98 FUNAFUTI ATOLL. 



black median patches, and black transverse bars at junctions of 

 segments, clothed with few short black hairs ; sides yellow-brown, 

 darkest at posterior extremity, sparingly furnished with short 

 black hairs ; ventral surface dull white, with two small oblong 

 yellow-brown patches, each patch fringed with short black hairs. 

 Anus, black. Breast, dark brown. Legs black, clothed with 

 black hairs and few short strong spines. Wings covered with 

 hair-like scales, semi-transparent, with brassy reflections. 



(J Copulatory organ, a long telescopic, fleshy, pale yellowish 

 process, consisting of seven segments, the extremity of each 

 segment furnished with long, strong bristles. 



One $ and three $ specimens. 



At the request of Mr. Hedley this species is named after 

 W. Pudsey Dawson, R.N., First Lieutenant of H.M.S. "Penguin," 

 who did so much to facilitate the scientific objects for which the 

 expedition was organised. 



Genus EBENIA, Nob. 

 Ebenia nigricruris, ? , sp. nov. 



(Plate i., fig. 3.) 



Long. 4^ mm., lat. 1 mm. 



Expanse of wings Long. 4 mm., lat. 2 mm. 



Head occiput black, clothed with black hairs ; forehead black 

 with coarse black hairs or bristles ; cheeks, grey ; eyes, rich 

 mahogany-brown ; occilli, three ; antenme, black. Thorax dark 

 brown, shoulders grey ; superior surface clothed with few short 

 black hairs ; sides furnished with long coarse bristles. Abdomen 

 black at anterior extremity, second, third, and fourth segments 

 grey, with broad black median transverse bar, the latter uneven 

 in outline; junction of segments black; dorsal surface thinly 

 clothed with moderately long, strong, black hairs ; ventral surface 

 dirty white with moderately long black hairs ; anus, black. 

 Breast black, with few short black hairs. Legs black, clothed 

 with black hairs, and armed with short strong spines. Wings 

 covered with hair-like scales, semi-transparent, with brassy re- 

 flections ; veins, black. 



A single specimen. 



Ebenia fieldi, ? , sp. nov. 



(Plate i., fig. 4.) 



Long. 4 mm., lat. 1 mm. 



Expanse of wings Long. 4 mm., lat. 2 mm. 



