AXVII—THE TINEIDAE. 347 
The perfect insect appears in December and Janu- 
ary, and is found in scrubby forest. It flies freely in the 
hot sunshine. 
TINEA BELONOTA. 
(Tinea belonota, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xx., 99.) 
A single specimen of this species was captured by Mr. 
Meyrick at Palmerston North. 
The expansion of the wings of the male is about 4 inch. 
The fore-wings are rather dark fuscous; a tolerably well-defined 
ochreous-whitish streak along fold from base to tornus, upper 
margin with a slight projection before and a stronger one be- 
yond middle, between which is a small dark fuscous spot: cilia 
rather dark .fuscous, purple-shining, tips beneath apex and a 
small spot beneath tornus ochreous-whitish. Hind-wings with 
veins 5 and 6 separate; rather dark fuscous, purple-shining, 
lighter and thinly scaled towards base; cilia fuscous. 
Nearly allied to Tinea mochlota, but distinctly broader- 
winged, and distinguished by the absence of discal spots, 
clearer pale streak, and different cilia. 
The perfect insect appears in March and frequents 
forest. 
I am unacquainted with this species. 
taken from the original description. 
The above is 
TINEA LINDSAYI. 
(Tinea lindsayi, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvii., 708.) 
(Plate LIT. fis. 32.) 
This very obscurely-marked species was discovered by 
Mr. 8. Lindsay at Mount Grey, Canterbury. 
The expansion of the wings is about seven-sixteenths of an 
inch. The fore-wings are elongate-oblong, dull greyish, with 
very numerous ill-defined brownish-black transverse streaks; 
on apical third the spaces between the streaks are more or less 
clouded with pale purplish-grey; there are two obscure dull gol- 
den-brown transverse bands; one from tornus to about { of 
costa and the other immediately before the apex; also three 
very indistinct blotches of the same colour on dorsum; the 
cilia are grey barred with darker. The hind-wings and cilia 
are brown. he face and palpi. are shining white, the rest of 
head and body dark brown. 
The perfect insect- appears in November. 
Genus 13—ASTROGENKES, Meyr. 
Head with dense loosely-appressed hairs; ocelli posterior; 
tongue absent. Antennae %, in ¢ pubescent, basal joint short, 
without pecten. Labial palpi rather long, slightly curved, sub- 
ascending, with appressed scales, second joint rough beneath, 
with lateral series of rather short bristles, terminal joint as 
long as second, transversely flattened, obtuse. Maxillary palpi 
rather long, several-jointed, folded, scaled. Posterior tibiae 
clothed with hairs above. Fore-wings with vein 2 from towards 
angle, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hind-wings 1, ovate- 
lanceolate, cilia nearly 1; 2 widely remote, 3-7 nearly parallel. 
Allied to Tinea; only one species is known at present. 
ASTROGENES CHRYSOGRAPTA. 
(Astrogenes chrysograpta, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liii., 335.) 
(Plate XXXIV., fig. 14 ¢@.) 
This brilliant little insect has occurred at Waimarino 
and Wellington in the North Island. In the South Island 
it has been found on Mount Arthur, at an altitude of 4,500 
feet. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 4 inch. The 
palpi are shining white; the head and body blackish-grey, the 
thorax having bronzy reflections. The fore-wings are elongate- 
elliptical, blackish-bronze, sometimes almost black, heavily sprin- 
kled with golden seales in the disc and on the dorsal area; there 
is a broad longitudinal silver streak from the base to about 4; 
an outwards-curved transverse silver band just beyond this; 
about five silver bars on the outer third of the costa; a silver 
blotch in the dise at %; an apical patch and five very short sil- 
ver marks on the termen; the cilia are blackish with long whit- 
ish tips. The hind-wings are pale grey broadly clouded with 
black towards the apex and termen and with strong purplish 
reflections. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and is found 
in forest and also on the open grassy country above the 
limit of forest. At Waimarino it was locally abundant 
amongst Cordyline. The resemblance to a typical Glyphip- 
teryx is very close in this species. 
Genus 14—PROTHINODES, Meyr, 
Head rough. Labial palpi long, curved, second joint shortly 
tufted, terminal joint compressed, furrowed. Maxillary palpi 
long, folded. Fore-wings with all veins present. Hind-wings 
elongate-ovate, 
An endemic genus containing two species. 
PROTHINODES GRAMMOCOSMA. 
(Tinea grammocosmada, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xx., 98.) 
(Plate XXXIX., fig. 5 @.) 
This rather distinectly-marked speces has occurred at 
Auckland, Waimarino, Kaitoke, Wellington, Nelson and 
Otira River. 
The expansion of the wings is about # inch. The fore- 
wings are elongate-elliptical with the apex acute and the termen 
very obliquely rounded; very pale greyish-ochreous; there are 
several fine longitudinal brown streaks, extending from the base 
to the termen or apex, fainter in the disc; two conspicuous black 
discal dots are situated at about % and a very short thick black 
streak at the apex; there is a series of black marginal dots on 
the costa beyond # and on the termen. The hind-wings are 
dark grey, with brilliant purple reflections. 
This species varies a little in the distinctness of the 
longitudinal brown streaks and, in some specimens, there 
is a thick brown streak running along the dorsum and ter- 
men from base to apex. 
The perfect insect appears in December and Janu- 
ary, and frequents forest. It seems to be attached to the 
KKie Kie (Freycinetia), Astelaas, and the Cabbage tree Palm 
(Cordyline), the striped colouring of its fore-wings pro- 
bably affording it efficient protection when resting on the 
dead leaves of those plants. 
PROTHINODES LUTATA. 
(Prothinodes lutata, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 116.) 
(Plate XXXIX., fig. 4 @.) 
This species has occurred at Kaeo, north of Auckland. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over ? inch. The 
fore-wings are rather narrow, elliptical with the apex round 
pointed and the termen oblique; very pale brownish-ochreous; 
the costa is narrowly edged with blackish at the base; the dor- 
sum speckled with black and brown scales from the base to 
beyond 4; there are three unequal blackish spots in the disc 
beyond the middle; a faint oblique blackish stripe from the 
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