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are narrow with the apex very acute, are greyish-ochreous with 
the cilia also greyish-ochreous. 
The perfect insect appears in December and March, 
frequenting the edges of forest or scrub. It is of sluggish 
habit and is usually obtained by sweeping foliage, espe- 
cially Nothopanax arborewm, to which it appears at- 
tached. When resting it stands on the fore- and interme- 
diate-legs; the hind-leas, body and wings are elevated at 
an angle of about fifteen degrees, and the antennae placed 
backwards, with the tips curved slightly outwards. 
Sub-family 14.—LYONETIADES, 
Head usually ‘tufted on crown, sometimes smooth. At 
tennae with basal joint often forming an eyecap. Labial palpi 
porrected or subascending, more or less obtuse. Maxillary palpi 
usually long, folded. Forewings with apex. bent up or down. 
Hind-wings lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate. (Plate K., figs. 4-12 
and 22-27.) 
A considerable sub-family, generally distributed. It 
is represented in New Zealand by the following eleven 
genera :— 
1. BEDELLIA. 6. ERECHTHIAS. 
2. CATERISTIS. 7. HECTACMA. 
3. OPOGONA. 8. TEPHROSARA. 
4. AMPHIXYSTIS. 9. PETASACTIS. 
5. HUGENNAEA, 10. DRYADAULA. 
11. ESCHATOTYPA. 
Genus 1—BEDELLIA, Stt. 
Head rough on crown, face smooth. Basal joint of an- 
tennae rather stout, with large dense pecten, Labial palpi short, 
porrected. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Forewings with veins 
4 and 5 absent. Hind-wings linear-lanceolate; 3 and 4 absent. 
A small genus of seattered species, of which two occur 
in New Zealand. 
BEDELLIA SOMNULENTELLA. 
(Bedelia somnulentella, Zell., Isis 1847, 894; Meyr., Trans. N.Z. 
Inst., xxi., 164.) 
This species has occurred in Taranaki, at Wellington, 
and at Dunedin. 
The expansion of the wings is about ? inch. Head whitish- 
ochreous, somewhat mixed with fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochre- 
ous, in front fuscous. Fore-wings lanceolate; vein 3 absent, 6 
out of 8; pale greyish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with fuscous 
except on a streak along dorsum: cilia light ochreous-grey, on 
costa ochreous-whitish. Hind-wings grey; cilia light ochreous- 
grey. 
Larva mining blotches in leaves of Convolvulus and 
Ipomoea; pupa naked, suspended; bred freely from the 
larva by Mr. A. Purdie. Occurs usually from September 
to November. Probably an introduced species, found in 
Kurope, North America, and throughout Australia. 
The above is copied from the original description. 
BEDELLIA PSAMMINELLA. 
(Bedellia psamminella, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 165.) 
This species was taken commonly by Mr. Meyrick, in 
the early ’80’s, at Taranaki, Christchurch and Dunedin, 
but does not appear to have been detected by later collee- 
tors. 
XVII.—THE 

TINEIDAE. 
The expansion of the wings is about $ inch. Head light 
ochreous, crown mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi fuscous. An- 
tennae fuscous-whitish. Thorax and abdomen pale ochreous. 
Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair infuscated. 
Fore-wings lanceolate; vein 3 present, 6 absent; pale brownish- 
ochreous, with a few minute black irrorations towards costa 
posteriorly; a small black dot on inner margin at 4 of wing: 
cilia pale brownish-ochreous. Hind-wings light grey; cilia pale 
ochreous-grey. . 
The perfect insect appears in September and from 
December till February. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The above is 
taken from the original description. 
Genus 2.—CATERISTIS, Meyr. 
Head rough on crown, face smooth. Basal joint of antennae 
enlarged, with dense pecten forming an eyecap. Labial palpi 
short, drooping. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Fore-wings with 
veins 3 and 4 absent, 9 absent. Hind-wings lanceolate; 3 and 
4 absent. 
Contains only the following species. 
CATHERISTIS EUSTYLA. 
(Cateristis eustyla, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxi., 164.) 
A single specimen of this species was taken by Mr. 
Meyrick at Christchurch. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is nearly } inch. 
Head and thorax white, face grey. Paipi dark fuscous. An- 
tennae whitish-grey. Abdomen grey. Legs: dark grey, tarsi 
ringed with white, middle and posterior tibiae grey-whitish. 
Fore-wings lanceolate; snow-white; costa slenderly dark fuscous 
from about + to #: cilia light grey, towards base whiter, round 
apex wholly white or ochreous-white, with a grey dot. Hind- 
wings and cilia light grey. 
The perfect insect appears in December, frequenting 
forest. This species also occurs in Tasmania, specimens 
from that country being absolutely similar to the New 
Zealand imsect. 
I am unacquainted with this species. The above is 
taken from the original description. 
Genus 3.—OPOGONA, Zell. 
Head smooth, with raised fillet between antennae, Basal 
joint of antennae very long, flattened, concave beneath. Labial 
palpi moderately long, porrected, diverging. Maxillary palpi 
long, folded. Fore-wings with veins 6-8 stalked. Hind-wings 
lanceolate. Ae 
A considerable genus, widely distributed in warm 
regions. The larvae feed on dry vegetable matter. We 
have two species, both probably artificial introductions. 
OPOGONA, OMOSCOPA. 
(Hierozestis omoscopa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1892, 
567; Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 113.) 
(Plate XXXVI., fie 11 (47 12.49%) 
This species has occurred in the Auckland and Thames 
districts, but does not appear to be generally distributed. 
The expansion of the wings is } inch. The fore-wings, 
which have the apex pointed and the termen extremely oblique, 
are pale ochreous-brown in the male with faint brassy reflec- 
tions; there are usually patches of dark brown scales on the 
dorsum near the base and along the fold. Jn the female the 

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