312 FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS 



Abdomen obovate, widening gradually to segment 4 and broadly rounding to the last 

 segment ; one to three hairs in the posterior margins, growing longer on the posterior 

 segments ; last segment rounding with narrow deep median emargination ; a few long 

 and short hairs on the margin ; ground colour translucent pale yellow, lateral bands 

 of darker yellow, growing paler after segment i, resembling somewhat a series of 

 vertebrae, last segment without distinct markings. 

 From Tiirtitr chineiisis {\\.2^m\\\\, Maui Island). 



COLPOCEPHALUM. 



[161] (i) Colpoceplialu)!! kilanensis [sp. nov.]. 



Colpocephaluni kilanensis %. Body, length r55 mm. ; width '5 mm. ; elongate, pale 

 golden brown with dark chestnut-brown markings on the head and thorax, and paler 

 brown marginal border on the abdomen. 



Plate X. fig. 6. 



Head, length "36 mm. ; width '4 mm. ; front flatly rounding with a slight median 

 angulation, palpi and antennae barely projecting beyond the head ; one short hair each 

 side of the median line, one long stift hair and one stiff bristle each side of the front (not 

 like timiduni) on the rounding anterior angle, a single stiff hair just back of a slight 

 lateral depression, and one very long and three shorter hairs and two short prickles on 

 the lateral margin just in front of the ocular depression ; eye with a slight but distinct 

 emargination ; ocular fringe distinct ; temples broad with flatly convex lateral m.argins, 

 with a few white hairs, and three longer hairs ; occipital margin broadly concave, with 

 four hairs pale golden brown with small dark brown ocular blotches and black ocular 

 flecks ; pale brown clypeal blotches ; dark brown of mandibles showing through the 

 head ; temples without marginal markings. 



Prothorax with a short spine and long stiff hair in the sharp lateral angles, one long 

 hair on lateral margin; series of hairs on the narrowly rounded posterior margin; ground 

 colour darker brown than head or abdomen and sternal markings showing through. 

 Metathorax with rounding angles, sides slightly diverging and showing a slight 

 emargination where the mesothorax and metathora.x have fused ; a hair and a stift 

 bristle and one prickle in the posterior angle ; ground colour golden brown, anterior 

 angles bordered with dark brown, lateral margins bordered narrowly with brown ; this 

 band leaves the margin and cuts off the posterior angles. Legs the paler brown of body; 

 femora thickened and many stiff hairs. 



Abdomen elongate oval ; posterior angles of segments not projecting ; a i'ew short 

 hairs on the lateral margin, growing longer on the segments 6 and 8 : numerous non- 

 pustulated hairs scattered irregularly over the dorsal surface, last segment slightly 

 convex with a series of short hairs along the posterior margin, two rather long hairs on 



