HEMIPTERA 543 



third, which is longer than the fourth. Pronotum closely punctured ; lateral margins 

 scarcely sinuate, not at all carinate. Length 4 — 5^ mm. 



Hab. Hawaii, Kona, 4000 ft. and over, Aug. (no. 231, Perkins); Hualalai, 5000ft. 

 (Perkins). One of the Kona specimens is the type. 



(16) Nysitis neniorivagus White. 



Nysius neniorivagus F. B. White, 1881, op. cit. 54. 



Hab. Hawaii, Mauna Kea. — Maui, Haleakala, 5000 — 6000 ft. I do not know 

 this. 



( 1 7) Nysius nimbatus, sp. nov. 



Head and most of underside black. Pronotal callosities piceous. Antennae, 

 pronotum, scutellum, tegmina etc. pale olive-testaceous, a brown irregular ^ near the 

 middle of the apical margin of the corium. Pronotum and scutellum with blackish 

 brown punctures, the anterior half of the former sometimes being suffused with black. 



Legs, orifices etc. pale brownish yellow, fore and middle femora sparsely spotted 

 with pale brown, hind femora strongly spotted with blackish brown. Abdomen beneath 

 sometimes largely pale apico-medially. Antennae in some examples tinged or marked 

 with brown. Second and fourth segments of antennae subequal, each shorter than the 

 third. Pronotum rather sparsely punctured, laevigate areas reaching the lateral margins, 

 which are very slightly sinuate. Length 5^ — 6^ mm. 



Hab. Oahu, Honolulu, 2500 — 3000 ft., Oct. — Nov. (Perkins). 



(18) Nysius rubescens White. 



Nysius rubescens F. B. White, 1881, A. M. N. H. (5) vii. 55. 



This was described from Hawaii, Kilauea, 4000 ft. 1 do not know it. 



(19) Nysius pteridicola White. 



Nysitis pteridicola F. B. White, 1881, 1. c. 



This was described from the same place as the preceding. I do not know it. 



(20) Nysitis nitidus White. 

 Nysius nitidus F. B. White, 1881, A. M. N. H. (5) vii. 53. 

 Hab. Maui, Haleakala. I do not know it. 



(21) Nysitis vtdcan White. 

 Nysius vulcan F. B. White, 1881, op. cit. 56. 



Hab. Hawaii, Mauna loa, elevation not stated. I do not know it. 



