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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



more than three times as wide across humeral angles as long in middle (48 : 15) ; 

 surface rather obscurely and sparsely jjunctate ; posterior margin broadly 

 emarginate above scutellum ; humeral angles rounded projecting only slightly 

 beyond the costal margins of hemielytra. Scutellum about five-sevenths as 

 wide at base as long ; somewhat irregularly punctate along lateral margins of 

 apical half ; disc sparsely and obscurely punctate. Hemielytra much more 

 densely and irregularly punctate than in 0. ventralis ; the clavus with three 

 distinct rows of punctures, the inner and outer rows running along the extreme 

 inner and outer margins ; a fourth short irregular row running between the 

 median row and that nearest the scutellum is almost contiguous with the median 

 row ; corium with two distinct rows, one along the margin by the claval suture, 

 the other along Cui ; the rest of the corium except the costal border and narrow 

 strips along the R + M row, and between the cubital and sutural rows, more 

 or less regularly punctate ; all punctures giving rise to moderately long semi- 

 erect hairs. Anterior femora armed on posterior side with five spines, one 

 moderately large one near the middle of femur, another rather longer placed 

 towards the apex and slightly curved in that direction, two small ones placed 

 between the larger spines and one small one between apical large spine and 

 apex of femur ; anterior tibia in male unarmed. 



Total length : (^4-8 mm., $ 5-7 mm. Width across humeral angles : 

 ^1-4 mm., $ 1-6 mm. 



Upolu : — Malololelei : 2,000 ft., 1 sj-'^cimen, 24. ii. 1924, 2 specimens, (in- 

 cluding type), 22.iii.1924, 2 specimens, vi.l924, 1 specimen, 18.iv.l925, 2 specimens, 

 21.iv.l925. . 



Savaii : — Fagamalo : 1 specimen, xi.l925. 



Belongs to the nietneri — nigriceps group, and distinguished by the rather 

 broad head, small eyes, broad pronotum and comparatively dense semi-erect 

 pubescence. Apparently allied to the Cingalese 0. {Pamera) flavipes (Motsch.) 

 Distant. 



39. Bedunia msularis Stal. 



Bedunia insularis Stal, Enuin. Heinlpt., IV, p. 146, 1874. 



Upolu : — Malololelei : 7 specimens, 24. ii. 1924 ; 2,000 ft., 1 specimen, 

 23. xi. 1924 ; 2 specimens, xii.1925. 



° Savaii :— Salailua : Eain Forest, 2,000-4,000 ft., 1 specimen, 17.V.1924 

 (Bryan). 



