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PACIFIC SCIENCE, Vol. IV, October, 1950 
number 59289. Allotype, male, two paratype 
females, and a paratype male with the same 
data. All specimens are deposited in the col- 
lection of the U. S. National Museum, where 
is located another male (in rather poor con- 
dition, lacking both antennae beyond the 
pedicel) collected in Suva, Fiji, July 22, 1943, 
by R. A. Lever. 
type locality: Poindimie, New Cale- 
donia. 
HOST: Pandanus tectorius var. neo-caledo- 
nicus Martelli. 
known distribution: New Caledonia, 
Fiji. 
variations: It is impossible, with so few 
specimens, to discuss fully the range of varia- 
tion that exists in this species. Both struc- 
tural and color differences are noted among 
the specimens at hand. The female may be 
slightly larger or noticeably smaller than the 
type, and the propodeum may be more 
coarsely and more irregularly sculptured. One 
paratype female is a little darker and the 
other considerably lighter, but in general the 
same pattern is manifested in all three fe- 
males. The paratype male is slightly smaller 
and is paler over the lighter body regions, 
approaching a brownish-yellow (to some- 
what greenish-yellow laterally on the meso- 
scutellum). The male from Fiji, aside from 
being considerably larger (length 11.0 mm.; 
abdomen 5.0 mm.), resembles the paler 
paratype. 
comments: The specific and varietal 
name of the plant host, which was identified 
subsequently, does not appear on the labels. 
Although the basic thoracic color pattern of 
this species resembles that shown by P. 
maxima the two species are distinctly differ- 
ent. The shape of the stigma, weaker body 
sculpture, shorter basal segment of the meta- 
tarsus, and less extensive dense vestiture in 
the costal cell of the front wing, as well as 
the absence of three distinct spots on the dor- 
sal region of the head, will serve to distin- 
guish both sexes of this from P. maxima. In 
addition, the females of P. neo-caledonica lack 
any distinct yellow pattern on the abdomen. 
Pul villi ger a solomonensis n. sp. 
Female: Length 8.0 mm.; abdomen 3.5 
mm. Ovipositor 17.0 mm. Outline of head 
from above broadly oval, about one-third 
wider than long; vertex nearly flat, traversed 
with fine rugulae barely attaining temples 
above; antennal scrobe moderately deep but 
not defined by sharp carinae dorsal ly; front 
with fine vertical rugulae which at the side 
converge toward the clypeus; gena and tem- 
ple mostly smooth; posterior ocellar line 
about equal to the ocelloccipital line and one- 
third longer than the ocellocular line; occi- 
pital carina only moderately sharp, evenly ar- 
cuate above; scape more compressed beneath 
(or anteriorly) and only weakly bent; pedi- 
cel elongate oval, wider than FI and about 
one-half as long; funicular segments cylin- 
drical, the proximal ones being more than 
twice as long as thick, the distal ones (FVI 
and FVII ) about twice as long as wide. Pro- 
notum about as long as its greatest width, the 
sides slightly arcuate in outline, the dorsal 
area with transverse rather regular rugulae, 
the side nearly smooth; mesopraescutum and 
mesoscutum similarly sculptured, the rugulae 
on the anterior area of the former being more 
arcuate and little sharper, behind less regular 
and more striate; axilla with more-or-less lon- 
gitudinal stria tions; mesoscutellum without 
distinct sculpture (except anteriorly), poste- 
rior half nearly smooth; basal segment of 
metatarsus the longest but shorter than com- 
bined lengths of remaining segments. Pro- 
podeum with short irregular carinae anteri- 
orly, the transverse median area with prom- 
inent arcuate carina, less distinctly sculptured 
behind; abdomen compressed; ovipositor 
sheaths slender. 
Color reddish-amber or brownish-orange. 
Head mostly brownish or dark brownish- 
orange, the scape and pedicel brown, remain- 
der of antenna black. Body and legs (the 
