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57. Gelechia copiosella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 1028. I marked this also as probably a new species of Semiocosma. Moderate; forewings blackish, clouded and streaked with cinereous; hindwings dark fuscous. The diagnosis however describes it as black, with a silvery-white discal dot. Said to be from Auckland. 58. œcophora apertella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 698. These specimens (amongst which is mixed one of œc. armigerella, as I believe), appeared to me, when I saw them, to be a new species of œcophora, but I was not then well acquainted with the yellow group. Less; forewings golden-yellow, without markings; hindwings grey. Said to be from Auckland. 59. Tingena bifaciella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 810. I did not identify this species, but suspect it might possibly be a yellow specimen of Gymnobathra parca, Butl., in which case the name would have to be adopted for the species. Butler's remarks on these species are worthless; I have seen œcophora macarella labelled by Butler himself as his parca, but the original type of parca in the British Museum belongs truly to the species which I have described under that name. 60. œcophora ademptella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 698. The types of this I marked as a good species, probably of Gymnobathra or œcophora. Forewings purplish-fuscous, costa yellowish except at base and apex, a yellow streak along inner margin not reaching anal angle; hindwings fuscous. 61. œcophora limbata, Butl., Cist. Ent., vol. ii., 560. I have not seen this; probably a good species. Forewings dark fuscous, costa bright yellow; hindwings dark fuscous; head yellow. Blenheim. 62. Gelechia collitella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 655. I could not identify this type at the time. Forewings rather broad, pale cinereous-fawn colour, with four discal spots and a subterminal line rising from a costal spot fuscous; hindwings light grey. I now think this might refer to a variety of œcophora griseata. 63. Gelechia convulsella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 656. Perhaps a new œcophora. Forewings whitish, with four irregular dark grey bands, four black dots in disc, and a row along hindmargin and apical fourth of costa; hindwings grey. Said to be from Auckland. 64. Gelechia innotella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 652. Quite unidentifiable, but may very possibly be œcophora pseudospretella. 65. Gelechia contritella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 657. This appears to be some species of Trachypepla, but is so worn and broken as to be absolutely unidentifiable; moreover the description can hardly be reconciled with the type, so that the name must be altogether dropped.