HEMIPTERA 147 



There are five principal varieties, not however well marked off; the only constant 

 feature appearing to be the tiny pallid spot near the apex of the black clavus, and the 

 black pronotum. 



(i) Head, pronotum, scutellum, clavus (except a tiny apical spot), antennae above 

 (except base of first), etc. — black. Corium and membrane dirty whitish with a few 

 blackish-brown -blotches and the nervures of the latter colour. Abdomen above 

 brownish-testaceous. First and apex of third segments of antennae beneath rufo- 

 testaceous. Head beneath and sterna black. Abdomen beneath as above, but darker. 

 Rostrum and legs dirty testaceous, more or less obscurely marked with black. 



Oahu, Kaala Mts., 2000 ft. (March); "near a waterfall several miles from 

 Honolulu" Blackburn. Typical form (rare; immature). — Hawaii, Kona, 3000 ft. 

 (December). — Maui, Haleakala, 5000 ft. (April), Perkins. 



(2) Corium greenish-black except three or iour small pallid blotches. Abdomen 

 above and below deep black. Legs pallid except a broad middle black band on all 

 femora. 



Oahu, Kaala, 2000 ft. (March). — Hawaii, Kona, 2000 ft. (December), Perkins. 



(3) Like No. 2, but lateral margins of corium somewhat widely immaculate 

 flavous. Legs immaculate brownish-fiavous, and a spot of the same colour on each side 

 of the head between the eves and the ocelli. 



Lanai, 2000 ft. (December). — Kauai, Waimea Mts., 4000 ft. (May). — Molokai, 

 2000 ft. (June). — Maui, lao Valley (April and May), Perkins. 



(4) Like No. 3, but corium dark flavescent with a few black markings. 



Oahu, N. W. Koolau (August); Kaala, 2000 ft., on wet rocks, and Honolulu Mts. 

 (August). — Molokai Mts. (September), Perkins. 



(5) Like No. 4, but corium pallid rufotestaceous with pale red-brown markings. 



Oahu, Honolulu, 2000 ft. (September). — Kauai, Makaweli, 2500 ft. (February), 

 Perkins. 



Hab. The habitat of the species may be summed up as " distributed over Oahu, 

 Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Kauai, and Molokai." 



Length 3|— 3f m 



m. 



