REVISION OF COELIDIINAE I4 i 



Tamiavua, i §, 19.vii.1922 [H. W. Simonson); Lautoka, 1 <$, 11.xii.1921 (W. Greenwood); 

 Viti Levu, Colo-1-Suva, 1 <J, 3-6. iii. 1963 (C. .If. Yoshimoto); Viti Levu, Xagali, 1 9. xi. 1957 

 (N. L. H. Krauss). 



Biology. Unknown. Collection records indicate this species is prevalent from 

 March to April. 



Remarks. This species is similar in general habitus to nansikaa but can be 

 separated by the unique characters of the male genitalia, which include the dentate 

 apex of the pygofer process and the very long, narrow ventral appendage of the 

 aedeagus which is expanded distally. 



Tharra ochracea (Osborn) comb. n. 

 (Text-figs 382-386) 



Jassoidula ochracea Osborn, 1934a : 184. Holotype (J, Samoa (BMNH, London) [examined]. 



Length: <$ 6-30-6-70 mm, 9 7-70-8-00 mm. 



General colour light ochraceous in g, fuscous in 9; sexual dimorphism apparent. Crown 

 light ochraceous, suffused with light fuscous along middle; pronotum and scutellum light 

 ochraceous, light fuscous 111 9; elytra very light ochraceous in <J, fuscous in 9; clypeus and 

 clypellus ochraceous in both sexes. 



Head narrower than pronotum; crown long, produced distally beyond anterior margin of 

 eyes, distal length about one-third entire median length, striate radially, lateral margins nearly 

 parallel, disk elevated above eyes; ocelli small, situated anteriorly; eyes moderate size, occupying 

 nearly two-thirds entire dorsal area of bead ; pronotum long, median length greater than median 

 length of crown, surface finely knobbed; scutellum large, median length greater than median 

 length of pronotum; elytra elongate, veins somewhat obscured, appendix well developed, 

 venation as in description of genus; clypeus elongate, broad anteriorly, narrowed posteriorly, 

 somewhat excised along middle near antenna] sockets, without median longitudinal carina, 

 surface finely granulose, rugulose along anterior margin; clypellus with lateral margins nearly 

 parallel. 



Male pygofer in lateral aspect with long, slender, curved process arising from caudoventral 

 margin, process with lateral margins broad basally, becoming narrowly attenuated and very 

 slender throughout, apex aperturized; aedeagus in lateral aspect with dorsal appendage broad 

 at basal three-fourths, narrowed at apical fourth, curved slightly dorsad; dorsal appendage 

 without spines or flanges, dorsal margin expanded literally in dorsal view; ventral appendage 

 very long, broad, tube-like, apex extending considerably beyond apex of dorsal appendage; 

 gonopore apical; connective Y-shaped ; style clawed apically; plate with distal segment elongate, 

 dorsal margin expanded along middle. 



Female seventh sternum with posterior margin produced medially. 



Distribution. Samoa Islands. 



Specimens examined. 



Jassoidula ochracea Osborn, holotype J, Samoa: Upolu Island, Malololelei, 2000 ft, 

 xii.1925 (P. A. Buxton & G. H. Hopkins) (BMNH, London). 



Samoa: Savaii, Papua, 2 $, 1 9- U - I 955 {N. L. H. Krauss); Afiamalu, Upolu, 2200ft, 2 <§, 

 1 9- 10.vii.1940 (E. C. Zimmerman). 



