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The type and allotype and a series of para- 
types are being deposited in the U. S. National 
Museum. The remainder are being distributed 
among the following museums and collec- 
tions: Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, 
Bernice P. Bishop Museum, and the Univer- 
sity of Hawaii. 
Dacus (Strumeta) continuus 
(Bezzi), n. comb. 
Fig. 7 
Chaetodacus continuus Bezzi, 1919, Philippine 
Jour. Sci. 15(5): 424-425, pi. 1, fig. 6. 
This species is readily distinguished by hav- 
ing the humeri and notopleura connected by 
a yellow band; by the chiefly pale coloration 
and the presence of three narrow brown to 
black vittae extending down the mesonotum; 
also by having the costal band extending 
along the wing margin to vein Mi-1-2. The 
specimens at hand are teneral, the wing macu- 
lations are very faint or lacking, and the 
thoracic markings are pale. The facial mark- 
ings are also distinctive in this species; the 
spots consist of a brown to black vertical 
streak in each antennal furrow, extending to 
Fig. 7. Dacus {Strumeta) continuus (Bezzi). a. Ex- 
tended ovipositor; h, apex of piercer. 
the oral margins and about half as long as the 
face. 
The species has been adequately described 
by Bezzi except for the details of the ovipos- 
itor. Ovipositor: The exposed portion of the 
basal segment {in situ) is slightly less than 0.5 
as long as the fifth abdominal segment. The 
extended ovipositor (Fig. Id) measures about 
4.32 mm. The piercer measures 1.5 mm. long 
by 0.13 mm. wide at its widest point. The 
preapical setae are small and inconspicuous. 
Three pairs are situated about 0.04 mm. from 
the apex, and one pair is displaced basally 
(Fig. lb). The opening of the oviduct is sit- 
uated about 0.3 mm. from the apex of the 
piercer. The inversion membrane is about 1.5 
mm. long by 0.23 mm. wide at its widest 
point. The rasper extends to within 0.4 mm. 
of the base of the segment. The basal segment 
is about 1.32 mm. long by O.96 mm. wide, 
and the spiracles are located about 0.34 mm. 
from the anterior lateral margins of the 
segment. 
Length: Body, 6.0 mm.; wings, 5.0 mm. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Antique Prov., Batbatan 
Island, Philippine Islands. 
Bezzi said the type was in his collection. 
His collection is in the Museo Civico di 
Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy. 
A series of specimens are on hand from 
Mt. Makiling, Laguna, P. L, Sept. 9, 1935 
(F. C. Hadden). 
Dacus (Strumeta) cucurbitae Coquillett 
Dacus cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899, Ent. News 
10 : 129. 
This species was taken in large numbers in 
all the areas covered by this report. It is a 
serious pest of cucurbitaceous plants through- 
out much of the southwest Pacific. D. cucurbi- 
tae is readily distinguished from other Stru- 
meta by the brown markings along the m and 
r-m cross veins and by the moderately large 
apical spot formed by the expansion of the 
costal band; also by its predominantly rufous 
color and by the presence of three yellow 
vittae on the mesonotum. The species has 
