140 Xcic Species of Sirrohi. With li.vplauatory Notes. 



Described frdiu nnc tcnialc (type) collected ;il Kilaiu-.i. Hawaii, dry 

 forest. 4000 ft. elexaiinii hy W. M. Giffard, August 1. igii. 

 Type: Cat. .\i>. 1.^4. I'.isliop Museum. 



135. Sicrola peinherhnti \).s\). 



9 dull sliiniu.L; lilack. le,u> and anteiiiial ^cape hniwn, aiUenii;e oiUwardly 

 infuscate. 



Head aud thorax tn the ])r()|)odeiun willi a iuiero>c(i|)iea]ly liue aud 

 delicate reticulate surface sculpture; closely, shallow ly aud tiiiely puuctate, 

 aud hair\. Head almost as wide as loug, width helweeu the eyes greater 

 thau the length from eye to vertex ; Hatly convex above, convex beneath ; 

 vertical margin straight, temples rounded, eyes convex ; antenn;c a little 

 longer thau the head, the ])edicel twice as long as wide, the following seg- 

 ments hardly longer tliau wide, antennal fossae deep; clypeus carinate, api- 

 cally depressed and projecting slightly in front of tite anterior margin of 

 the head, which is angulate, not transverse, sloping at the sides, the carina 

 extending backward shortly on the top of the head ; mandibles stout, curved, 

 concavo-convex, truncate apically aud toothed, base not quite reaching the 

 eye ; gula flat, medially foreshortened, as wide as long, anterior margin 

 arcuately concave, posterior margin incised, sides of the head convex ; pro- 

 podeum ver}- fineh' rugulose ; abdomen ovate, smooth and polished ; wings 

 subinfuscate, with a faint yellowish brown pigmentation; length 2.25 mms. 



Described from one female (type) collected on Tantalus MouiUaiu, 

 Oahu, 1300 ft. elevation, liy W. M. Giffard. February 12. 1905. 



Type: Cat. Xo. 135, I^)ishop Museum. 



13^). Sierola lacessifa n.sp. 



$ tlull shining black, legs yellowish brown, antenn;e \ellowish brown 

 to fuscous. 



Head and tliorax witii a microscopically tine reticulate surface sculp- 

 ture, coarser on the head ; coarsely, shallowdy and fairly closely punctate, 

 the punctuation finer on the thorax; clothed with silvery white hairs. Head 

 near!}' as wide as long, width between the eyes greater than the length from 

 e\'e to vertex ; convex above, depressed in front, a little tumid beneath ; ver- 

 tical margin straight, temples rounded, eyes convex ; antennae reaching the 

 mesoscutum. all the segments longer than wide, antennal fossae deep ; clypeus 

 carinate, apically depressed and projecting slightly in front of tlie anterior 

 margin of the head, wdiich is angulate, not transverse, declivous at the sides, 

 the carina extending backward on the top of the head beyond the base of 

 the antennae ; mandil)les fairly stout, curved, concavo-convex, truncate api- 

 cally and toothed, base not reaching the eye above, lower lobe protuberant ; 

 gula and sides of the head flatly convex, the former medially foreshortened, 

 as wide as long, anterior margin arcuateh' conca\'e. posterior margin incised, 

 median groove nearly effaced; abdomen elongate o\ate, smootli and pol- 

 islied : wings subinfuscate; lengtli 2.^ mms. 



Described from one female (t\pe) collected at Lanihuli, Uahu, by P. H. 

 Timlierlake, Se])tem1)er 3. i(ji6. 



Tvpe : Cat. .\'o. n6. I'.ishoi) Museum. 



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