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and in the dr\- and decaying pods of various legumes, as tama- 

 rind and various Cassias. I have also found them in decaying 

 stems of various woody plants. They are also usually to be 

 found among the dead bracts at the base of pineapples, not in- 

 jurious to the pineapples, however; in fact, 1 do not at present 

 know of any injuries caused by them, as they habitual! v feed on 

 dead plant sulistances. I once found them quite numerous on 

 lantana bushes which were infested by Orthczia i)isigiiis, and had 

 numerous larvae also of Crypfoblabcs aliciia. Thyrocopa abiisa, 

 and Batrachcdra nlcyi feeding on the d}ing bushes or the debris 

 caused by one or another insect being present. 



The larva (Plate II, Fig. 8) is very similar to that of the pre- 

 ceding species, but paler, of a whitish appearance ; tubercles not 

 fuscous and no fuscous markings behind cervical shield. The 

 pupa (Plate II, Fig. 9) differs by having four teeth close to- 

 gether ventrally on creniiaster. instead of two, wide apart ; there 

 is also a sort of transverse dorsal pit between segments six and 

 seven ; and the frontal protuberance on the head is wider and 

 bounded by tv.o carinae which converge dorsally, less sharply 

 pointed ventrally. The cocoon is similar to that of Hax'istriata. 



Erciiitcfis f^cincillata n. sp. 



Very similar to Ji. iiiiinisciila, but the male has an elongate, oval, yel- 

 lowish-brown patch of moditied scales in cell of forewing below ; and a 

 strong, yellowish-brown costal hair-pencil on hindwing: while the 

 transjjarent spot near base of cell in hind wing of miiiusniki is lacking. 



The pupa is similar to minuscula also, except that it has a short 

 conical tooth on each side of cremaster instead of the four ventral 

 ones in ininiiscula : the frontal protuberance more proirjnent, with 

 the two carinae contiguous. 



I bred two males of this species from cocoons in fallen dried 

 Pandanus leaves at Kilauea, Kauai. 



Ercunctis sinnihiiis (Butl.). 

 ( Plate II, Figs. 10-12.) 



"Antennae white, annulate with brownish cinereous, basal joint white. 

 Palpi porrect, with large expanding brush beneath, extending to the tip ; 

 white. Head white. Thorax white, with a blackish spot en the anterior 



