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It is not unlikely that a few species have been overlooked in the 

 preparation of the preceding list, but it is hoped that any such omission 

 may not seriously impair its usefulness as a foundation on which to base 

 any future reports on the Coleoptera of these islands. 



It need scarcely be said that the 226 species enumerated here can 

 represent but a fraction of the entire coieopterological fauna. 



The following species, it is believed, are now made known for the 

 first time. There are surely a number of other undescribed species, but 

 their description would involve far more study than can now be 

 devoted to them. 



Ccelus pacificiis, n sp.— Broadly oblong, elliptical, moderately con- 

 vex, piceous black, surface polished. Epistoma broadly sinuate, antennae 

 with three-jointed club. Prothorax equal in width to the elytra, a little 

 more than twice as wide as the length at the middle, widest immediately 

 before the base, sides rather feebly arcuate and strongly convergent, 

 moderately densely evenly punctate throughout. Elytra twice as long as 

 the thorax along the median line, not longer than wide, equally densely 

 but more finely punctate than the thorax, the punctures not in the least 

 asperate on the disk, and only very feebly so on the declivity and along 

 the margin. Process of first tarsal joint extending under the next three. 



Length, 7 mm.; width, 5 mm. 



Very distinct from any of our described species by the conspicuously 

 long prothorax, and from all but the next in the almost entire lack of 

 elytral asperities. The marginal fringe of hairs on the prothorax is 

 noticeably shorter and finer than in any of our mainland species. 

 Described from a single example of unknown sex taken on San Nicolas, 

 May 24. Since the above description was written I have seen numerous 

 examples in the material collected by Dr. Eisen on Santa Rosa. With 

 the exception of some variation in size these differ in no noteworthy 

 respect from the San Nicolas type. 



Coelus remotus, n sp. — Very convex, piceous black, legs and elytra 

 brown. Epistoma broadly sinuate, antennal club four-jointed. Pro- 

 thorax similar in outline to pacificus, but shorter \ surface subopaque, 

 densely coarsely punctate. Elytra shining, densely finely punctate, 

 without trace of asperities. Process of first tarsal joint extending beneath 

 the next two. 



Length, 6.5-7 mm.; width, 4-4.5 mm. 



The above brief description is sufficient to characterize this some- 



