44 Mr. A. G. Butler on a small collection of 



under surface shining silvery grey, with slight aeneous 

 reflections. Expanse of wings, 16 — 20 mm. 



Two examples ; Honolulu. 



ELACHISTID^. 

 17. Laverna parda '} Butler, var. montirolans (No. 162). 

 This form only differs in the grey instead of yellow 

 colour of its head from the variety (No. 127) described 

 by me last year (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. 7, 

 p. 406) ; it agrees with that form in size, tint, and the 

 distinctness of the black spots on the primaries, and 

 when compared with typical L. parda makes me inclined 

 to doubt nay former conclusion that the difference in size 

 and coloration was due to variation. I now think it 

 quite possible that the two forms will prove to be speci- 

 fically distinct. 



" In mountain localities near Honolulu." — T. B. 



18. Laverna aspersa, n. s. (No. 106). 



Primaries above chalky white, three conspicuous dark 

 brown costal spots upon the basal three-fifths of the 

 border, and a longitudinal series of more or less hastate 

 dark brown spots from base to o'uter margin through the 

 interno-median area ; the whole area between these two 

 series (from base to apex) conspicuously spotted with 

 small elongated testaceous spots with dark brown centres ; 

 secondaries shining silvery ; body above white ; antennae 

 brownish, excepting at the base ; wings below shining 

 bronze-brown ; primaries with white costal fringe ; body 

 below silvery white, metallic. Expanse of wings, 12 mm. 



" In mountain localities near Honolulu." — T. B. 



PTEROPHORID^. 



19. Platijptilm littoralis, n. s. (No. 169). 



Nearest to P.falcatalis of New Zealand, but differing 

 in the colour of its legs, in the shape of the black patch 

 at the end of the cell of primaries, and in the much less 

 conspicuous and less purely white submarginal strijDe ; 

 it is also allied to P. zctterstcdtn. Primaries above pale 

 golden brown, with slightly darker oljlique mottlings ; 

 the base of median vein and a longitudinal central streak 



