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in his paper describing the species, that it was first discovered in 

 one pineapple imported from Rarotonga, on the 5th of December, 

 1903; and on the 14th of that month Mr. G. Harnett, his as- 

 sistant inspector, and he again detected it in two cases of pine- 

 apples from Suva. He also states that it was subsequently found 

 in oranges, granadillas and mammee-apples (papaias) from Tonga 

 and Rarotonga. He remarks that "this new pest threatens to 

 become as troublesome and injurious as the Queensland fly." 

 Capt. Broun's technical description follows : 



Imago. — Length of body. 4^ lines ; expanse of wings, 7^ 

 lines. 



Bod\ elongate, yellow, occasionally testaceous, extremity of 

 abdomen blackish, head sometimes rufescent, tarsi infuscate ; on 

 the thorax from base to apex there is a central pale ivory-like 

 streak, along each side there is a similar one ; these lines after 

 death become less conspicuous. 



Head as broad as the thorax, smooth ; on its back part there are 

 four black outstanding setae, and between the eyes six finer 

 ones. Antennae normal, their terminal joint elongate and rather 

 darker than the others ; at the tip of the preceding one arises a 

 very long seta, which, though stout at its base, becomes very 

 slender and darker towards the extremity. Eyes large, promi- 

 nent, their inner edges straight and moderately distant from each 

 other; they are finely faceted, and of a brilliant purple during 

 life. Thorax cylindrical or subovate, nearly twice as long as it 

 is broad, with two slight almost equidistant constrictions at each 

 side ; the surface bears numerous minute black granules ; from 

 each of these proceeds a fine dark hair ; at the base, which is 

 deeply emarginate, there are two long rigid conspicuous black 

 setae directed horizontally backwards ; four smaller ones are 

 situated just before the posterior constriction, and about an equal 

 number along each side. Hind-body quite the length of the 

 thorax, its basal three segments, irrespective of the narrowed an- 

 terior portion of the same length and breadth, thus forming a 

 cylindrical figure fourth segment rather shorter and narrowed 

 behind, tiie terminal elongate and tapering towards its a]x\\-, with 

 very fine grey hairs; the ])rcceding segments arc minutely sculp- 

 tured and bear many dark slender hairs. 



Legs stout, moderately elongate with short black hairs ; pos- 

 terior tibiae .somewhat arcuate. Tarsi elongate pilose, their basal 

 joint rather more than half of their entire length, fifth bilobed ; 

 claws l)lack and rather small. 



Hatteres yellow, medially slender, clavate and triangular at 

 the extremity. 



JViugs hyaline, unspotted, with paU'-l)r()wn ncrvures C(M-rc- 

 si)r)nding in structure with tliosi- of I'eplirilis lryo)ii. 



Underside flavescent. not maculate excej)! at the a])e\ of the 

 last ventral segment, which is piceous. Tiic abdominal .seg- 



