108 INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



106. Acrocercops phaeodeta, n. sp. 



$ 8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings white ; markings light 

 fuscous ; a faint suffused elongate spot on dorsum about ^ ; a moderate oblique 

 suffused fascia in or beyond middle ; a narrow slightly excurved fascia at |, 

 and another slightly incurved near apex, these in one specimen confluent on 

 costa : cilia whitish (imperfect), tinged grey towards tornus. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia pale grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, June ; 1 ex. Also 1 from Tutuila, Pago 

 Pago, September (Swezey) in Bishop Museum. Group of vanula. 



107. Acrocercops cramerella Snell. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, June ; 1 ex. Occurs also in India, Java, 

 and North Australia ; introduced with Nephelium titchi and N. lappaceum, 

 in the leaves of which the larva feeds. 



108. Acrocercops strophala Meyr. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, June, November ; 2 ex. Occurs also in 

 India, Ceylon, and Java ; doubtless introduced, but larval habits unknown. 



109. Parectopa pyrelictis, n. sp. 



<$ 11 mm. Head pale yellow, face white, back of crown, collar, and sides 

 of face crimson. Palpi white, second joint crimson, scales roughly projecting 

 towards apex beneath. Thorax yellow, shoulders and a posterior spot crimson. 

 Forewings bright yellow, costa white ; markings crimson ; a narrow angulated 

 almost basal fascia, from middle of which an irregular sinuate streak runs to and 

 along costa almost to middle, enclosing two small white spots on costa, extreme 

 costal edge blackish above ; a thick irregular streak rising from dorsum before 

 middle, its edge angulated towards preceding streak but not touching it, then 

 continued through disc to apex, connected by two thick bars with dorsum so as 

 to enclose two semioval yellow blotches, its upper edge receiving two fine oblique 

 lines from middle of costa, finely black before and beyond these, and a fine 

 curved strigula from costa towards apex, a short fine mark along costa a little 

 before this, this streak marked with a black spot before apex, beneath this a 

 spot of white suffusion and then a crimson tornal spot connected with apex of 

 streak by a fine terminal line : cilia pale yellow, on costa white, an apical hook 

 and tornal spot crimson. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



