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oiiP finds that in luany instances ^''spocios" liavo not tho same 

 value as amono- coiitiiicntal fannas, and duc li<'siiatcs to i;ive 

 luanv forms that status, hut it is ncccssai-v for both sysrciiiatic 

 and hiok>iiical studies that sueli foruis ]>o sc]>ai'ut('(I and named; 

 whether as species, suh-s})ecies or \ariclies must he h'ft to 

 th(^ idiosvncracies of the (k^scrihcr. 



Tn the Fauna TIawaiiensis Kirkaldy enumerates forty-six 

 S]X'cies (omittiuii' two, NcsopJcias (irlnnisitic and Ncf<(>sydne 

 Jealii ) mulov six livnera. The ])r('scnt pa])(M' a(hls twenty-seven 

 species and three suh-species to the list, thus l)riu,oin,ii- it up 

 to seventy-eio-ht ; these arc still nnder six li'cncra, hut souiewhat 

 ditferently ari'aniicd. 



Gexeua of At.oiiim. 



1. (4) First joint of antennae very short, broad- 



er than lono', second joint sh(U't and thick, 

 often ovaliforui or sul)-ovaliform. (All 

 niacropterons. ) 



2. {?)) Two median frontal carinae, approximat- 



ing at l)ase or apex, or both, or even 



meeting- together, hut not forming a stalk. Lcialoha 



3. (2) A single median frontal carina, forked at 



extreme hase if at all. Xcsodryas 



(A.) Slender, elongate forms. Snhgcn. Nesodryas 



(B.) Broader, more rolnist forms. Subgen. Ncsofhoe 



'4. (1) First joint of antennae distinctly longer 

 than i)road, second joint cylindrical or 

 only slightly enlarged in middle. (^lost- 

 ly hrachypterons, few niacropterons). 



5. (8) Two median frontal carinae. 



6. (7) Teg-mina reaching well heyond middle of 



ahdomen. " Aloha 



7. ((>) Tegmina very short, not reaching to mid- 



dle of abdomen. Xesorestias 



8. (5) One median frontal carina, forked or 



simple. 



9. (10) Head enormously elongate, longer than 



thorax and abdomen coiuluned. DlctyopJiorodclpJiax 

 10. (0) Head not elongate. 



