ochreous. Thorax brownish-ochreous, light yellow posteriorly, patagia 

 pale yellow on apical portion. Forewings rich chestnut; outer half of 

 costal fold yellow: basal portion before an oblique line from the end 

 of costal fold to middle of dorsum has 10 or 12 light yellow spots; a 

 large yellow spot extending inward from middle of costa, another 

 similar one a little beyond it; a large oval white spot occupying the 

 outer fourth of cell; a few scattered bluish scales in the chestnut 

 portion; terminal cilia pale yellow, dorsal cilia fuscous. Hindwings 

 pale ochreous-whitish, terminal portion a little darker, cilia pale 

 W'hitish-ochreous. Abdomen pale grey. Anterior legs brownish; mid 

 and posterior legs whitish. 



Female, 12-13 mm. Antennae whitish-ochreous, ringed with browJi- 

 ish above. Palpi very short, bright yellow. Head and thorax bright 

 yellow, in places slightly tinged with brownish. Forewings bright 

 yellow'; a chestnut patch at base of costa, two or three spots on basal 

 portion of wing towards dorsum; an oblique straight chestnut band 

 from one-third of costa to two-thirds of dorsum, connecting with a 

 broader subterminal band extending from dorsum to apex; a few scat- 

 tered bluish scales in the chestnut portion; cilia pale yellow. Hind- 

 wings and cilia pale whitish-ochreous, terminal portion of wing a little 

 darker. Abdomen and legs pale whitish-grey. 



Hal). Diamond Head, Oalui, May, June, July, 1911; 24 

 specimens reared from caterpillars on leaves of sandalwood. 

 Palolo Ridge, Oalin, June, 1912 ; one specimen reared from 

 sandalwood. 



Fnll-grown caterpillar about 8 nnn. ; pale green ; head con- 

 colorous, eyes black and a black dot" at postero- ventral angle; 

 anal comb of 6 pale stiff bristles. 



]-*upa ."inim. ; pale greenish or yellowish ; wing-sheaths and 

 posterior leg-sheaths extend about to apex of fourth abdominal 

 segment, antennac-slieaths not (juite so hmg; two transverse rows 

 of short backwardly-directed spines on abdominal segments 3-7, 

 one row on segments 2 and 8 ; cremaster with two stron«' (h)wn- 

 wardly-curved hooks wide apart, and a few hooked bristles. The 

 pupa is formed within the folded-over edge of a leaf. The 

 pupal period is about a week. 



FAMILY UYPOXOMEUTIDAE. S « C > 



Eiihyposmocoma n. g. 



Has the characters of Hi/posmocomo, except that the labial palpi 

 have a large spreading tuft extending forward on the median seg- 

 ment. The male has no subcostal hair-pencil on hindwings. 



Tvpe, Ilyposmocoma ekxiha Swezev,, Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc, 

 11, Xo. 3. p. 105, PI. 3, figs. 3, 4; 1910. 



