10 [June, 



wear and tear. The only two females are somewhat rubbed, and the 

 extent of the blue patch is rather uncertain, it is probably always ill- 

 defined. The males do not vary, except in size ; both the largest and 

 smallest specimens were of this sex, the females both being medium 

 sized. 



Taken in a mountain pass in the Island of Oahu in March, " flying 

 about in some numbers, frequenting the flowers of the Koa (a forest 

 tree that grows in mountain localities). The insects were very tame, 

 and when settled low enough, could be taken by the fingers, the ma- 

 jority, however, kept high up beyond the reach of any ordinary 

 net."— T. B. 



Although, for convenience sake, I have given a comparative de- 

 scription, this species has no real afiinity with Thecla rubi, but belongs, 

 as Mr. Butler informs me, to the genus HoJochila, Feld., which is in- 

 cluded by Kirby in his genus Pleheius. HoJochila comprises ahsimilis 

 (Pleb. No. 291 in Kirby's list) and a few other Australasian species, 

 to none of which does Blackhm-ni appear to be closely allied. 



Mortimer Lodge, Wimbledon Park : 

 May IWi, 1878. 



NOTES ON AFEICAN HEMIPTERASETEROPTERA. 

 BY W. L. DISTANT. 



SCUTATA. 



Genus ASPONGOPUS, Lap. 



AspoNGOPUs NiGEO-TiOLACEUs, P. B., Ins., p. 83, Hem., pi. 7, fig. 4- 

 (1805). 



This species seems to have had some vicissitude in nomenclature. 

 In the B. M. Catalogues it is placed in the genus Cyclopelta. As 

 figured above, however, the 5-jointed antennse are plainly visible, as 

 they are also in H. Schaffer's figure of its synonym Aspo7igopus unicolor, 

 Wanz., Ins., iv, fig. 433. Stal again considers it (Hem. Af., i, p. 216, 

 and En. Hem., i, p. 83) as a variety only of Aspongopus vidiiatus, Fab. 

 I am indebted to Mr. Eutherford for the examination, at different 

 times, of a large number of specimens of both species, and, apart from 

 the very different colour above, have always found the following well- 

 defined differences : 



