COLEOPTERA 373 



(7) Eopenthcs kaitaicnsis, sp. nov. 



%. Niger, sat nitidus, pallido-pubescens, elytrorum basi interdum rufescente, 

 antennis fusco-rufis, pedibus rufis, tarsis fuscis ; prothorace crebre fortiter punctato ; 

 elytris apicibus attenuatis, subspinosis. Long. 1 i mm., lat. 3 mm. 



Of this form we have only two rather discrepant females ; it is not very near any 

 species known from Kauai, and is apparently nearest to E. konae found at the other 

 extremity of the Archipelago ; it is rather larger and more robust, and has the thorax 

 rather more coarsely and sparingly punctured ; the front feet have a larger development 

 of the fine clothing on their under surface ; the elytra are, in one specimen, differently 

 coloured ; and they have the apices more spinose. 



Hab. Kauai. High plateau, viii. 1896; 4000 ft. vii. 1896 (Perkins). 



(8) EopentJics gcrnianits, sp. nov. 



%. Fuscus, elytrorum basi vage rufescente, antennis pedibusque sordide rufis ; 

 prothorace elongato, crebre sat fortiter punctato ; elytris apicem versus attenuatis, haud 

 spinosis. Long. 13, lat. 3I mm. 



A single specimen is very closely allied to E. obscnrus, but differs in so many 

 points that I must treat it as a different species. It is rather more elongate in form, 

 with the elytra more attenuate posteriorly, the pubescence of the upper surface is 

 shorter, finer and more scanty, the punctuation of the thorax is less dense and coarse, 

 and the antennae are longer, with a longer third joint than in any other .species ; the 

 thorax is considerably longer, and more narrowed in front than it is in the female of 

 E. obsciu'us. 



Hab. Oahu, near Honolulu (No. 786 Perkins). 



(q) Eopcuthes pallipes, sp. nov. 



%. Niger, nigro-pubescens, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace lateribus 

 subparallelis, parce punctato ; tarsis gracilibus. Long. 8i, lat. vix 2^ mm. 



We have only one example of this species, and it is extremely close to the 

 corresponding sex of E. cognatus, so that the validity of the species is somewhat 

 doubtful : it has however the tarsi quite simple and slender, without any dilatation ol 

 the basal joint; the antennae are more slender, and slightly longer, and the thorax 

 is rather more parallel-sided ; the colour of the legs is pale yellow, even the tarsi are 

 quite yellow. The elytra are attenuate towards the tip and distinctly spinose. 



Hab. Oahu, viii. 1900 (Perkins). 



(10) Eopenthcs politns, sp. nov. 

 %. Minus gracilis, nigerrimus, nitidus, antennis fusco-rufis, basi pedibusque rufo- 

 testaceis ; thorace parce subtiliterque punctato. Long. 8^, lat. 2^ mm. 



