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thicker; last appendiculate. Prothorax nearly 
as long as broad, almost as broad apically as 
basally, evenly rounded at side, distinctly 
rounded in outline of anterior margin; disc 
with deep punctures mostly separated by 
twice their diameters. Scutellum trapeziform, 
rounded behind. Elytron slightly broadened to 
just behind middle, then narrowed, distinctly 
carinate from humerus to middle; disc with 
regular rows of deep punctures, mostly as 
large as interspaces, the punctures suddenly 
becoming obsolete at end of third fifth, ex- 
cept for two outer rows and sutural row. 
Ventral surfaces feebly punctured. Length 2.65 
mm.; breadth 1.35 mm. 
Male: Elytron not distinctly carinate be- 
hind humerus. Length 2.25 mm.; breadth 
0.92 mm. 
Paratypes: Length 2.1-2.95 mm.; breadth 
0.85-1.4 mm. 
viti levu: Holotype, female (Bishop 2420), 
forest near Samabula, near Suva, Feb. 6, 1952, 
Gressitt, possibly on Commersonia\ allotopo- 
type, male (Bishop), same data; eight para- 
topotypes (Bishop, BM, USNM, CSIRO), 
same data. One female (Bishop), Lami Quarry, 
near Suva, May 1951, Krauss. One male, Mt. 
Kcrombamba, 400 m., Aug. 1, 1938, Zim- 
merman. 
Differs from V. hryanti Gressitt in being 
smaller, with dark and pale contrasted mark- 
ings, with much heavier puncturation, and 
with the elytron carinate behind humerus in 
female. 
45. Vitibia pallipes Bryant, n. sp. 
Fig. 18 
Narrowly elongate, metallic greenish black, 
legs long and slender; flavous, prothorax 
strongly but not closely punctured; elytron 
punctate-striate. 
Head impunctate, frontal half flavous, basal 
half greenish black and nitid. Antenna long 
and slender, extending beyond middle of 
elytron; four basal segments fulvous, remain- 
der black; two basal segments thickened; 
first twice as long as second. Prothorax shin- 
ing, greenish black, about as broad as long; 
side slightly rounded, strongly but not closely 
punctured. Scutellum greenish black, triangu- 
lar, nitid and impunctate. Elytron greenish 
black, wider than base of prothorax, elongate, 
sides parallel, rounded at apex, strongly punc- 
tate-striate, less so towards apex. Legs flavous, 
long and slender, middle and posterior tibiae 
emarginate near apex. Underside entirely 
flavous. Length 2.5 mm. 
viti levu: Holotype, female (Bishop 2421), 
Mt. Victoria, west slope, 1000 m., Tholo 
North, beating, Sept. 13, 1938, Zimmerman; 
one specimen. 
Somewhat allied to V. bryanti Gressitt, but 
the color different, more elongate and nar- 
rower, and more strongly punctured. 
Genus stygnobia Weise 
Stygnohia Weise, 1922, Arch. f. Naturgesch. 
88 A (10): 154 (type: 5. cauta Weise; 
Samoa) . 
