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nearest group of islands between the Hawaiian Islands and the 

 South Paciiie Islands, being almost in a direct line and nearly 

 half waj to Samoa. Of the eighteen species of insects collected, 

 seven species, or over one-third of them, are known in the Ha- 

 waiian Islands ; they are indicated by an asterisk. 



Hymenoptera. 

 "^Tetvauioniiui (juincensc Fab. This ant vei'v alnmdant. 



DiPTEEA. 



^GnaDiptupsilopus patclUfer (Thorns.) 11 specimens. 

 2 species of Ortalidae. 3 specimens of each. 1 known in 

 Honolulu. 



^Hippelates sp. 3 specimens. 



Lepidoptera. 



^Staginaiophora incertideUa (Walk.). The larvae feeding- 

 very abundantly in the male inflorescence of Pandanus. 



Coleoptera. 



2 species of Oedemeridae. 3 specimens and 11 specimens 

 respectively. 



"^Melanoxanflius mclanocepliaJus Thunb. 1 specimen. 



A brown Elaterid. 5 specimens. 



A small black Coccinellid. 4 specimens. 



Cossonid. 1 specimen. 



Hemiptera. 



Halobat-es uu'tUerstorffi Frauenf. 1 specimen taken on the 

 open sea several miles from land. 

 Aphis sp, 



Orthoptera. 



"AnisoJahis anindipes Luc. 7 specimens. 

 Phisis pecihiata Guer. 11 specimens. 



2 species of small crickets. 1 specimen and 15 specimens 

 respectively. 



