inspection of the Rev. T. Blackburn's collections from the Hawaiian Islands; the œcophoridæ appeared to be altogether absent, their place being taken by a peculiar group of the Gelechidæ. The following is an abstract of the family characters of the œcophoridæ, which will be found given more fully in my paper on Australian species of the family:— Head with appressed hairs and side-tufts. Antennæ shorter than forewings, in male regularly ciliated, basal joint often with a pecten of long hair-scales. Maxillary palpi usually distinct, small, simple. Labial palpi well developed, curved, ascending, acutely pointed. Hindwings not broader than forewings, elongate-ovate or lanceolate (not in New Zealand). Forewings with 12 veins, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa or apex (elsewhere also to hindmargin), 1 furcate at base. Hindwings with 8 veins, 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 parallel. Larva sixteen-legged, habits various. The following is a tabulation of the fourteen New Zealand genera:— 1a. Vein 7 of forewings to apex.  2a. Forewings with tufts of raised scales.   3a. Ciliations of antennæ moderate, even 7. Trachypepla.   3b. " long, fasciculated 4. Atomotricha. 2b. Forewings smooth.   3a. Thorax crested 6. Phlœopola.   3b. " smooth.     4a. Ciliations of antennæ long (5) 5. Brachysara.     4b. " moderate (1 to 2) 3. Eulechria.     4c. " very short (⅓).     5a. Second joint of palpi shortly tufted beneath 1. Nymphostola.     5b. " evenly scaled 2. Proteodes. 1b. Vein 7 of forewings to costa. 2a. Terminal joint of palpi with median tooth of scales 9. Semiocosma. 2b. " smooth.   3a. Second joint of palpi more or less tufted beneath.   4a. Vein 2 of forewings widely remote from angle of cell 8. Aochleta.   4b. " near angle 11. Thamnosara.   3b. Second joint of palpi evenly scaled.   4a. Basal joint of antennæ without pecten.     5a. Thorax crested 10. Lathicrossa.     5b. " smooth 12. Gymnobathra.   4b. Basal joint of antennæ with pecten.   5a. Ciliations of antennæ in an even series 13. œcophora.   5b. " whorled or clothing whole surface 14. Cremnogenes. 1. Nymphostola, Meyr. Head loosely haired, sidetufts large, dilated posteriorly; in male an expansible pencil of long hairs on side of face beneath eye. Antennæ in male stout, somewhat serrate, very shortly ciliated (⅓), basal joint rather stout, without pecten. Palpi moderately long, second joint reaching base of antennæ, clothed with dense rather loose scales, with a short projecting