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Selidosemidae. 



Scotorythra syngonopa Meyr. — I have collected caterpillars 

 from sandal trees, and native ebony {Malm sandwicensis). 8. 

 caryopis Meyr. — Feeds on koa trees on Oahn. S. isospora 

 Meyr., on Kanai, corticea (But!.) on Maui and arumea Meyr., 

 on Hawaii are closely related to caryopis, and I sus]3ect that 

 they may feed on koa on their respective islands. *S^. idolias 

 Meyr. — Defoliates koa trees (Perkins). S. ram (Biitl.) — The 

 most common species of the genus. The caterpillars often oc- 

 curring in large numbers, defoliating guavas, koa trees, Sapin- 

 dus, Piphirus, and occuring on many other forest trees, as 

 Straussia, Pelea, Cyrtandra, Elocarpus, and also often abundant 

 on tree ferns of various species. 



SPiriNCilDAE. 



Deilephila wilsoni (Roths.) and calida (Butl.) — Live on na- 

 tive trees as Pelea, Straussia, etc." I have several times collected 

 one or two of the caterpillars, but failed to rear them, so do not 

 know which species I had, or whether I have had both. D. 

 lineala (Fab.) — Feeds on Porlulacca chiefly, but I have also seen 

 them on four o'clock. Fuchsia and on Boerhaavia. Sphinx con- 

 volvuJi (Linn.) — Feeds on various species of Ipomoea vines in- 

 cluding the sweet potato. 



l^YMPHALIBAE. 



Anosia crippus Cram. — Feeds on milkweed (Asclepias curas- 

 savica). Vanessa atalanta Linn. — OnPipturus and probably 

 related trees. V. tamineamea Esch. — On Piphirus and related 

 trees, but chiefly on Piphirus. The young caterpillar folds over 

 a piece of the leaf at the margin to form a hiding place, going 

 out to eat and returning for protection, or it may eat what it 

 can reach of the adjacent leaf without crawling out. As it 

 grows in size it deserts its retreat and makes a larger one from 

 time to time. They may be found by searcliing for these retreats 

 on the leaves. T^. cardui Linn. — Feeds in a web on Malva 

 rotimdi folia. T have also taken an occasional caterpillar on 



* Cdlkla "Polyphagus: Metrosideroft, Garclenia and various 



shrubs; icUsoni polyphagus: Acacia koa, Elefrosideros Bohea, 



Kiiithorhia, etc." [Perkins in I\ISS.] 



