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Kilauca, Hawaii; in the mountains of Molokai; and in Koolan 

 mountains a])ove Waialua, Oahu. The caterpillars f(>ed on sedg-es, 

 probably on but a single species, {Catex oa/nie^isis) , ii)Y \,\wyq1 

 collected quite a numl)er of caterpillars at Kilauea, they were all 

 on this species of sedge, altho there were several other species 

 growing inter-mixed at the same place. They feed in the crown 

 of the sedge plant, eating the newer leaves and spinning them 

 together for a " retreat." From these caterpillars I succeeded in 

 rearing several moths of l)otli sexes. I caught one male in the 

 same place, l^ut one siiecimen was taken l)y Dr. Perkins in each 

 of the other localities mentioned. 



Caterpillar. — (Plate III, fig. o) . When full-grown, al)()ut 25 

 nnn. long; bright green; head paler and slightly testaceous 

 above; ocelli black; two rounded spots on face, outside of each 

 is another, not so regular in shape, wliich makes a nearly horizon- 

 tal row of four spots; two elongate spots extending from near the 

 top of head ol)li(iuely downward in front nearly to the two inner 

 spots of the liorizoiital i-o\v of four, above these there are often 

 two small dots and outside of the latter on the top of the head is 

 a black spot on each side of the head, often two or three irregular 

 ones close together or more or less connected; sometimes there is 

 a black I)ar extcniding obliquely (jutward and upwai'd from each 

 of the round spots in front of the face. Cervical shield without 

 black lateral margins; two black spots in each lateral lol)e, the 

 anterior one larger and slightly elongate; two spots near anterior 

 margin, wide apart, often a tiny dot outside of each. Segment ;> 

 with tuliercles i and ii mostly black. Often tubercles i and ii of 

 segment 4, and i, ii and iii of segment 12 slightly marked; those 

 I if the other segments are unmarked, and less conspicuous than 

 is usual with Omiodes caterpillars; tubercles i and ii of segment o 

 -trongly conical as compared with the others, those of segment 4 

 Somewhat conical also. 



Pupa. — About 11 mm. long; pale l)rownish, with greenish 

 tinge on thoracic region; eyes nearly black; wing-cases extending 

 to posterior part of 4th abdominal segment, the pointed apex 

 extending one segment further and free; leg-cases and antenna- 

 eases extending to posterior margin of 6th segment, free beyond 

 4th segment; cremaster short, blunt-pointed, with several hooked 

 opines. Pupal period about lo days. 



