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(7) Mvllaena familiaris. Sharp. 



JMyllaena familiai-is Sharp, Tr. ent. Soc. London, 1880, p. 48. 

 The darkest in colour of the- Hawaiian forms, the legs and palpi beintr much 

 infuscate. 



Hab. Oahu. Not rare in the mountain forests around Honolulu (Blackburn): 

 Waimea mts. 2000 — 3000 ft. n. 1896; mts. near Honolulu, 2000 — 3000 ft.; back of 

 Tantalus, viii. 1900; back of Malukia on /'Vriv/wt'/m, xii. 1900; (Perkins). 



(8) JMyllaena cogmxta, sp. nov. 



Nigra, subtilissime punctata, antennis palpis pedibusque nigro-rufis. Long. 3 mm. 



This is extremely close to J/, faniiliaris but is considerably larger : its smallest 

 individuals when compared with J/, faniiliaris are broader and less shining. We have 

 received a considerable series, but the specimens are very badly preserved. 



Hab. Hawaii: Hilo on decaying stem of tree Lobelia, 2000 ft. i. 1906; Hilo 11. 

 1897; above Hilo, 1800 ft. xii. 1895; Kaumana, Hilo, 2000 ft. i. 1896; (Perkins). 



(9) Myllaena pacifica, Blackburn. 



Myllacna paci/ica Blackburn, Tr. Dublin Soc. ser. 2, iir. p. 121. 



I am not able to form an opinion as to whether this is J/. cog>iata. 



Hab. Hawaii, a single specimen taken on a flower of Frcycinetia on Mauna Loa, 

 4000 ft. (Blackburn). 



(10) Myllaciia oxypodiiia, sp. nov. 



Minuta, fusca, antennis, palpis pedibusque pallide testaceis, pube omnium subtilis- 

 sima vestita, elytris thoracis longitudine. Long, if mm. 



This minute and delicate insect is represented only by a single example: I give it a 

 name as it is quite distinct from anything else. The antennae are distinctly thickened 

 towards the apex, the penultinate joint as long as broad. The base of the thorax is 

 rounded rather than bisinuate ; the elytra are slightly longer than the thorax ; the 

 punctuation is excessively fine ; the extremely minute pubescence gives the upper surface 

 a well-marked shimmer. The legs are rather short and stout. 



Hab. Oahu, Honolulu, 2. \ 11. 1901 (Perkins). 



(11) Myllaena apeliiia, sp. nov. 



Brevis, crassiuscula, capite, thorace pedibusque rufo-testaceis, elytris, pectore 

 abdomineque nigricantibus, antennis sordide rufis : ehtris perbrevibus. Long, corporis 

 contracti i :|: mm. 



Of this very remarkable species we have only one specimen and that in bad preser- 

 vation, but it is not possible to confuse it with any other Myllaena ; there is indeed no 



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