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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



pale ; abdomen yello-wish. Base of tegmina to apex of clavus and the pronotum 

 and mesonotum black, rest of tegmina white or sUghtly yellowish, the veins and 

 membrane being of the same colour. 



Savaii : one female from Safune, v. 1924 (Bryan). 



" RICANIIDAE 

 So far only one genus of this family has been reported from Samoa. 



Plestia Stal 



50, Plestia kellersi Muir 



Plestia kellersi Muir, Proc. Haiv. Ent. Soc, IV, 3, p. 577. 1921. 



Savaii : nineteen specimens from Safune, in lower forest, 1000-2000 feet 

 elevation, v. 1924 (Bryan). 



Tutuila : seven specimens from Pago Pago, ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder) ; 

 one specimen from Afono Trail, ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder). 



Upolu : one specimen from Tuaefu, ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder) ; three 

 specimens from Apia, iii.1924. 



The specimens from Tutuila have the apical margin of the tegmen more 

 extensively and distinctly margined with fuscous. The four specimens from 

 Upolu have still less fuscous. 



Previously known to occur in Tutuila. 



51. Plestia anomala Muir 



Plestia anomala Muir, Proc. Haiv. Ent. Soc., IV, 3, p. 578, fig. 5. 1921. 



Savaii : nineteen specimens from Safune, lower forest, 1000-2000 feet 

 elevation, v. 1924 (Bryan). 



Tutuila : six specimens from Pago Pago, three from Gafasa and one from 

 Afono Trail, ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder). 



Upolu : one specimen from Tuaefa, ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder) ; and 

 three from Apia, iii.1924 (Buxton and Hopkins). 



Previously met with in Tutuila. 



