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moth from the same locality at Kilauea as given above. There 

 are no other records of its distribution in the Islands. 



All of the above species except psectrocera were descril)ed 

 nnder Plusia. Conforming with Hampson's nsage in the 

 Catalogue above referred to, they are now all in the genus 

 Pliytometra. I now add the description of the third endemic 

 species of the genus. 



Phytometra violacea n. sp. 



9 . Head, thorax and crests on the abdomen greyish brown, many 

 of the scales tipped with violet. Palpi of the same color with a sprink- 

 ling of violet. Antennae pale brown. Abdomen grey, with a slight 

 crimson tinge ventrally. Legs greyish brown, with a sprinkling of 

 ochreoiis. Fore-wings brown, with much suffusion of pale violet, par- 

 ticularly preceding first line, a transverse band following second line, 

 a well-defined patch at tornus and a narrow strip on termen between 

 the latter patch and the apex ; in the costal area near base is a small 

 patch of crimson crossed transversely by a sinnuate creamy white line; 

 first line creamy white, from about one-third of costa extending oblique- 

 ly backward to the cell, obsolete in the cell, dorsal from the cell quite 

 evenly curved to near inner angle, a few crimson scales scattered 

 along both sides of line; second line creamy white, unevenly sinuate, 

 angulated inwardly at the fold, obsolete on the costal area ; a creamy 

 white spot on dorsal margin, narrow basally, somewhat bilobed apically 

 and one lobe extending into the cell, in one wing the dorsal lobe is 

 connected with the first of the two oval creamy white spots ol:)Hquely 

 placed along dorsal side of vein 2 ; an oval creamy white spot at end 

 of cell, with a narrow extension towards costa ; cilia mostly violet, 

 brown at middle of termen. Hindwings fuscous brown, basal lialf 

 paler, cilia concolorous. Expanse of wings, 36 mm. 



Closely related to ptcrylota but differs in the predominating violet 

 suffusion, whereas ptcrylota has mucli crimson suffusion; and also in 

 the shape of the second line wliicli is more evenly curved in ptcrylota 

 and does not have the inward angulation at the fold which is present 

 in violacea. 



Hab. Kokee, Kauai, January, 1919. A single specimen 

 collected at light by Mr. J. A. Kusche. Type in collection of 

 Hawaiian Entomological Society. 



XOTKS AXD EXHIBITIONS. 



Phis'ia pferi/Jola. — Mr, Williams exhibited a specimen of 

 this beautiful rare moth, recently taken by him on the ridge 

 at tlif southern side of Tao Valley, !Maui. The species has iK'cn 



