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  Second 
  instar 
  very 
  similar 
  to 
  tte 
  first, 
  but 
  the 
  antennae 
  are 
  

   2^ 
  times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  head, 
  17, 
  15, 
  16, 
  26. 
  The 
  labium 
  is 
  only 
  

   5-6ths 
  of 
  the 
  entire 
  length, 
  15, 
  19, 
  12, 
  22. 
  The 
  pronotum 
  is 
  

   ^ 
  wider 
  than 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  head. 
  

  

  Third 
  and 
  fourth 
  instars 
  not 
  very 
  dissimilar. 
  

  

  Fifth 
  instar. 
  Yellowish-green 
  testaceous 
  ; 
  a 
  thin 
  line 
  of 
  this 
  

   from 
  between 
  the 
  eyes 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen. 
  Head 
  

   speckled 
  with 
  blackish, 
  and 
  four 
  Teyish 
  brown 
  suffused 
  spots 
  

   at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  behind 
  the 
  eyes 
  ; 
  a 
  thin 
  black 
  impressed 
  

   line 
  just 
  inside 
  the 
  eyes, 
  eyes 
  pale 
  redbrown. 
  Antennae 
  testa- 
  

   ceous, 
  apical 
  three-fourths 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  segment 
  greyish- 
  

   fuscous, 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  antennae 
  speckled 
  with 
  blackish-brown, 
  

   sparsely 
  blackly-pilose, 
  as 
  also 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  legs. 
  Thorax 
  and 
  

   abdomen 
  whitish 
  pilose. 
  Pronotum 
  greyish-fuscous, 
  except 
  the 
  

   lateral 
  margins 
  and 
  the 
  central 
  line. 
  Tegminal 
  pads 
  dark 
  

   greyish 
  fuscous, 
  lateral 
  margins 
  pale. 
  Legs 
  yellowish 
  testa- 
  

   ceous, 
  sparsely 
  speckled 
  with 
  blackish-brown 
  and 
  red. 
  Under- 
  

   side 
  greenish 
  testaceous, 
  with 
  coxae 
  and 
  trochanters. 
  Tergites 
  

   with 
  2 
  pale 
  yellow 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  5th 
  segment 
  and 
  

   3 
  red 
  spots. 
  Orifices 
  black. 
  

  

  Head 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  across 
  the 
  eyes, 
  somewhat 
  declivous 
  

   in 
  front 
  of 
  them, 
  scarcely 
  so 
  wide 
  as 
  the 
  hind 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  

   pronotum. 
  Fourth 
  segment 
  of 
  antennae 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  maxi- 
  

   mum 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  first 
  segment 
  scarcely 
  reaching 
  beyond 
  

   the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  ; 
  7, 
  12, 
  14, 
  22. 
  Eyes 
  not 
  nearly 
  touching 
  

   pronotum, 
  head 
  narrowed 
  in 
  behind 
  them. 
  Bucculae 
  very 
  

   minute. 
  Tylus 
  extending 
  beyond 
  juga. 
  Labium 
  with 
  the 
  first 
  

   segment 
  not 
  reaching 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  second 
  touching 
  

   the 
  fore 
  coxae, 
  4th 
  segment 
  reaching 
  the 
  hind 
  trochanters. 
  

   Pronotum 
  about 
  twice 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  long; 
  hind 
  margin 
  about 
  a 
  

   half 
  wider 
  than 
  the 
  anterior, 
  slightly 
  sinuate. 
  Fore 
  coxae 
  sub- 
  

   contiguous, 
  the 
  others 
  subremote. 
  

  

  Adult. 
  When 
  freshly 
  emerged, 
  the 
  colour 
  is 
  pale 
  opaque 
  

   luteous, 
  everywhere 
  (except 
  the 
  tegmina) 
  thickly 
  speckled 
  with 
  

   crimson. 
  Soon 
  there 
  begin 
  to 
  appear 
  dark 
  greenish 
  specks, 
  

   changing 
  to 
  black. 
  Eyes 
  pale 
  maroon, 
  ocelli 
  red. 
  Tegmina. 
  

   immaculate. 
  

  

  Bhopalus 
  hyalinus 
  is 
  attacked 
  by 
  a 
  chalcidoid 
  egg-parasite, 
  

   which 
  is 
  not 
  yet 
  named. 
  

  

  5 
  Ithamar 
  hawaHensis 
  Kirkaldy. 
  

  

  This 
  seems 
  confined 
  to 
  Ilima 
  (Sida 
  cordifolia) 
  as 
  a 
  food- 
  

   plant. 
  In 
  the 
  winter 
  of 
  1903-4, 
  it 
  was 
  plentiful, 
  but 
  not 
  

  

  