3/ A L L OPHA GA 309 



no distinct sternal markings. Legs pale yellow brown, concolorous with the body, with 

 darker marginal markings. 



Abdomen very long and slender with subparallel sides ; abdominal segments 

 gradually widening to segment 6, segment 7 slightly narrower and abruptly tapering 

 with segment 8 ; two hairs in the posterior angles ; segment 8 broadly rounding with 

 slight emargination ; pale yellowish-brown with blackish-brown linear bands on the 

 lateral margins of segments i — 7 ; last segments without dark markings. 



Two females from JMnnia nisoria and Vesiiana coccinca (Hilo, Hawaii Island). 

 The specimen is much like ductilis but shows distinct abdominal blotches. 



(3) Xininis diaprcpcs [sp. nov.]. 



%. Body, length 1-55 mm.; width •53 mm.; white, with dark brown to black 

 marginal bands, brown median abdominal markings. 



Plate X. f^g. 4. 



Head, length -46 mm. ; width 4 mm. ; conical, front slightly concave, with five 

 marginal hairs placed equidistant in front of the trabeculae, a few dorsal hairs extending 

 beyond the margin ; trabeculae large, uncoloured ; antennae uncoloured, segment 2 

 longest, 3 and 4 about equal ; segment 5 as long as both segments 3 and 4 ; eye incon- 

 spicuous with short prickle ; temporal margins slightly rounding with one, long, weak, 

 pustulated hair in the angle, two short prickles on lateral margin behind the eye ; pos- 

 terior margin straight, with two stiff bristles near the lateral angle ; ground colour of the 

 head yellowish- white, clypeus uncoloured, antennal bands rather broader than other 

 body markings, black fading inwardly, distinct interruption in front of the trabeculae ; 

 ocular blotch distinct, black, meeting the temporal bands which grow narrow at the 

 temporal angles and disappear on the occipital margin ; the mandibles chestnut-brown, 

 a shield-shaped occipital signature chestnut-brown, darker in narrow anterior angle. 



[159] Prothorax quadrangular, with fiatly rounding sides, posterior angles rounded 

 with one hair : dark brown marginal border ; intercoxal lines of sternum showing 

 through. Metathorax with widely diverging sides ; posterior angles extending beyond 

 the first .segments of the abdomen ; a series of long pustulated hairs along the broadly 

 acute posterior margin ; dark brown blotch in the anterior angles ; black brown blotches 

 in posterior angles, fading inwardly to a narrow brown band remote from the posterior 

 margin which is pale golden brown. Legs palest golden brown, femora and tibiae with 

 dorsal marginal black markings with a blackish-brown annulation near the distal extremity, 

 a few short stiff hairs. 



Abdomen elongate ovate, sides subparallel ; segments i to 4 rapidly widening ; 

 lateral angle acute with from one to three long weak hairs ; narrow black brown 

 marginal markings on segments 1 to 8 ; segment 8 with pale brown submarginal band 

 passing in an elongate curve across the segment broadening on the median line ; 



F. H. in. 40 



