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Near M. clirysomolyhda Meyr., Init the palpi are wholly 

 yellow, and the leadeu coloration is not broken up into four 

 distinct fasciae as in that species, and the latter does not have 

 the white cilia of the forewings. 



Mestolohcs chryso iii o lb d aides. 



Mestolobes quadrifasciata n. sp. 



S , 2 ■ Head brownish fuscous, a vertical white line extending for- 

 ward from base of each antenna, a few white scales on outer side and 

 "behind insertion of antennae, collar white; antennae brownish fuscous 

 spotted with white, in male thicker in diameter and finely and densely 

 pubescent; palpi clothed with long loose scales, brownish fuscous, with 

 a line of white scales continuing from the white collar, and some white 

 scales nearer the apex. Thorax brownish fuscous, pronotum with poste- 

 rior line of white scales, patagia bordered with white outwardly. Legs 

 ochreous, tarsi fuscous, ringed with white. Abdomen ochreous to grey- 

 ish fuscous, apical margins of segments paler. Forewings ochreous, with 

 fuscous scales somewhat mixed and a tendency to border the four trans- 

 verse white fascia representing tlie subbasal. first, median and second 

 lines ; subbasal line at one-fourth of costa, angled outwardly at middle ; 

 first line at one-third of costa, a little outwardly curved at middle, some- 

 times interrupted a little beyond middle : median line a little beyond mid- 

 dle of wing, hardly reaching dorsum ; second line at three-fourths of 

 costa, nearly evenly curved outwardly, reaches dorsum very close to 

 tornus ; a costal white dot just before apex ; a terminal series of white 

 dots among fuscous scales; cilia pale fuscous, dark fuscous at base. 

 Hind-wings greyish fuscous, cilia the same, a little darker at base. 

 lExpanse of wings, 9-1 1 mm. 



A small species, distinguished by the four nearly complete transverse 

 white fasciae on the forewings. 



PTab. Palolo, Mt. Olympus, Mt. Konahuanui, and Kau- 

 muahona, Oahu, 1908-1914 (Swezey). A common species in 

 the mountains near Honolulu. 



