ochreous. Thorax brownish-ochreous, light yellow posteriorly, patagia 

 pale yellow on apical portion. Forewings rich chestnut; outer half of 

 costal fold yellow; basal portion before an oblique line from the end 

 of costal fold to middle of dorsum has 10 or 12 light yellow spots; a 

 large yellow spot extending inward from middle of costa, another 

 similar one a little beyond it; a large oval white spot occupying the 

 outer fourth of cell; a few scattered bluish scales in the chestnut 

 portion; terminal cilia pale yellow, dorsal cilia fuscous. Hindwings 

 pale ochreous-whitish, terminal portion a little darker, cilia pale 

 whitish-ochreous. Abdomen pale grey. Anterior legs brownish; mid 

 and posterior legs whitish. 



Female, 12-13 mm. Antennae whitish-ochreous, ringed with brown- 

 ish above. Palpi very short, bright yellow. Head and thorax bright 

 yellow, in places slightly tinged with brownish. Forewings bright 

 yellow; a chestnut patch at base of costa, two or three spots on basal 

 portion of wing towards dorsum; an oblique straight chestnut band 

 from one-third of costa to two-thirds of dorsum, connecting with a 

 broader subterminal band extending from dorsum to apex; a few scat- 

 tered bluish scales in the chestnut portion; cilia pale yellow. Hind- 

 wings and cilia pale whitish-ochreous, terminal portion of wing a little 

 darker. Abdomen and legs pale whitish-grey. 



Hab. Diamond Head, Oalui, May, June, Jnlv, 1911; 24 

 specimens reared from caterpillars on leaves of sandalwood. 

 Palolo Ridge, Oahu, Jnne, 1912;. one specimen reared from 

 sandalwood. 



Full-grown caterpillar about 8 mm. ; pale green ; head con- 

 colorous, eyes black and a black dot at postero-ventral angle; 

 anal comb of 6 pale stiff bristles. 



Pupa 5mm. ; pale greenish or yellowish ; wing-sheaths and 

 posterior leg-sheaths extend about to apex of fourth abdominal 

 segment, antennae-sheaths not quite so long; two transverse rows 

 of short backwardly-directed spines on abdominal segments 3-7, 

 one row on se.ii'ments 2 and 8 ; cremaster with two strong down- 

 w^ardly-curved hooks wide apart, and a few hooked bristles. The 

 pupa is formed within the folded-over edge of a leaf. The 

 pupal period is about a week. 



FAMILY HYPOXOMKUTIDAE. 



Euhyposmocoma n. g. 



Has the characters of HDposmocoma, except that the labial palpi 

 have a large spreading tuft extending forward on the median seg- 

 ment. The male has no subcostal hair-pencil on hindwings. 



Type, Hyposmocoma elmlia Swezey,, Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc, 

 II, Xo. 3. p. 105, PL 3, figs. 3, 4; 1910. 



