27. Paromius pallidus (Montrouzier) .

Plociomerus pallidus Montrouzier, Soc. Linn. Lyon (n.s.), Ann. 11: 229, 1864.

Ten specimens, Piti, May 1, sweeping grass, Usinger and Swezey ; five specimens, April 30, Paspalum conjugatum, Usinger; four specimens, Piti, July 13, on sedges, Swezey ; two specimens, Mt. Tenjo, May 3, Usinger and Swezey .

If the recorded synonymy is correct, this species occurs from the Seychelles through Ceylon and Burma to Japan and southward to Samoa (fide Kirkaldy, not recorded by China), Fiji, and New Caledonia. I have specimens from Fiji which agree well with the Guam series, a long series collected by Zimmerman on Mangareva, and three specimens from Eidsvold, Queensland, sent for determination by A. L. Tonnoir from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research collection at Canberra.