from the Hawaiian Islands. 397 



33. Depressaria gigas^ sp. n. (No. 119). 



Primaries above shining fuliginous brown*, irrorated with 

 black, especially upon the borders ; a paler diffused transverse 

 discal band, not reaching the costal or dorsal margins, limiting 

 the external border ; an irregular black spot beyond the 

 middle of the cell, and an irregular transverse black bilobed 

 spot on the discocellulars : secondaries paler than the prima- 

 ries, Avitli a narrow diffused testaceous border spotted with 

 blackish at the extremities of the veins : thorax dark fuli- 

 ginous brown ; antennae grey ; palpi testaceous, black-speckled, 

 with black terminal joint ; abdomen wliity brown, banded 

 with blackish. Primaries below shining fuliginous brown ; 

 the apical half of costal border, the outer border, and external 

 margin of the fringe irrorated with whity brown : secondaries 

 whity brown, densely irrorated with fuliginous brown, except- 

 ing on the abdominal border, most densely towards the costal 

 margin ; a marginal series of blackish spots as above : body 

 below creamy testaceous or pale buff, the legs more or less 

 irrorated with black scales, venter with lateral series of black 

 spots. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines. 



One specimen. ^' Three specimens taken ; one was at 

 sugar, the other two at light ; all at about 4000 feet up Halea- 

 kala, Maui." 



This enormous species seems to belong to the same group 

 as the preceding one ; it perfectly agrees with Depressaria in 

 all details of structure, notwithstanding its greatly superior 

 size. 



The three following species agree in general character with 

 Walker's genus Chezala, which (notwithstanding that its 

 affinity to Depressaria is noticed in the description) stands near 

 the end of the family in Walker's Catalogue. The only struc- 

 tural difference which I have detected between this genus and 

 Depressaria is in the slightly different branching of the median 

 nervules of the secondaries, the second and third nervules 

 being emitted from a short footstalk instead of from the inferior 

 extremity of the cell. This character however, does not, 

 appear to be constant ; and to insist upon it would separate 

 some of the unquestionably most nearly allied species, inclu- 

 ding those which, in pattern, ccrresj^ond with Walker's type. 



34. Depressaria indecora, sp. n. (No. 128). 



Apparently nearest to D. lihanotidella^ but with wider 

 secondaries : primaries above testaceous irrorated with white, 



* Seen under a lens it is really yellowish clay-colour, but densely 

 speckled with black. 



