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This species varies considerably in the ground colour, 
which is sometimes nearly white on both wings. 
The perfect insect appears from October till January, 
and is found in forest. 
DRYADAULA PACTOLIA. 
(Dryadaula pactolia, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1901, 577.) 
(Plate LI., fig. 13 ¢@.) 
This species has occurred at Wellington, Nelson and 
Bealey River. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over % inch. he 
lead is clothed with long yellowish hairs. The antennae are 
dull yellowish, irregularly barred with black. The fore-wings 
are narrow-oblong; Oblackish-grey with pale yellowish-white 
markings; an irregular basal patch; a strongly-curved irregular 
band from costa at 4+ to beyond middle of dorsum; an elongate 
white spot in disc, considerably beyond the middle; several very 
small whitish marks on costa immediately before apex; the cilia 
are yellowish-white interspersed with grey. The hind-wings are 
pale grey with the cilia blackish. 
The perfect ,insect appears from January till March, 
but is rarely met with. 
DRYADAULA CASTANBA. 
(Dryadauta castanea, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvii., 201.) 
(Plate XXXVI., fig. 26 ¢@.) 
This very beautiful little species was discovered by 
Mr. Philpott at the Bluff. It has also occurred at Oha- 
kune in the central district of the North Island, on Mount 
Egmont, at Wellington, and at Nelson. 
The expansion of the wings is about ~ inch. The fore- 
wings are very deep golden-yellow somewhat darker on the 
costa; there is an obscure central white streak from the base to 
+; a fine, very wavy, transverse line at 4; a stouter, outwards- 
curved, line at 2 emitting two short streaks towards the termen; 
these two transverse lines are joined by a very wavy, faint 
streak near the dorsum; there is a series of white-edged black 
dots from «a little before the apex along the termen. The hind- 
wings are grey. 
The perfect insect appears from November till Janu- 
ary, and frequents forest. It is evidently a rare species. 
Genus 11—ESCHATOTYPA, Meyr. 
Head rough. Basal joint of antennae moderate, excavated 
beneath. Labial palpi moderately long, second joint with pro- 
jecting scales towards apex beneath, Maxillary palpi long, 
folded. Fore-wings with all veins present, 7 separate. Hind- 
wings ovate-lanceolate; 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to termen. (Plate 
K., figs. 22, 28, 24 neuration and head of Hschatotypa deroga- 
tella.) 
An endemic genus containing two species. 
ESCHATOTYPA DEROGATELLA, 
(Tinea ? derogatella, Walk., Cat. xxviii., 485; Meyr., Trans. 
INGZie StL On) 
(Plate XXXVIL., fig. 1 @.) 
This species is common and generally distributed 
throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over % inch. The 
fore-wines are very pale whitish-ochreous with numerous con- 
fused black-edged dull yellowish-brown markings; there is a 
basal patch; a curved band at 4; a large, very irregular terminal 
patch, more or less clouded with blackish-brown with a white 
wedge-shaped mark above and below the apex; in addition to 
these markings numerous black and pale blwish-white scales are 
irregularly scattered over the disc, especially towards the ter- 

TINEIDAE. 

men. The hind-wings are greyish-white, darker towards the 
termen. 
Varies considerably in the depth of the colouring but 
the confused bluish-white and black discal speckling is 
always present. 
The perfect insect appears from October till March, 
and frequents forest. It does not very readily take wing 
but runs with great rapidity seeking concealment in a 
erevice. When at rest the wings are closed over the back, 
forming a very steep roof; the anterior tarsi are placed 
forwards, curved and nearly touching; the tips of the 
intermediate and hind tarsi are just visible, and the 
antennae are placed backwards on each side of the wings. 
ESCHATOTYPA MELICHRYSA. 
(Hschatotypa melichrysa, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xli., 16.) 
(Plate XXXVIIL., fig. 2 9.) 
This species, which is very closely allied to the pre- 
ceeding, is fairly common and generally distributed 
throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings is Slightly under 4 inch. It _ 
differs from 2H. derogatella in the following respects: The gen- 
eral colour is much brighter, the transverse bands being golden 
ochreous, broad, black-edged and very clearly defined; the 
numerous scattered bluish-white and black scales are completely 
absent and there is no black sub-basal line in the terminal cilia. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January. 
In habits it resembles H. derogatella but, in the Welling- 
ton district, it is not quite so common! as that species. 
The black markings at the apex of the fore-wings, 
when closed, together with the tuft of cilia, unquestion- 
ably give the impression of an eye and a palpus, and would 
tend to distract an enemy’s ‘attention from the real head 
of the insect. 
Sub-family 15.—TrNeEwes. 
Head usually rough; tongue usually absent. Labial palpi 
porrected or subascending, more or less obtuse. Maxillary palpi 
often long, folded. Fore-wings with vein 7 usually to costa, 
separate. Hind-wings elongate-ovate or lanceolate; 2-4 usually 
remote, parallel, 5 and 6 sometimes stalked, 7 separate. (Plate 
K., figs. 13-21, 28-36 and Plate A., figs. 4-6). 
A very large sub-family of universal distribution, but 
relatively most numerous in Africa. The larvae usually 
feed on dead wood, lichens, refuse, &c¢.* 
Represented in New Zealand by the following twenty- 
three genera: 
1. ENDOPHTHORA. 12. TINHA. 
2, CRYPSITRICHA. 13. ASTROGENES. 
3. HABROPHILA. 14. PROTHINODES. 
4. BASCANTIS. 15. PROTERODESMA. 
5. ARCHYALA., 16. TRITHAMNORA. 
6. SAGEPHORA. ° 17. LYSIPHRAGMA. 
7. THALLOSTOMA. 18. LINDERA. 
8. TRICHOPHAGA. 19. TITANOMIS. 
9. MONOPIS. 20. TALEPORIA. 
10. RHATHAMICTIS. 21. MALLOBATHRA. 
11. TINEOLA. 22, NARYCIA. 
23. SCORIODYTA. 
*An account of the male Genitalia of the N.Z. members of 
this sub-family is given by Mr. Philpott in Trans. N.Z. Inst., 
lviii., 93, 

