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miles, 4000 ft. clcv,, 5 females (Xo. 5) off Acacia Iroa fplivl- 

 lodia oiilv), 



Ncsosydiic nihcsrens Kirk. Pimwaawaa hill, X. Koiia, 

 3800 ft. elev., 2 adults (No. 20) off Aiioiia. (■JieriiHolia ixvi)\\\u<s 

 under tall koa trees and 2 adults aud uvmplis otl' ])livll(»(lia of 

 Acacia I'oa. 



Nesosydne rubescens var. piilJa ]\Iuir. l^iuwaaAvaa, .V. 

 Kona, '3700 ft. elev., 3 specimens (Nos. 15 and ID) off' ])livl- 

 lodia of Acacia I'oa. Olaa 29 miles, 4000 ft. elev., 3 adidts 

 (Xo. 5) off' pliyllodia of Acacia Jroa and several s])eeimens (Xo. 

 2) from Broussalsla pclJuclda and Ciirtandra sp. orowino- he- 

 low koa trees. Olaa 25 miles, 3000 ft. elev., several nvmplis 

 (Xo. 48) off Platydesma companulata, one male of which was 

 reared from this latter food plant. 



Nesosydne pseadornhescens ~M\\\\\ Olaa 20 miles, 4000 ft. 

 elev., 2 adults (Xo. G) off' Clennoiifla parvlflora. 



Xesosydne aiiceps Muir. Olaa 25 miles, 3000 ft. elev., 

 4 males and 4 females off' F re yd net la arnotil (ieie vine). 

 This species was only known l)y one male before ; the female 

 is similar to the male and hoth show the usual i-ange of colora- 

 tion, the thorax being either dark or light. Hitherto the food 

 plant for this species was unknown. 



Xesosydne hlad-hurnl ]\[uir. South Kona on main road at 

 1400 ft. elev., 7 males and 15 females and nymphs (Xo. 23), 

 a dark form, off' Charpenilera ohovala. Two of the nyuiphs 

 were later on reared to maturity on leaves of this tree. At 

 Glenwood, Olaa, 2300 ft. elev., 1 nuile (Xo. 33) off Slronc/y- 

 Jodon. lucldum (Xukuiwi vine) and 2 males and <) feuuiles 

 and nymphs, dark form (Xo. 3G), off Touchardla lailj'olui. 

 In the inside forest at Olaa 29 miles, 4000 ft. elev., 3 nudes, 

 1 female and nymphs (Xo. 31) off Clermontla parvlflora. 

 This makes up to the present 7 food plants recorded from 

 which large or small series of this species have been takcMi ou 

 the island of Hawaii. 



