258 FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS 



(21) Scoparia iriactna, sp. nov. 



^^. 14— 17mm. Head white. Palpi black, base and tips white. Thorax 

 white, a spot on shoulders and A-shaped dorsal mark black. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish or light ochreous. Forewings white ; a moderate black oblique almost basal 

 fascia, posterior edge with sharp median and dorsal projections ; a narrow oblique black 

 fascia from J of costa to middle of dorsum, anterior edge somewhat concave, generally 

 more or less prominent in middle, posterior edge with strong usually three-lobed or 

 three-pointed median projection, lowest point seldom obsolete ; a variable oblique black 

 bar from costa about f , reaching half across wing, lower extremity excavated ; a rhom- 

 boidal black praetornal spot, broadest above, sometimes preceded by a black dorsal dot ; 

 an inwardly oblique oblong black anteapical spot, sometimes preceded by a black costal 

 dot, and tending to be connected beneath with a triangular black spot on middle of 

 termen : cilia white. Hind wings grey-whitish, terminally suffused with grey; cilia 

 white, sometimes with a faint grey line. (Plate VH. fig. 12.) 



17 specimens; 6 Mts. Waimea, Kauai, at 4000 feet; 11 Kaholuamano, Kauai, at 

 4000 feet ; from April to June. 



(22) Scoparia jiicimda Butl. 



Scoparia jucimda Butl. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) vii. 1881, p. 331. 

 Xeroscopa juczmda Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 238. 



^%. 14 — 17 mm. Head white. Palpi black, base and tips white. Thorax 

 white, a spot on shoulders and central dorsal spot black. Abdomen ochreous, segmental 

 margins whitish. Forewings white or ochreous-white, with a few scattered black 

 scales ; a moderate oblique black almost basal fascia, posterior edge with acute median 

 and dorsal projections ; a narrow irregular oblique black fascia from before \ of costa 

 to about middle of dorsum ; an irregularly 8-shaped transverse black mark (representing 

 orbicular and claviform) close beyond this, often more or less connected with it above 

 and below middle ; a moderate or narrow irregular oblique black bar from costa before 

 ■|, 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, tending to be connected beneath with a 

 triangular black spot on middle of termen ; a terminal series of black dots : cilia 

 white. Hindwings whitish-grey, terminally suffused with grey, sometimes with 

 faint pale darker-edged posterior line ; cilia whitish, with more or less marked 

 grey line. 



9 specimens ; 8 Kona, Hawaii, at 2000 — 5000 feet ; i Lanai, at 2000 feet ; in 

 February, and from June to September. 



