taste and odour, it 
seems almost certain that the resemblance of the moth is 
an instance of protective mimicry. 
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Genus 2.—HIERODORIS, Meyr. 
Labial palpi with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter 
than second, pointed. Fore-wings with vein 7 absent. 
Another endemic genus represented by four species. 
Three are confined to the South Island, and one to the 
North Island. 
HIERODORIS IOPHANES. 
(Hierodoris iophanes, Meyr., Exot. Micr., i, 42; Trans. N.Z. Inst., 
x Vieeeciieny 
(Blate Oil fieaouea) 
This very handsome little insect has occurred at Kai- 
toke and at Wellington, but appears to be very rare. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under 4 inch. The 
fore-wings are deep greenish-bronze with coppery-bronze reflec- 
tions and purplish-metallic blue markings; there is a rather large 
patch at the base; a small mark on the costa at about 4; an 
oblique band from the costa before the middle meeting a pale 
ochreous spot on the middle of the dorsum; an elongate bluish- 
white discal dot; an irregular slender crescentic mark at about 
2 and a large irregular patch of pinkish-purple-metallic scales 
on the termen. The hind-wings are very deep brown with faint 
bronzy reflections. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Febru- 
ary. It is found in open glades amongst forest, or scrub, 
and flies very actively in the hottest sunshine. 
HIERODORIS STELLATA. 
(Hierodoris ? stellata, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1., 129.) 
(Plate XXXVIII., fig. 21.) 
This very striking species was discovered by Mr. C. 
C. Fenwick at Bluecliff, Fiord County. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over # inch. The 
forewings are broad, with the costa rather strongly arched; rich 
chocolate-brown with very conspicuous cream-coloured markings; 
there is an irregular marking near the base; @ very large irre- 
gular horseshoe-shaped marking on the dorsum near the middle 
followed by an oblique interrupted series of spots extending to 
the apex; there is a small spot on the costa at + and a small 
ring of spots below the costa near the middle as well as a streak 
on the tornus; the cilia are cream-coloured except near the apex 
and on each side of the tornus. The hind-wings are blackish- 
brown paler near the base. 
There is some resemblance between the colouring and 
markings of this species and of the Trichopteron Polyplec- 
tropus puerilis. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and apparently 
frequents forest near the sea-coast. 
Described and figured from the unique specimen in 
the Fenwick collection. 
HIERODORIS FRIGIDA. 
(Hierodoris frigida, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liv., 153.) 
(Plate XLIX., fig. 16 @.) 
This brilliant little insect was found by Mr. Philpott 
on the Dun Mountain, near Nelson, at an elevation of 3,000 
feet above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
are deep brownish-black; there is a short violet-metallic bar 
from the costa near the middle and a longer bar beyond the 
middle; the sub-basal and sub-terminal areas are heavily sprin- 
kled with elongate white scales. The hind-wings are deep brown. 

