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sometimes obliquely clouded With pale brown on the apical half; 
there is an elongate black spot on the fold before the middle 
and a similar larger spot in the disc beyond the middle; a few 
scattered blackish-brown scales are often situated between these 
two spots and on the cilia below the apex. The hind-wings are 
rather dark grey. 
The perfect insect appears in December, January and 
March. According to Mr. Meyrick it is common in 
swampy places and is also found in Australia. 
ELACHISTA MELANURA. 
(Elachista melanura, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 177.) 
A single specimen of this species was captured by Mr. 
Meyrick at Hamilton. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is slightly under 4 
inch. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish-grey. Abdo- 
men ochreous-whitish, with a dense black apical exsertible tuft. 
Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Fore-wings 
lanceolate; whitish-grey, somewhat irrorated with darker; an 
elongate black dot on fold before middle, a second in disc above 
middle, and a third in dise at #: cilia grey-whitish, with a spot 
of black scales at base round apex, and tips sprinkled with 
black. Hind-wings and cilia pale whitish-grey. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The above par- 
ticulars are taken from the original description. 
ELACHISTA OCHROLEUCA. 
(Elachista ochroleuca, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liv., 167.) 
(Plate XL., fig. 9 @.) 
This little species is common on the lower slopes of 
Mount Aurum between 3,000 and 4,000 feet above the sea- 
level. It has also occurred on Arthur’s Pass. 
The expansion of the wings is barely % inch. The fore- 
wings are creamy-white with a faint yellowish dot near the end 
of the fold and a few very pale yellowish scales near the apex. 
The hind-wings are greyish-white. The palpi and antennae are 
grey. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and is found 
amongst tussock grass. 
Sub-family 10.—ScyTHRIDES. 
Head smooth. Labial palpi moderate, curved, pointed. 
Maxillary palpi very short, appressed. Fore-wings with vein 1b 
simple or short-furcate, 2 from angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to 
costa, 8 absent. Hind-wings lanceolate; veins all separate, 
nearly parallel. 
Genus 1—SCYTHRIS, Hiibn. 
A large genus of general distribution, but more espe- 
cially Huropean. We have one species in New Zealand. 
SCYTHRIS EPISTROTA. 
(Butalis epistrota, Meyr., Trans, N.Z. Inst., xxi., 161.) 
(Plate XXVIII., fig. 13.) 
This rather stout-looking, short-winged little species 
has occurred on the Lyttelton Hills near Christchurch, at 
Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, Ida Valley and on Mount 
Arthur at an elevation of 4,500 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is considerably under 4 inch. 
The fore-wings, which have the costa strongly arched and the 
apex very acute, are broney-brown thickly streaked with white. 
The hind-wings are very pale greyish-ochreous and the cilia of 
TINEIDAE. 

all the wings rather dark bronzy-brown. The body is rather 
stout, bronzy-grey, the abdomen being densely clothed with 
whitish scales towards the apex. 
Mr. Meyrick states that ‘‘in paler specimens there are 
indications of two very ill-defined inwardly oblique darker 
streaks on the anterior half of the fore-wings more dis- 
tinctly spotted with darker on fold, and two less percept- 
ible outwardly oblique streaks on posterior half.’’ 
The perfect insect appears in January, apparently 
frequenting open grassy country, but evidently very local. 
Where found, however, it is stated to be common. 
Sub-family 11—HyPonoMEvtIDES. 
Head with appressed scales or rough on crown. Labial 
palpi moderate, ascending, rather pointed. Maxillary palpi rudi- 
mentary or obsolete. Fore-wings with costal stigmatium be- 
tween 11 and 12, 7 and 8 separate or stalked, 7 to termen. 
Hind-wings elongate-ovate or lanceolate; 4 absent. (Plate K., 
figs. 1-3.) 
A considerable sub-family, generally distributed, but 
almost absent from New Zealand, where only one genus is 
represented. 
Genus 1—ZELLERIA, Stt. 
(Plate K., figs. 1, 2, 3 neuration and head of Zelleria copidota.) 
Head rough on crown. Hind-wings lanceolate. 
This genus, which is of moderate extent and generally 
distributed, is represented in New Zealand by three spe- 
cies. 
ZELLERIA ;COPIDOTA. 
(Circostola copidota, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 163.) 
(Plate XXXV., fig. 11 9.) 
This species, which may be at once recognised by the 
strongly-arched costa and very acute apex of the fore- 
wings, has occurred on Mount Egmont, at Wellington, 
Nelson, Otira River and Lake Wakatipu. 
The expansion of 'the wings is slightly over ~ inch. The 
fore-wings are pale reddish-brown thickly speckled with darker 
brown; there is a very broad white streak on the dorsum fron 
the base to about 4, broadest near the base; a slender dark 
brown central streak on the fold followed by another streak 
almost reaching the apex. The hind-wings, which are very 
pointed, are white, faintly tinged with ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents forest. It seems to be attached to tutu 
bushes (Coriaria), on which its larva may possibly feed. 
When at rest it stands on the fore- and middle-legs with 
the thorax closely appressed to the ground; the posterior 
legs are hidden by the wings and both considerably ele- 
vated, giving the insect the appearance of a small broken 
twig; the antennae are laid closely along the outside of 
the costa of each wing; the wings form a steep though very 
narrow roof, and the cilia give a truneated appearance to 
the extremity of the insect. 
ZHLLERIA RORIDA. 
(Zelleria rorida, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., 1., 130.) 
(Plate XXXVIIL., fig. 14 @.) 
This handsome species was discovered by Mr. Philpott 
near the Bluff. It has also oceurred in Central Otago. 

