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above the sea-level. It has also occurred on Mount Egmont, 
at about 3,000 feet, and at Gollan’s Valley near Welling- 
ton. In the South Island it has been found on the Dun 
Mountain near Nelson (2,000 feet), on Mount Arthur 
(3,000 feet) and at Arthur’s Pass. 
The expansion of the wings is seven-sixteenths of an inch. 
The fore-wings, which have the costa very abruptly arched at 
the base and the termen very oblique, are bright golden-ochreous 
with the veins well marked and deeply depressed; there is a 
large crimson-orange-metallic basal patch, purple on the costa; 
a curved transverse band at about 4 deep crimson-purple-metallic 
on the costa, metallic-blue below the middle and crimson on the 
dorsum; another narrower band at about 4, deep purple on the 
costa, thence brilliant metallic-blue to the dorsum; two long cos- 
tal bars beyond this purple on the costa, pale metallic blue to- 
wards the disc; an irregular confluent series of crimson and 
metallic-blue spots on the termen; the cilia are golden-ochreous. 
The hind-wings are blackish with strong purple reflections. The 
head and thorax are clothed with long rusty-orange hairs. The 
abdomen is blackish. The antennae are orange, black towards 
the apex. 
The perfect. insect appears from the beginning of 
October until the middle of January, and may be looked 
for in damp sunny places, near the edges of beech forests, 
usually at considerable elevations. 
Genus 3.—SABATINCA, Walk. 
Mandibles developed. No tongue. Labial palpi rudimen- 
tary. Maxillary palpi long, folded. Middle tibiae with apical 
bristles, without spurs. Fore-wings with veins 7 and 8 stalked. 
(Plate A., figs. 14, 15, 16 neuration and head of Sabatinca incon- 
gruella) .* ; 
This is the most primitive genus of Lepidoptera at 
present known. Besides the following sixteen species two 
species are known from Australia. Of the New Zealand 
species four are confined to the North Island; eleven to 
the South Island and only one is recorded from both 
islands. 
SABATINCA ROSICOMA. 
(Sabatinea rosicoma, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 118.) 
(Plate XXXIX., fig. 20 9.) 
This species was discovered at Kaeo, North of Auck- 
land. 
The expansion of the wings is about 4 inch. The fore- 
wings are rich glistening purple; there is a large triangular 
cream-coloured spot on the dorsum beyond the middle reaching 
half-way across the wing. The hind-wings are grey with strong 
purple reflections. The antennae of the male are greyish, of the 
female cream-coloured with two broad blackish bars. 
The perfect insect appears in January, frequenting 
forest. It is practically impossible to see on the wing and 
is best obtained by sweeping. 

*RWor detailed account of the neuration of the species in- 
cluded in this genus, and the closely allied genus Micropardalis, 
see paper by Mr. Philpott in Trans. N.Z. Inst., liv., 155. Mr. 
Philpott has also described the genitalia of Sabatinca ete. in 
Trans. Ent. Soe. Lond., 1923, pp. 347-366 and an abdominal scent- 
organ in the same Transactions, 1924, pp. 457-461. The wing- 
coupling apparatus is described. by the same author in Proceed- 
ings of Australasian Association for Advancement of Science, 
1923, pp. 414-419, 
SABATINCA ZONODOXA. 
(Sabatinca zonodoxa, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst. xx., 91; 
Gen. Ins. ‘exxxii., f. 3.) 
(Plate XXXIX., fig. 21) 9.) 
This beautiful little insect has occurred on the Waita- 
kerei Ranges near Auckland. 
The expansion of the wings is about + inch. The fore-wings 
are rich glistening purple; there is a broad cream-coloured bar 
across the wing before the middle and a small cream-coloured 
mark on the costa at about %. The hind-wings are grey with. 
strong purple reflections. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January 
and is found in forest. It is very closely allied to S. rost- 
coma, but easily distinguished by the conspicuous trans- 
verse bar on the fore-wings. 
SABATINCA IANTHINA. 
(Sabatinca ianthina, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liii., 342.) 
(Plate XLIX., fig. 24 9.) 
This very handsome species was discovered by Mr. 
Philpott, in a restricted spot, on the Dun Mountain track 
near Nelson, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet above the 
sea-level. It has also occurred on Gordon’s Pyramid near 
Mount Arthur. 
The expansion of the wings is 2 inch. The fore-wings are 
deep glistening purple with brilliant blue reflections; there is 
a small creamy-white patch at the base, a very conspicuous out- 
wards-curved creamy-white bar across the middle; two small 
crescentic marks on the costa beyond this and three small whit- 
ish marks on the termen. The hind-wings are dark grey with 
strong purple reflections. The head dnd prothorax are clothed 
with long shaggy rust-coloured hairs. 
This species somewhat resembles Sabatinca zonodoxa 
but differs in its much larger size, narrower transverse 
band, presence of two white markings on outer half of 
costa and much more hairy head and prothorax. 
The perfect insect appears in November, and was 
found on a rocky slope covered with various species of 
mosses and liverworts. 
SABATINCA DEMISSA. 
(Sabatinea demissa, Philp., Trans. N.Z. Inst., liv., 154.) 
(Plate XLIX., fig. 15 9.) 
This species was discovered by Dr. Tillyard at Tara- 
wera. 
The expansion of the wings is } inch. The fore-wings are 
lanceolate, very acutely pointed; pale brownish-ochreous thinly 
speckled with black and with golden reflections; there is a black- 
ish spot in the dise before the middle and a series of minute 
black spots around the entire margin of the wing; the cilia are 
ochreous finely barred with blackish. The hind-wings are grey 
speckled with darker grey, with purplish reflections. The head 
is clothed with shaggy rust-red hairs. The antennae are reddish- 
ochreous with three black bars. The legs are reddish-ochreous 
barred with black. 
The perfect insect appears in November. 
Described and figured from a slightly worn specimen 
in the Cawthron collection, 

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