Coléoptères tirs tles Viti. 315 



2. T. ANTHRAX Fairm., Naturaliste, 1879, 2. — Long, h mW.r—Oblon- 

 gus, cUipticus, posticc paulo magis attcnualus, convexus, nigro-subcyanes- 

 cens, latcribus, corpore subtus pedibusquc œneo-micantibus , pedîbus obscu- 

 rioribus ; rostro fortiter strigoso ; prothorace longitudine vix latiore, 

 nntice ottenuato, tenuissime taxe punctato, antice et lateribus fortius, 

 clytris fcre a basi posiice attenualis, apice breviter producLis et rotiindatis , 

 lœvigatis, linea basali transversa miiliifovcolata , stria suturait tenui, 

 antice abbreviata, apice breviter rugosulis et strigosis; pedibus magnis, 

 femoribus apice iibiisque basi grosse punctatis et carinulatis. 



Iles Vili. 



3. T. iCNEO-NivEUS Fairm., Naturaliste, 1879, 3. — Long. U mill. — 

 Oblongus, postice nttemiatus, lœte vircscenti-œneus, nitidissimus, etytris 

 basi fascia transversa et apice fascia oblonga niveo-pilbsa, abdomine apice 

 obscuriore, antennis fuscis ; capite inter oculos punctato, rostro valde 

 bisulcato ; prothorace longitudine vice latiore, antice post médium atte- 

 nuato, postice subparallrlo, parum dense sat tcnuiter punctato, basi et 

 mrdio fere lœvi ; elylris fere a basi postice attenualis, apice minus pro- 

 ductis, subtruncatis, angulo externo rotundato, basi transversim impres- 

 sis et linea punctata sub pube indistincta signatis, linea suturali punctu- 

 lata fere obsolcta, apice breviter punctato-lineatis , irregulariter punctatis 

 et extus oblonge impressis, ad marginem. externum lineis punctatis 2 evi- 

 dentioribus ; femoribus apice tibiisgue basi punctatis et iineolatis. 



Iles Samoa. 



Praecedentibus magis oblongus, postice minus fortiter angustatus, apice 

 paulo lalior, sculptura et colore valde dislinclus. 



h- T. MEROPHYSioiDES Fairm., Naturaliste, 1879, 3. —Long. 2 1/2 mill. 

 — Oblongo-elongatus, postice attenuatus, valde convexus, rufo-brunneus, 

 nitidus, capite prothoraceque obscurioribus ; rostro bistriato ; prothorace 

 longitudine haud latiore, posticc leviter parum attenuatus, antice a mcdio 

 angustatus, punctis sat grossis, lateribus major ibus, antice parvis et raris 

 iniprcsso; elylris basi prothorace haud lalior ibus, mox ampliatis et pos- 

 tice longe attenualis, apice obtusis, haud productis, tenuiter punctato-sub- 

 striatis, ad marginem externum striis 2 fortius punctatis, intervallis 

 planis, basi linea transversa depressa punctata impressa, apice rugulosc 



