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Hal). Kilauea, Hawaii, 2 specimens taken at li2;lits, Aug. 

 lini. May. lt>12 ( W. M. Giffard). 



Familv Pykai'stidak. 

 Omiodes fuUaivayi n. sp. 



Male, 32mm. Color and markings of miisicold, but the first line of 

 forewings is bent above middle at an acute angle instead of being 

 almost rectangular as in niiifiicoUi, it is also bent outwards at its ter- 

 mination on dorsum instead of ending straight as in miisicola; the 

 outward angulation of second line below middle terminates acutely, 

 whereas it is rounded in mnsicoJfi. 



Hal). Kona, Hawaii, July, 1912 ; one specimen reared from 

 caterpillar on wild banana (D. T. Fullaway) ; Kilauea, Hawaii, 

 May, Julv, 1912; two specimens taken at lights (W. M. Gif- 

 fard). 



Omiodes anastreptoidis n. sp. 



Male and female, 25-28mm. Color and markings of onasircpto, ex- 

 cept that second line of forewing is not sinuate outwardly beneath 

 costa, and is sinuate outwardly below middle; and the sinuation of the 

 postmedian line of hindwings is more pronounced. 



Hal). Koliala Mts., Waimea, Hawaii, 5 specimens reared 

 from caterpillars on sedge. Dee. 1911 ; one specimen reared from 

 caterpillar on sedge, Kilauea, Hawaii, April, 1906. 



Caterpillar 20-25 mm., grass green; head green, eyes black, 

 with a dark streak extending obliquely upward from them, the 

 usual roundish l)lack spot in each lobe in front with a black streak 

 extending obliquely upward and outw^ard connected with it, a 

 l)lack spot between this and the streak from the eyes, a black 

 spot near suture in front, a spot between this and the frontal 

 spot, three or four blackish spots near vertex, a blackish line on 

 margin above postero-ventral angle ; cervical shield sometimes 

 faintly black on lateral margin, two black dots in each lateral 

 lobe the anterior one about thrice the size of the other ; tubercle 

 "ii" of segment ■'> veutrally black-margined; tubci-ck' "ii" of 

 segment 12 faintly ventrally black-margined, tubercle *"iii" of 

 segment 12 dor sally black-margined most conspicuously pos- 

 teriorly ; s])irach's yellowish. 



The caterpillar has the head markings nearly like anastrepta, 

 but with more l)lack spots ; and there are not such prominent 

 markings on the tubercles. They were in spun together leaves 

 of a small sedge. The i)upa was formed in same place. Pupa 



