ISTear M. chrysoiiwhfhda j\Ieyr., but the palpi are wholly 

 yellow, and the leaden coloration is not broken up into four 

 distinct fasciae as in that species, and the latter does not have 

 the white cilia of the forewings. 



Mi'sfolobcs chrysoniolbdoidcs. 



Mestolobes quadrifasciata u. sp. 



(5,9. Head brownish fuscous, a vertical white line extending for- 

 ward from base of each antenna, a few white scales on outer side and 

 behind insertion of antennae, collar white; antennae brownish fuscous 

 spotted with white, in male thicker in diameter and finely and densely 

 pubescent; palpi clothed with long loose scales, brownish fuscous, with 

 a line of white scales continuing from the white collar, and some white 

 scales nearer the apex. Thorax brownish fuscous, pronotum with poste- 

 rior line of white scales, patagia l)ordered with white outwardly. Legs 

 ochreous, tarsi fuscous, ringed with white. Abdomen ochreous to grey- 

 ish fuscous, apical margins of segments paler. Forewings ocln-eous. witli 

 fuscous scales somewhat mixed and a tendency to border the four trans- 

 verse white fascia representing the subbasal, lirst, median and second 

 lines; subbasal line at one-fourth of costa, angled outwardly at middle: 

 first line at one-third of costa, a little outwardly curved at middle, some- 

 times interrupted a little beyond nn'ddle : median line a little bej'ond mid- 

 dle of wing, hardly reaching dorsum ; second line at three-fourths o\ 

 costa, nearly evenly curved outwardly, reaches dorsum very close to 

 tornus ; a costal white dot just before apex; a terminal series of white 

 dots among fuscous scales: cilia pale fuscous, dark fuscous at base. 

 Hind-wings greyish fuscous, cili.i tlie same, a little darker at base. 

 Expanse of wings, 9-1 r mm. 



A small species, distinguished liy tlie fom- nearly complete transverse 

 white fasciae on the forewings. 



ITap.. Palolo, Mt. Olympus, ]\tt. Konahuanui. and Ivau- 

 niuahona, Oahu, 1908-1 014 (Swezey). A common species iu 

 the mountains near Hotiolulu. 



