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apical border somewliat infuscate, beneath dull ochreous ; abdominal segments 

 infuscate with yellowish margins. 

 Length, 6 mm. 



One speciaien (holotype), male, Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 ft., xii.1925, 

 Buxton and Hopkins. 



26. Jassoidula infuscata, n. sp. 



Similar to straminea but with a distinct infuscate pattern covering most of 

 the pronotum, scutellum and central part of the elytra. 



Vertex longer at middle than width at base, distinctly produced in front of 

 eyes ; ocelli very large ; antennae reaching second coxae ; front narrow, sloping 

 to clypeus ; clypeus narrow at base, expanded and emarginate at tip ; vertex 

 minutely granulate, at base finely shagreened, above minutely rugose and 

 carinate ; elytral veins prominent. 



Male, plates rather thick at base, extremely flat and expanded apically, 

 with long dense hairs. 



Basal part of vertex, pronotum, and base of scutellum and a broad middle 

 irregular stripe on the elytra, infuscate ; apex of vertex, tip of scutellum, a 

 ragged inner border and a broad costal margin, whitish or subhyahne ; under- 

 neath light brown ; the face somewhat yellowish. 



Length, 5-5 mm. 



One male (holotype) Tutuila, 900-1,200 ft., centre of island, 30.vi.l918, 

 Kellers. 



27. Jassoidula metallica, n. sp. 



Head slightly narrower than pronotum ; vertex as wide as the eyes, 

 widening slightly toward the apex ; margins elevated, rounded anteriorly ; 

 front narrow, slightly contracted below the eyes ; clypeus half longer than 

 broad, sides nearly parallel, slightly expanded toward apex ; lorae small, distant 

 from cheek margin ; cheek margin scarcely sinuate ; pronotum rather minutely 

 granulate as well as vertex, sinuate behind ; scutellum slightly granulate on the 

 basal part ; elytra with strong veins, five apical cells. 



Female, last ventral segment twice as long as preceding, produced and 

 distinctly carinate ; pygofer short, slightly exceeded by the ovipositor, which 

 extends nearly to tip of elytra. Colour dark fuscous, and pale fulvous and 



