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along the whole sides. Front and hind femore extremely stout. Length, 

 male and female, 2.5-3 mm. 



This species comes ratlier close to some extreme forms of 

 the Kail examples of P. simllls, and I am not snre that in the 

 past I have not actnally taken it, or a very closely allied form, 

 in that district, but ])r()1)ably these were referred by me to s'lini- 

 lis. At the present moment I am only able to put my hand on 

 one specimen of this extreme form that approaches ater, and it 

 is easily distinguished by the shorter scape (male). Its color is 

 red to a larg'o extent, luit probably it would vary to l)lack, so 

 that no importance can be attached to this. 



IIab. Kona, Hawaii, 3000 feet. I have in my collection 

 half a dozen very good specimens of this species and one of the 

 males is taken as the type. 



Th(^ following species sent in this consignment are, in my 

 o])inion, the same as ones previously described by me: 



Proterhinus vestitus Sharp. 



Five examples of this polyphagous species from Ipomoea 

 hona-nox, taken by J\Ir. J. C-. Bridwell. It breeds in Aleurites, 

 Pisojiia, Cliarpcnllcnt, Pipfiirit.s'. Dracaena, etc. One batch of 

 specimens which I bred from Pipturus, though fully mature, 

 remained entirely red with no black markings, but usually the 

 examples from Pipturus are quite like those from other trees or 

 plants. 



Proterhinus subangularis Perkins. 



Twelve examples of this common and widely distribute(l 

 species were taken at Punaluu, Oahti, by Air. Bridwell oit 

 Straussia. It is very doubtful whether .suhaiigularis and oh- 

 scuricolor are distinct species, or even worthy of varietal names; 

 aii(/uhiris and dcphinatus, at any rate in the typical form, seem 

 more distinct, but their specitic value is didjious. .Vll are at- 

 tached to Straussia, almost if not quite exclusively. Some colo- 

 nies of each of these forius are fairly constant, others yield very 

 aberrant exam])les amongst the uoi'inal ones. 



