HETEROCEEA. 



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reniform stigma, finely outlined with fuscous black, a dark mark at its middle 

 giving it the appearance of being transversely bisected ; postmedial fascia 

 consisting of a fine, fuscous black, dentate line deeply bowed round end of cell 

 (concavity basad), slightly oblique and bowed (concavity terminad) from vein 

 Cui to inner margin ; a subterminal fascia parallel with termen, of fuscous black 

 dots, those between R 5 and Mi , and M 2 and Cui the most prominent, succeeded 

 by some pallid brownish drab markings, dentate terminad ; a series of fuscous 

 black terminal lunules ; fringe shaded with fuscous black from apex to middle 

 of wing. Hindwing light buff, the distal half shaded with fuscous ; fringe 

 fuscous proximally, light buff distally. Underside light buff, shaded with 

 avellaneous. Expanse 37 mm. 



Similar, but the ground colour of the forewing pale brownish drab. 



Holotype allotype $ and paratype 



Upolu : Malololelei, 2,000 feet, 5.vi.l924. 



36. Gyrtona divitalis Walker. 



Gyrtona divitalis Walker, List Lep. Ins. B. M., xxvii, p. 91, 1863. 



Upolu : Malololelei, 2,000 feet, 1 25.vi.1924. 



Sarrothripinae. 

 37. Microthripa buxtoni, sp. n. (Plate VII, fig. 3). 



Palpus light buff, shaded on outer side with sepia. Head, thorax and 

 tergum tilleul buff to light buff, shaded with sepia. Pectus and venter light buff. 

 Legs light buff, foreleg shaded with sepia. Forewing tilleul buff to light buff, 

 markings sepia ; a dark more or less rectangular spot on costa at base ; a dark 

 shade commencing antemedially on costa and widening out to fill the space 

 between antemedial fascia (not defined) and postmedial fascia below the cell ; 

 a prominent dark spot at discocellulars ; postmedial fascia regularly interrupted 

 at veins, bowed (concavity basad) round end of cell, then oblique to middle of 

 inner margin ; subterminal fascia similar, but parallel with termen, and suc- 

 ceeded by a similar fascia well before termen ; a fine dark terminal line. Hind- 

 wing cartridge buff lightly suffused with sepia over distal half. Underside 

 cartridge buff, forewing lightly suffused with sepia except for a broad area along 

 inner margin. Expanse 12 mm. 

 Holotype 



Upolu : Malololelei, 2,000 feet, 21.iv.1925. 



