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According to Mr. Morris N. Watt the larva of this 
species mines the leaves of the silver southern beech 
(Nothofagus Menziesu.)* 
The perfect insect appears from September till Decem- 
ber and frequents beech forests. 
Deseribed and figured from a specimen kindly given 
to me by Mr. Clarke. 
NEPTICULA FULVA. 
(Nepticula fulva, Watt., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liii., 215.) 
(Plate LI., fig. 29 9.) 
This species was discovered by Mr. Morris N. Watt at 
Dunedin. It also occurs at Nelson, Governor’s Bay and 
Mount Ruapehu. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore-wings 
are very pale brownish-ochreous with a few scattered brownish- 
black, scales; there are three elongate longitudinal black marks 
in the disc, the first near the base, the second at about 4 and 
the third at about 3; the cilia are blackish-grey. The hind-wings 
are pale brownish-ochreous with blackish-grey cilia. 
The larva mines the leaves of various species of 
Olearia.t 
The perfect insect appears from November till March. 
Described and figured from a specimen, bred from a 
pupa kindly given to me by Mr. Watt. 
NEPTICULA ERICHTITUS. 
(Nepticula erichtitus, Watt., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lv., 686:) 
(Plate LI., fig. 28 9.) 
This species has occurred at Wellington and Dunedin. 
The expansion of the wings is Slightly over three-sixteenths 
of an inch. The fore-wings are pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled 
with large black scales; these are arranged in three irregular 
transverse bands, the first near the base, the second about the 
middle and the third on the terminal area; the costal and apical 
cilia are ochreous, the rest blackish-grey. The hind-wings are 
greyish-ochreous, the cilia blackish-grey. 
According to Mr. Morris N. Watt the larva mines the 
leaves of Erechtites arguta.t 
The perfect insect appears from December till March. 
Deseribed and figured from specimens reared from 
pupae kindly supplied by Mr. Watt. 
NEPTICULA PROGAMA. 
(Nepticula progamd, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lv., 662.) 
(Plate LI., fig. 30 @.) 
This species has occurred on Bold Peak, at the head 
of Lake Wakatipu, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet 
above the sea-level. 

TINEIDAE., 

“Trans, INZ. INSt., Lv, 00D: +Trans. N.Z. Inst., liii., 216. 
¢Trans. N.Z. Inst., liii., 213. 
The expansion of the wings is + inch. The fore-wings are 
white sprinkled with pale grey scales, densest on basal third; 
there is a large patch of black scales on the costa beyond the 
middle touching a similar patch on the dorsum; another larger 
patch is situated on the apical area. The hind-wings are pale 
grey. The top of the head is clothed with pale ochreous scales. 
The thorax and abdomen are grey, heavily sprinkled with black- 
ish-grey scales. 
The perfect insect. appears in January. 
NEPTICULA PROGONOPIS. 
(Nepticula progonopis, Meyr., Trans, N.Z. Inst., liii., 336.) 
(Plate XUVIL fie, 10742) 
This very distinct species was discovered on the main 
spur of Mount Arthur, at the bush line, about 4000 fect 
above the sea-level. 
The expansion of the wings is about + inch. Thé fore-wings 
are elliptical dull bronzy, very heavily covered with large purple 
and blackish scales very dense on the basal area and in the disc. 
The hind-wings are grey with purplish reflections. The cilia of 
all the wings are blackish-bronze. The head is covered with 
brilliant orange-red hairs; the thorax is purplish-black and the 
abdomen black. 
The perfect insect appears in January. 
NEPTICULA ORIASTRA. 
(Nepticula oriastra, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlix., 247.) 
(Plate XL., fig. 6 @, 20 9.) 
This minute, but very striking insect was discovered 
by Stella Hudson, on a scree, on the eastern side of the 
Otira River, at an altitude of about 4,000 feet above the 
sea-level. It has also been taken by Mr. Philpott on the 
Hunter Mountains at an-elevation of 3,000 feet. 
The expansion of the wings is about three-sixteenths of an 
inch. The fore-wings of the male are cream-coloured with three 
elongate black spots; the first at 4, the second near the middle 
and the third, which is considerably larger, at the apex. Inthe 
female either one or both of the discal spots are absent or very 
minute but there is a large black apical patch which is very 
conspicuous. The hind-wings of both sexes are pale greyish- 
white. 
The perfect insect appears in January and rests on 
the underside of the leaves of Celmisia, where it is very 
hard to see. Like most members of the genus it runs and 
takes short flights with extreme rapidity. 

