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Herponema J. Ag.

Herponema maculaeformis (J. Ag.) Laing (1929); p. 579; J. Ag. (1877), p. 4, and (1882), p. 56; V. W. L. (1946), IX, No. 203 [=H. maculans J. Ag.].

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Small; lubricous, hairy balls on tips of Xiphophora fronds, very similar to, but smaller than, Elachista australis. Common from October on.

Loc. distr.: South Otago (Miss Finlayson); Stewart Island (Mrs. Willa, V. W. L.). Southern. Endemic.

Herponema pulvinata (Harv.) J. Ag. (1882), p. 56.

“In the receptacles of Carpophyllum,” Laing (1932). The author has seen no specimens.

Loc. distr.: St. Clair, Dunedin (J. C. S.). Southern. Endemic.

*Herponema sp.; V. W. L. (1946), X, No. 230.

Large yellowish, velvety, circular patches on mature fronds of Durvillea antarctica, rendering them useless as mutton-bird bags.

Loc. distr.: Stewart Is. (Mrs. Willa, L. B. Moore). Endemic.

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