HEMIPTERA 137 



Long, t yi mm. ; % 2'6 mm. ; max. lat. t% •"4 mm- 



Hab. Hawaii, Hualalai, 5000 ft. (August); Kona 4000ft. (July); Kilauea (July 

 to September, December), above Hilo 1800 ft. (December). — Maui, Haleakala 4000 to 

 5000 ft. (May). — Lanai, 2000ft. (January). — Molokai, 3000ft. (June). — Oahu, Mts. near 

 Honolulu, 2000 — 3000 ft. — Kauai, 4000 ft. (June to August); Makaweli, 2500 ft. 

 (February); Halemanu, 4000 ft. (May) ; Koholuamano (April). An apparently common 

 species. 



K.A.MEHAMEHA, gCU. nOV. 



Has the appearance of a small Phytocoris, Fall., and differs from the other forms of 

 Heterotomaria by marmorate membrane, sulcate verte.x etc. 



Vertex convex, declivous, distinctly longitudinally sulcate. Eyes touching pro- 

 notum. Rostrum reaching to middle of abdomen, or at least to one-third of its length. 

 First segment of antennae incrassate, much longer than vertex, second to fourth seg- 

 ments very long. Pronotum distinctly rounded basally ; lateral margins almost straight ; 

 scarcely or not callose anteriorly. Elytra (J %) reaching far beyond apex of abdomen ; 

 membrane marbled. Head and pronotum with strong sparse bristly hairs, antennae and 

 legs with strong bristly hairs. Posterior femora deeply longitudinally sulculate. 



(i) Kamehameha liiiialilo, sp. nov. 



Plate V. fig. 22. 



Head and pronotum rich olive brown, the latter more or less with paler olive-brown 

 on the posterior margin, and apically more or less pallid. Eyes blackish, very narrowly 

 margined with sanguineous. First segment of antennae dark olive brown, apically 

 narrowly sanguineous, second to fourth sordid testaceous, second apically blackish- 

 brown. Scutellum more dilute. Elytra pale olive-brown [rich bright green when tresh], 

 (the margins and nervures very narrowly and more or less interruptedly sanguineous), 

 obscurely spotted with paler olive-brown'. Membrane whitish subopaque, marbled with 

 pale greyish-brown, a conspicuous whitish wedge on the exterior margin immediately 

 apical to the cuneus, followed apically by a conspicuous greyish-brown wedge ; nervures 

 concolorous. Wings iridescent hyaline, nervures pale sordid testaceous. Abdomen 

 above sordid testaceous. Head beneath, sterna and legs, pallid testaceous, tibiae (at 

 least the two first pairs) annulate or spotted closely with black ; apical two-thirds of 

 posterior femora blackish-brown, spotted with testaceous. Abdomen beneath, except 

 mediobasally, blackish-grey. Rostrum pallid. Head, pronotum, and elytra, covered 



' In some specimens, including the type, the costal area and cuneus are testaceous, spotted with rich 

 brown. 



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