Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 63, 1934, Page 24

Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S. Oecophoridae. Trachypepla falsiloqua n. sp. ♂. 20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, a few greyish hair scales. Palpi whitish, basal half and a subapical band of second joint grey, terminal joint ⅗, with two dark grey bands. Antennal ciliations 1 ½. Thorax grey, with a rough posterior crest mixed whitish. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique; whitish, partially clouded light greenish-ochreous in disc, some scattered dark brown scales; scales of basal fourth of dorsum roughened; a brown fasciate streak from base of costa above fold to ⅓, plical and first discal stigmata forming small dark bronzy-brown spots on each side of its extremity, plical slightly anterior and edged rough white scales beneath, these scales preceded by a small dark brown tuft; a spot of brownish suffusion on costa at ¼; second discal stigma rather larger, bronzy-brown, suffused bronzy-brown spots on costa rather before it and on tornus rather beyond it; an excurved dark fuscous line, gradually dilated on upper half, from costa at ⅘ to dorsum before tornus; a suffused fuscous apical spot, and two or three small greyish spots on termen: cilia whitish-ochreous, an interrupted fuscous median line. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-grey. Waimarino, January (G. V. Hudson); 1 ex. Tineidae. Tinea munita n. sp. ♂. 7 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, tip whitish. Antennae dark grey. Thorax light bronzy-grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; rather light glossy purple, basal third somewhat sprinkled or strigulated dark fuscous; plical stigma dark fuscous; a short, rather oblique blackish streak from costa before middle, directed towards a narrow elongate black mark on dorsum; costa beyond this suffused whitish, marked first with a small blackish strigula, then with blackish spots at ⅔ and ⅚, a strigula beneath costa between these, two costal dots before apex, and a small apical spot: cilia pale greyish, basal half on costa whitish barred dark grey, at apex a grey spot, beneath apex a whitish spot between two narrow dark grey bars. Hindwings dark purple-grey; cilia grey. Wellington, February (G. V. Hudson); 1 ex.