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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



77. Aeloscehs chionopyrrha, n. sp. 



9-11 mm. Head shining pearly- white, collar reddish-orange. Palpi 

 whitish-yellow. Thorax shining white, posterior margin coppery-orange some- 

 times tipped fuscous. Forewings shining silvery-white ; basal, antemedian, 

 and postmedian broad light yellow fasciae, rather inwards-oblique from costa, 

 strongly edged on sides, dorsum, and beneath costa with deep ferruginous-orange, 

 on dorsum infuscated, on costa connected by a narrow fuscous streak from 

 base to end of third ; a similar oblique ferruginous-orange streak towards apex 

 cutting off a small white apical space suffused orange on margins : cilia whitish- 

 grey, on costa and round apex pale yellowish. Hindwings and cilia whitish- 

 grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, Vaea, 1,200 feet, Vailima, Apia ; February, 

 June, September, November ; 10 ex. Also 1 in Bishop Museum. 



78. Hieromantis deprivata, n. sp. 



11-16 mm. Head shining ochreous-whitish, crown more or less tinged 

 grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, sometimes partially 

 or wholly suffused grey. Forewings widest towards base, thence narrowed to 

 apex ; whitish-ochreous ; markings variable in development, grey or dark grey 

 or brownish-ochreous, wing sometimes mostly suffused grey ; a broad very 

 oblique fasciate blotch of groundcolour from dorsum towards base reaching § 

 across wing, outlined by dark suffusion and including a dark median streak or 

 series of two or three spots, uppermost spot sometimes very dark ; a dark 

 median transverse fascia sometimes well-marked ; a dark spot on costa at f , 

 and elongate mark on extremity of fold beneath it : cilia whitish-ochreous or 

 grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, April, June, November ; 4 ex. The species 

 is interesting in that the area to include the curious jewelled blotch characteristic 

 of most species of this genus is clearly marked out, but the blotch itself is absent. 



79. Hieromantis munerata Meyr. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, April ; 1 ex. Described (Exot. Micr. hi, 66) 

 from a specimen from Fiji ; also occurs in New Hebrides. 



80. Hieromantis praemiata Meyr. 



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

 Tutuila (Bishop Museum). Also described (Exot. Micr. ii, 460) from an example 



