Matériel type : Tahuata: Haaoipu summit, altitude 2,700 feet, July 9, 1930, type female, Mumford and Adamson.
Ua Pou: Teavaituhai, Hakahetau valley, altitude 3,020 feet, November 20, 1931, 1 specimen on Cyrtandra species, 1 specimen on Sclerotheca species; Paaumea side, altitude 3,020 feet, November 19-20, 1931, on Vaccinum and Cyrtandra species, 3 specimens; Teavanui Pass, altitude 2,900 feet, November 30, 1931, 14 specimens, 1 specimen on Cyathea; Tekohepu Summit, altitude 3,000 feet, November 27-28, 1931, on ferns and Cyathea, 2 specimens, paratypes; LeBronnec.