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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



:' 33. Homa iipoluana, n. sp. (Text-fig. 15). 



This species appears to be nearly related to Homa insignis Distant, but 

 aside from a different colour pattern tlie vertex is slightly subangulate and 

 apparently not quite so much longer than the pronotum. Vertex is longer than 



pronotum, faintly subangulate, about one- 

 third longer at middle than next the eye ; 

 front narrow tapering gradually to clypeus ; 

 clypeus short, apex rounded, lorae elongate, 

 reaching close to margin of cheek. Cheek 

 depressed below the eye ; outer margin 

 slightly sinuate ; pronotum broadly rounded 

 in front, scarcely concave behind ; elytra with 

 three large apical cells, the outer one sessile 

 on transverse veins, wing with submarginal 

 vein and one apical cell. 



Female, last ventral segment short, trun- 

 cate ; ovipositor extending beyond the pygofer 

 Text-fig. lb— Homa upoluana, n. sp. : about one-fourth its length. Male, valve 



a, dorsal view ; b, face ; c, female, l^i^den ; plates elongate, triangular, narrowed 

 and d, male genitalia. . ° . ^ ^ , „ 



to acute pomts extendmg beyond the pygoier. 



Colour ivory white, face and lateral margins of pronotum in some specimens 

 and the clavus and corium of elytra and tergum brilliant red. Beneath white 

 or ivory white, abdomen tinged with yellow. 



Length: female, 2 mm. ; male, 1-75 mm. 



Described from sixteen specimens (holotype, allotype, and paratypes) : 

 fourteen from Apia, 15.ix.l923, Swezey and Wilder ; and two specimens (para- 

 types), Savaii, Safune, 2.V.1924, Rain Forest, 2,000-4,000 ft., Bryan. 



This species evidently belongs to Distant's genus Homa and his division of 

 Empoascaria, the wing having a definite single cell. He was uncertain of its 

 position and says, " I have included Homa in this division, but have very 

 imperfectly seen the wing venation in the unique typical specimen." This 

 record evidently gives a considerable additional range to the genus. 



