203 



142. N. raillafdiae sp. nov. (PL 4. f. 5.). 

 Greenish-yellow, immaculate. 



Length 3 mill. 



Hawaii, Kilauea, 4000 ft., on Raillardia. 



143. N. argyfoxiphii sp. nov. (PL 4. f. 6 & textf. 1). 

 Black; keels of head and nota, a broken very narrow line down 



the middle of the abdomen, &c., testaceous. Tegmina subopaque, 



milky, veins fuscous. There are no apical cells, and the tegmina 



do not reach to the middle of the abdomen. 



Length 3 mill. 



Maui, Crater of Haleakala, on Argyroxiphium sandwicense. 



144. N. nephrolepidis sp. nov. (PL 4 f. 1.) 



Not unlike ipomae/cola and halia, but the tegmina are brownish- 

 hyaline and the whole aspect is darker. The genitalia easily dis- 

 tinguish it. 



Nesodryas gen. nov. 



Somewhat allied to Megamelus Fieber, but the basal segment of 

 the antennae is shorter than wide, not more than one-fourth of 

 the length of the thickened second ; the hind tibiae are distinctly 

 longer than their tarsi, and the first segment of the latter is more 

 than twice as long as the others together; tibial spur solid, 

 elongate, narrow, with 5-7 strong spines. Veins of tegmina fee- 

 bly granulate; 5 apicals, the 2nd. and 3rd. with common stalk, 

 4th forked near apex. Type freycinetiae. 



1. Vertex and pronotum each with a couple of small, but 



conspicuous, dark fuscous spots 



(Oahu) 145 freycinetiae sp. nov. 



la. Vertex and pronotum immaculate, pale (2) 



lb. Vertex pale, pronotum dark smoky 



(Oahu) 146 elaeocatpi sp. nov. 



2. Pale greenish-testaceous, tegmina milky-colored 



(Oahu) 147 giffardi sp. nov. 



2a. Pale brownish-yellow; tegmina greyish hyaline, tegmina 

 yellowish hyaline with the interior half pale orange-brown 

 (or yellow-fumate) (Oahu) 148 eugeniae sp. nov. 



Nesothoe gen. nov. 



Corresponds somewhat in the "laminate spur" series to 

 Chloriona. Beyond the spur, it differs by the sudden compres- 



