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fore-wings are dark blackish-brown, with faint purplish reflec- 
tions, irregularly sprinkled with golden ochreous scales. The 
hind-wings in both sexes are very pointed bright ochreous tinged 
with grey towards the apex. 
The perfect insect appears in January. It has been 
taken at sugar in cultivated localities, and is no doubt 
semi-domestic in its habits. According to Mr. Meyrick it 
occurs also in Australia and South Africa, the latter coun- 
try being apparently its home. It has been bred from 
cork, with which it is probably introduced. 
OPOGONA COMPTELLA. 
(Opogona comptella, Walk., Cat. xxx., 1007; 
Soc. N.S.W., 1897, 416.) 
(Plate rxXeQahVen ilove or) 
This handsome Australian species was discovered by 
Mr. R. M. Sunley at Nelson. It has also occurred fairly 
commonly at Picton, and more recently on the Raurimu 
Spiral. 
The expansion of the wings is about # inch. The fore-wings, 
which are very pointed, are bright yellow with very dark brown 
markings; there is a small basal patch; a narrow costal border 
from the base to 4; the apical half of the wing is dark brown 
except a large patch of yellow before the apex and a smaller 
patch near the tornus. The hind-wings are orange-brown, darker 
towards the apex. 
The perfect inseet appears in February. 
Mr. Meyrick informs us that ‘‘ its larval habits are 
unknown, but the larvae of other species of the genus feed 
in dead woody fibre, in such varied situations as the stems 
of plants and the nests of Termites (white ants).* 
Meyr., Proc. Linn. 
Genus 4—AMPHIXYSTIS, Meyr. 
Head smooth, a raised frontal fillet, behind it a thin ridge 
of erect hairs, face very retreating; tongue obsolete. Antennae 
nearly 1, scape (basal joint) moderate, swollen, without pecten. 
Labial palpi moderate, slender, smooth, second joint curved, sub- 
ascending, terminal joint shorter, porrected, obtuse. Maxillary 
palpi long, several jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae with 
long hairs above. Fore-wings with apex down-turned, vein 10 
simple, 2 from beyond 3, 3 from five-sixths, 4 and 5 connate from 
angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 almost connate with 6, 9 
approximated, 10 from #, 11 from middle. Hind-wings three- 
fifths, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3; 2-4 remote, parallel, 5 and 6 
connate from apex of cell, 7 closely approximated at base. (Plate 
K., figs. 10, 11, 12 neuration and head of Amphixystis hapsi- 
macha.) ° 
Represented by one endemic species only. 
AMPHIXYSTIS HAPSIMACHA. 
(Amphizystis hapsimacha, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1901, 
Dit ted) 
CPlatesKex Vi tes 24 (4,225) 9.) 
This obscure but interesting insect is very abundant 
at Kaeo north of Auckland, and is fairly common in the 
neighbourhood of Wellington. It has also oecurred at 
Auckland and Waimarino and in the South Island at 
Christchurch. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is slightly over 4 
inch, of the female § inch. The fore-wings are elongate, very 
narrow, with the costa almost straight, the apex acute and the 

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termen extremely oblique; glossy ochreous-brown; there are 
three very faint brown streaks converging at the apex; the cos- 
tal streak starts at about #%, the discal almost from the base, 
and the dorsal from before the middle; there is a cloudy patch 
of brown scales on the dorsum before the middle, followed by a 
series of dark brown scales; a V-shaped dark brown mark is 
situated at the apex; all these markings vary considerably in 
distinctness, and the ground colour in depth. The hind-wings 
are greyish-ochreous, with golden reflections. : 
The perfect insect appears from November till Febru- 
ary, and frequents the dead leaves of tree-ferns, cabbage 
trees and Nikau Palms and Astelias in the densest forests. 
It rests with the wings closed tightly over the back and 
held flat, so that the insect appears as an elongate ellipse. 
The antennae are placed backwards along the edges of the 
wings; the tips of the intermediate and posterior tarsi are 
visible; the anterior tarsi are placed forwards on each 
side of the head. When disturbed the insect runs with 
great rapidity. It also flies fast and is then exceedingly 
difficult to see. When in repose the entire insect closely 
resembles a small eloneate seed-ease or a minute fragment 
of dried leaf or bark. 
EUGENNABA, Meyr. 
Head rough. Basal joint of antennae somewhat dilated. 
Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, second joint with pro- 
jecting scales beneath towards apex, terminal joint shorter than 
second, loosely scaled, somewhat pointed. Maxillary palpi long, 
folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs. Forewings 
with vein 4 absent, 6 almost to apex, 7 absent. Hind-wings elon- 
gate-ovate; 2-4 parallel, 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to termen, 7 parallel. 
Differs from Decadarchis by 6 of hind-wings running 
to termen. 
An endemic genus represented by one species. 
Genus 5D. 

EUGENNAEA LAQUEARIA. 
(Decadarchis laquearia, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 113.) 
CRIate ex XV froma On) 
This very beautiful and remarkable-looking species 
has oceurred at Kaco, north of Auckland, at Porirua, and 
at Wellington. 
The expansion of the wings is barely 4 inch. The fore- 
wings are rather broad wtih the termen almost straight and the 
apical projection slightly developed; the basal third is blackish- 
grey, crossed by several obscure darker transverse lines; the 
rest of the wing is creamy-white broken up by several inter- 
rupted blackish-grey stripes; the termen is blackish-grey tinged 
with vivid purple and the apex is bright coppery-red,; the apical 
cilia are white barred with black with an elongated apical tuft; 
the terminal cilia are grey with purplish reflections. The hind- 
wings, which have the apex strongly produced, are rich golden- 
brown paler towards the base; the labial palpi are shining white. 
This species is apparently very variable. Two strik- 
ing forms oceur hitherto found attached to Astelia solan- 
dri. The first has the fore-wings dark brownish-grey with 
oblique black bars on the costa and four short oblique 
white bars before the apex; there is an irregular black 
and white marking at the tornus; two black-edged whitish 
marks on the dorsum near the base and one similar mark 
in the dise. The other form is much paler with the fore- 
wings eream-coloured with fine grey costal bars, dull 

