Matériel type : Ua Pou: Teavaituhai, Halahetau Valley, altitude 3,020 feet, November 19, 1931, type female; Vaihakaatiki, altitude 2,800 feet, November 19, 1931, 1 female, paratype; LeBronnec.
Hiva Oa: Temetiu summit, altitude 4,160 feet, January 20, 1932, beating Metrosideros species, 1 specimen, LeBronnec; altitude 3,200 feet, September 13, 1929, and August 3, 1929, 2 specimens, Mumford and Adamson.