/ b EXOTIC SlICEOLEPIDOriEKA. 



posterior area dark fuscous. Abdomen oclireous-whitisli. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, 

 oblique; pale shining emerald-green, more or less sprinkled with 

 black ; basal patch black on costa and edged by three ochreous- 

 greea tufts, whitish posteriorly ; six small subquadrate blackish 

 spots on costa between this and apex, first largest, costal edge 

 between these whitish ; tut'ts beneath first two spots, one on fold at 

 1, a small one in disc above this, one in disc beneath middle, 

 and a ridge on end of cell green mixed with bhxek, posteriorly 

 whitish and edged with white : an irregular sinuate series of 

 undefined black dots from fifth costal spot to tornus ; some 

 small black undefined dots on lower part of termen : cilia whitis-h- 

 ochreous, obscurely barred with giey irroration. Hindwings 

 whitish-grey or grej^-whilish ; cilia ochrenus-wliitish. 



Haw^tiax Is., Oahu, Koolau Mts. (Perl-jns) ; three specimens. 



Carposina benigna, n. sp. 



S 2 . lJ-17 mm. Head ochreous-white. Pal])i in ^ 2|, 

 white, basal half of second joint dark fuscous, in $ 6, whitish, 

 second joint with oblique dark fuscous basal area. Antennal 

 ciliations in J o. Thorax and abdomen ochreous-Avhitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, oblique ; whitish-ochreous ; costal edge 

 towards base black suffused with ochreous ; edge of basal patch 

 indicated by three obliquely placed raised black dots edged with 

 ochreous ; six black dots on costa from | to near apex ; a small 

 raised black dot in disc at 4, one towards dorsum before this, and 

 one beneath middle of costa ; two raised black dots obliquely 

 placed on end of cell, posteriorly edged with whitish, sometimes 

 enlarged or preceded by a spot of blackish or ochreous suffusion or 

 connected with dorsum by a direct streak of blackish suffusion ; 

 an irregular blackish line suff'used with ochreous from beneath 

 penultimate costal dot to tornus, sometimes obsolete ; a terminal 

 row of black dots : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia 

 whitish. 



Hawaiian Is., Oahu, Koolau Mts. (Perhvis) ; six specimens.. 



Carposina hercotis, n. sp. 



J . 15 mm. Head whitish. Palpi 1|, porreeted, blackish, 

 anterior edge white. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax grey. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa slightly arched towards base and apex, apex 

 round-pointed, termen sinuate, oblique: white; a moderate grey 

 basal fascia wider and mixed with black towards costa ; a tri- 

 angular dark grey blotch spotted with black, especially on posterior 

 edge, extending on costa from f to |, its apex reaching dorsum 

 at 4, some grey suffxision in disc between this and basal fascia ; 

 posterior area sprinkled with grey, with two small dark grey spots 



