36o FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS 



what mixed partially with pale ochreous suffusion ; hrst and second lines suffused, dark 

 fuscous, first bent in middle, interrupted above middle and beneath costa. second waved, 

 abruptly broken inwards at | to beneath discal spot, indented outwards near dorsum, 

 interruptedly edged posteriorly with whitish-ochreous forming distinct spots near and on 

 dorsum ; roundish orbicular and 8-shaped discal spots suffused with dark fuscous, discal 

 sometimes pale-centred, sometimes separated by a spot of pale suffusion ; costa posteriorly 

 more or less spotted with dark and pale : a terminal series of sharply marked alternate 

 quadrangular dark fuscous and ochreous-whitish spots : cilia fuscous, mixed or obscurely 

 barred with ochreous-whitish, with dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings whitish-fuscous, 

 more fuscous posteriorly ; two obliquely placed dark fuscous discal spots ; a faint grey 

 postmedian line ; a terminal series of dark fuscous marks separated by pale dots ; cilia 

 fuscous mixed with whitish. 



Five specimens previously received ; Kilauea, Hawaii ; Haleakala, Maui, at 

 5000 feet ; and received without locality (not improbably Maui) from Mr Blackburn : in 

 April and August. This species (included under einiychioides in both my descriptions) 

 is separable from both oinychioides and stellata by the whitish-fuscous hindwings ; the 

 distinct whitish-ochreous spots towards dorsum beyond second line, and the characteristic 

 quadrangular terminal spots, are also distinguishing features. 



Phlyctaenia despecta, Butl. Meyr. F. H. i. p. 217. 

 Twelve specimens, N.W. and S.E. Koolau range, Oahu. 



Phlyctaenia endopyra Meyr. F. H. i. p. 219. 

 One specimen, N.W. Koolau range, Oahu, in August. 



Pyrausta Schranck. 

 Pyrausia const ricta, Butl. ; Meyrick F. H. i. p. 224. 



Additional particulars are : 



$ ?. 19 — 25 mm. Varies considerably in development of reddish tinge and 

 distinctness of markings ; lower half of discal spot sometimes dark fuscous ; in $ 

 markings sometimes all very indistinct and obscure. Anastomosis of veins 9 and 10 

 of forewings is usual but not constant. 



Fourteen specimens, N.W. Koolau range, Oahu, in April, May, July, and August. 



Mecvna Steph. 



Mecyna aurora, Butl. Meyr. F. H. i. p. 225. 



Six specimens, N.W. Koolau range, Oahu, in August ; no locality for this species 

 was previously recorded. 



