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plish-tinged, irregularl}' sprinkled with whitish, a sharply-defined 

 blackish-fuscous very broad median band, not reaching costa, anteriorly 

 edged by lower portion of faintly marked angulated first line, anterior 

 half of upper edge excavated, with a blackish orbicular dot in middle of 

 excavation, posterior edge margined by whitish second line, forming a 

 strong obtuse prominence in middle; a terminal series of blackish-fuscous 

 dots. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly; an obscure paler post- 

 median line, angulated in middle." [Meyrick, Fauna Hawaiiensis, I, 

 Pt. II, p. 202, 1899J. 



A very rare species. Dr. Perkins collected a few specimcn.s at 

 Hilo and Olaa, Hawaii. Tlie caterpillars are unknown. 



Omiodes telegrapha Meyr. 



"^. 40 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellowish. Palpi yellow- 

 brownish, lower half whitish. Fore wings long, termen sinuate beneath 

 subacute apex; light ochreous-yellowish, slightly blackish-sprinkled, 

 veins partially white; first line very acutely angulated above middle, 

 only indicated by several blackish dots between veins; second line cloudy, 

 blackish, interrupted by veins, almost straight; an almost terminal series 

 of blackish dots, preceded by white dashes. Hind wings grey, veins 

 whitish; a dark grey discal dot; a straight whitish postmedian line, edged 

 anteriorly narrowly, and posteriorly more broadly with dark grey suf- 

 fusion ; a terminal series of black dots preceded by white dashes." 

 [Meyrick, Fauna Hawaiiensis, I, Pt. II, p. 204, 1899]. 



The only specimen known was collected I)y Dr. Perkins, at 

 Olaa, Hawaii. The caterpillars are unknown. 



Hymenia reciirvalis (Fabr.) (Plate H, fig. 12). 



$ 9 20-23 mm. Head pale lemon yellow, eyes and antennae 

 brown; palpi pale lemon yellow, third joint and apical portion of second, 

 in front, brown; thorax and abdomen fulvous brown, apical margins of 

 abdominal segments ringed with white, that of 2nd abdominal .segment 

 much fainter than the others, that of 1st segment yellowish. Legs 

 brownish white, middle tibiae pale yellowish on outside, anterior tarsi 

 ringed with blackish. Forewings fulvous brown; a medial white band 

 pointed in front but not reaching costa, outer edge irregular and toothed 

 on vein 2; second line represented by a white band from costa to vein 5, 

 a row of three white spots extending dorsally from the outer terminal 

 angle of this band, situated between the veins 2 to 5 (sometimes that 

 between veins 2 and 3 absent); cilia brown, darker at base, two white 



