COLEOPTERA i6i 



antennae, the first and second joints of the funiculus being elongate, subequal, and 

 unusually stout, and the less punctured interstices of the elytra easily distinguish it. 

 The single example taken is probably a ^. The second joint of the front tarsi is short, 

 subrotundate, and much less wide than the bilobate third joint. 



Hak. Kauai. A single example taken on the high plateau in August, 1S96. 



(15) Oodevias tardum Blackburn. 



Oodemas tardum Blackb. Tr. Dublin Soc. in. 1885, p. 184. 



Several specimens taken on Haleakala I refer to this species, which in most 

 respects very closely resembles O. haleakalae (q. v.). It would appear to be somewhat 

 variable, but the material taken is quite insufficient for a proper understanding of the 

 species. 



Hab. Maui, Haleakala (4000 — 5000 ft.). Rare. 



(16) Oodemas obsairum Blackburn. 



Oodemas obsairum Blackb. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxi. p. 75. 

 van substrictum Blackb. Ent. Mo. Mag. xvii. p. 200. 



The characters afforded by the front tarsi of the Z are important for distinguishing 

 this species. The lobate third joint is unusually small and the lobes short, the second 

 joint is rather wide. 



Hab. Maui, Haleakala (4000 — 5000 ft.) ; not rare. 



(17) Oodemas aequale Blackburn. 



Oodemas aequale Blackb. Tr. Dublin Soc. in. 1885, p. 184. 

 Hab. Lanai (2000 — 3000 ft.), where it is not rare. 



(18) Oodemas apionoides, sp. nov. 



Angustum, elongato-ovale, nigroaeneum, plus minusve nitidum. Rostrum puncta- 

 tum, parte apicali levissime dilatata, prae insertione antennarum sat evidenter decurvata. 

 Antennarum articulus secundus brevis, robustus, tertius huic subaequalis, vel paullo 

 longior. Pronotum elongatum antice sensim angustatum. Elytra subtilissime striata, 

 striis grossius remote punctatis, interstitiis parce (saepe subobsolete) punctatis. Tarsorum 

 anticorum (^) articulus secundus brevis, rotundus, tertius hoc multo latior, lobis parum 

 magnis. Z%- Long. 3—3-5 mm. 



