HEMIPTERA 585 



tiny dark fuscous speck near the apex of the commissure, or also with an obscure obHque 

 stripe. Abdomen above sometimes dark apicolaterally ; beneath with dark lateral 

 wedges on the three middle segments. Frons elongate, broader at the base than at the 

 apex, keels broad and rather flat. Antennae extending to about the middle of the 

 clypeus, second segment a little longer than the first. Pronotal keels reaching the hind 

 margin, then curving around slightly. Hind tibiae longer than tarsi, first segment of 

 the latter one-third longer than the second and third together. Spur with eight teeth. 

 Tegmina with three apical cells not nearly attaining the apex of the abdomen. Genital 

 styles broad at the base, sinuate, apically acuminate, but truncate at the apex, the inner 

 angle acute. The oedeagus is horned on each side basally. 



%. Similar to the ^ but larger ; luteous, the keels paler. Abdomen above mottled 

 with fuscous laterally on the apical two-fifths, also similarly at the base. Beneath as in 

 the I?. Tegmina also with a dark fuscous blotch at the apex of the commissural cell. 

 Length t I, % ^^ mm. 



Hab. Oahu, Tantalus, 1300 ft. {Perkins, Kirkaldy, Giffard), Pacific Heights ridge 

 (May, Swezey). 



van %. A dark fuscous oblique stripe on the tegmen, varying to pale. Head, 

 pronotum and scutellum (except keels) dark fuscous. 



(4) Nesosydne pele, sp. nov. 



Of the general appearance of N. koae, but larger and differently coloured. 



Head and pronotum brownish testaceous, or pale olivaceous, the clypeus between the 

 keels (and sometimes the vertex and frons between the keels), genae and pronotum partly 

 anteriorly, dark brown or blackish. Antennae testaceous, extreme apex of first segment 

 dark. Scutellum blackish, or piceous. Tegmina hyaline ; apex of anal cell of clavus dark 

 brown ; veins brown, rather feebly granulate, black-haired. Legs sordid testaceous, 

 more or less suffused. Abdomen dorsally and the body beneath mostly blackish. 

 Pronotal keels divergent, not reaching the hind margin. Spur with about nine spines. 

 Length 5 mm. 



Hab. Hawaii, Kilauea (Perkins, 1906). 



(5) Nesosydne nmbratica, sp. nov. 



Pale, rather sordid, greenish yellow ; head between the keels fuscous. Tegmina 

 with apex of clavus and of subcostal cell dark fuscous. Fore tibiae apically fuscous. 

 Labium reaching to the apex of the hind coxae. Second segment of the antennae about 

 one-fifth longer than the first. Tibial spur with 9—10 teeth. Tegmina with five apical 

 cells, clavus not completely sutured off; apex of subcostal very narrow, truncate, 

 continuation of the subapical transverse vein. Tegmina not reaching to the apex of 

 abdomen. Length 4| mm. 



Hab. Hawaii. 



