4. Megamelus proserpina Kirkaldy.

A pest of taro. It has a wide distribution in the Pacific area, being known from Fiji, Philippine Islands, Queensland, Amboina, Malaysia, Java, Niue, New Hebrides, Samoa, Tahiti, Society Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Luzon, Los Banos, Tonga. Recorded by Swezey (30, p. 310).