272 L. Faif.maire. 



lenglh of llie elylra, tlie basai joint unusually slender. The thorax is 

 neaiiy Iwice as broad as long, much narrowed and rounded in front 

 broadest immedialely before liie posterior angles ; Ihe puncluation is 

 rallier strong, very close and distinct; there is a broad shallow impression 

 in the middie in front and anolher next thc sculellum, united by an ill- 

 dcfined longitudinal channel ; there is also a well-marked ralher large 

 impression within lach posterior angle. The punctures on the elylra arc 

 very deep and close (not quile confluent), the inlerspaces very shining 

 (only presenting a few fine punctures). 

 Ile Samoa. 



o. C. CYLiNDROiDEs Fairm., Pet. Nouv. enlom., 1877, 177; — Journ, 

 Mus Godeffr., 1879, 98. 



Iles Vili. 



U. C. cosTATA Waterh., Trans, Enl. Soc. Lond., 1867, 388. — Long. 

 28 mill. — EUmgata, crassa, nigro-fusca, caiva; tlwrace nitido, sat 

 crebre subtilitcr punciulato, intra angulos posticos impresso, disco utrin- 

 que fossn rohmdata ; elyiris quadrlcostatis, subopacis , subtilitcr coria- 

 ceis, sat crebre punclulatis ; abdomine creberrimc subtilissime punciu- 

 lato. 



Anlennœ as long as head and thorax togethcr, ferrugineous except the 

 basai joint. Thorax very convex and shining, dislinclly swollen before the 

 posterior angles (vvhich are nearly right angles), the surface finely and 

 not very thickly punctured ; on each side of llie disk is a ralher deep 

 round fossa, and in front of each (near the anlerior angles) is an indica- 

 tion of anolher ; the usual two impressions near the sculellum are ralher 

 large but slighlly indicaled, the impression wilhin Ihe posterior angles is 

 rallier deep. The sculellum is slighlly cordifoim, nearly smoolh. Elylra 

 somcwhat opaque, finely coriaceous and ralher thickly punctured, but 

 the punclures are very smale and irregular, the coslae are moderately 

 raised and shining, the space between the 1 and 2 slighlly concave. 



Iles Fidgi ? 



Je ne cite cet insecte que pour mémoire, la localité étant indécise. 



