MACROLEPIDOPTERA 255 



(15) Scoparia loxocentra, sp. no v. 



?. 17— 2 1 mm. Head white. Palpi white, with black median bar. Thorax 

 white, a spot on shoulders and two dorsal marks black. Abdomen white, some- 

 times light ochreoLis towards base of segments. Forewings ochreous-white, with a 

 very few scattered black scales ; a rather narrow oblique black almost basal fascia, 

 posterior edge with acute median and dorsal projections ; a narrow irregular oblique 

 black fascia from about \ of costa to before middle of dorsum, almost interrupted 

 (reduced to a very fine line) below middle ; orbicular and claviform small, round, 

 black, orbicular obliquely beyond claviform, remote from preceding fascia, claviform 

 near or in one specimen confluent with lower portion of preceding fascia; a rather 

 narrow irregular oblique black bar from f of costa, sometimes almost obsolete on 

 costa, reaching half across wing, lower extremity excavated; a rhomboidal black 

 praetornal spot, broadest above, preceded by a black dorsal dot ; an inwardly oblique 

 oblong black anteapical spot, preceded by a black costal dot ; an undefined triangular 

 blackish spot in middle of termen ; a terminal series of black dots : cilia white. 

 Hindwings grey-whitish, terminally suffused with grey, more strongly towards apex ; an 

 obscure grey discal mark ; cilia white, round apex with faint grey line. (Plate VII. fig. 9.) 



3 specimens ; i Kona, Hawaii, at 2000 feet ; i Kilauea, Hawaii ; i Hualalai, 

 Hawaii, at 8000 feet ; from July to September. 



(16) Scoparia halirrlioa, sp. no v. 



t%- 15 — 16 mm. Head ochreous-white, face black-sprinkled, antennal orbits 

 black. Palpi black, base and tips white. Thorax ochreous-white, irregularly irrorated 

 with black. Abdomen fuscous or pale grey, segmental margins white. Forewings 

 ochreous-white, sprinkled with black ; a narrow angulated black almost basal fascia, 

 followed by some black irroration ; a narrow irregular oblique black fascia from \ of 

 costa to before middle of dorsum, almost interrupted below middle ; orbicular and 

 claviform small, black, orbicular obliquely beyond claviform, widely remote from 

 preceding fascia, claviform not touching fascia ; discal 8-shaped, black, more or less 

 connected with costa, halves filled with white or in one specimen upper half wholly 

 black ; an irregular rhomboidal black praetornal spot, broadest above, preceded by 

 a black dorsal dot ; two inwardly oblique black marks from costa before apex, 

 connected together beneath and with a triangular black spot on middle of termen ; 

 a terminal series of black partially confluent dots : cilia ochreous-white, with two 

 interrupted blackish lines. Hindwings whitish-grey, posteriorly suffused with grey; 

 cilia grey-whitish, with a grey line. 



3 specimens; 2 Olaa, Hawaii; i Hilo, Hawaii, at 2000 feet; in January and 

 June. 



