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INSECTS OP SAMOA. 



series of blackish brown, interneural dots ; fringe faintly tinged with warm 

 sepia. Hindwing cartridge buff, fringe faintly tinged with warm sepia. 

 Underside light buff, forewing shaded in proximal half with fuscous, hindwing 

 with sparse fuscous irroration, denser at discocellulars, obsolescent towards 

 inner margin. Expanse 20 mm. 



Holotype Upolu : Malololelei, 21. vi. 1924. 



75. Othreis fullonia Clerck. 



[Phalaena] fullonia Clerck, Icones, ii, pi. 48, 1764. 



Ophideres fullonica Linnaeus, Rebel, Denkschr. K. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. EX., lxxxv, 

 p. 428, 1910. 



Ophideres fullonica Linnaeus, Rebel, 2 Beiheft Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anstalt., xxxii, p. 145, 1915. 



Samoa. 1 1 labelled " Samoa, Dr. Reincke leg," recorded by Rebel in 

 1910. 



2 9?s labelled " Navigators' Islands," in British Museum collection. 



Upolu: Apia, 4 6 l.ii.19'22, 27.ii.1923 (Armstrong); larva ex 

 Erythrina, 12.ix.1923, moth emerged 30.ix.1923 (Swezey) ; 31.vii., 19, 21, 

 26.viii., viii., 20.ix., ix.1924. 



Tutuila : Pago Pago, 1 x.1923 (SteiTany) ; Amauli, 2 : <3<$, ex Erythrina, 

 5.ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder). 



It is perhaps unfortunate that Clerck spelt the trivial name " fullonia," 

 but as his reference is earlier I adhere to his spelling. He has provided a name, 

 and I regard that as sufficient. 



Professor Buxton sends me the following note : — " Larvae on leaves of 

 Erythrina. A Ceratopogonine midge (Forcipomyia hirtipes de Meijere) was 

 found sucking blood from them. See Edwards, Insects of Samoa, vi, p. 48. 

 The habit is well known in this species." 



76. Eumaenas salaminia Cramer. 



Phalaena Noctua salaminia Cramer, TJitl. Kapellen., ii (15), p. 117 and index, pi. 174, fig. A, 1779. 

 Ophideres salaminia Fabricius, Rebel, Denkschr. K. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. EL, lxxxv, 

 p. 428, 1910. 



Ophideres salaminia Fabricius, Rebel, 2 Beiheft Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anstalt., xxxii, p. 145, 1915. 



Samoa. One specimen in the Hamburg Museum labelled " Samoa, Dr. 

 Reincke leg. ", recorded by Rebel. 



Upolu : Apia, 1 ix.1924 : Malololelei, 1 <J, vii.1925 (Wilder). 



