490 FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS 



Two females from West Maui offer difficulties ; one is small and very dark, but 

 appears to be a variety of N. similis. The other, from the Jao Valley, in the form of its 

 prothorax somewhat resembles N. koelensis ; but the sides of the prothorax are less 

 sinuate than is usual in either species, so that it Is doubtful to which it belongs. Sixty 

 specimens. 



Hab. Maui. Haleakala ; Olinda, &c., 5000 ft. and over, in. and iv. 1894 and \. 

 1896. West Maui; mountains, 4000 ft., iv. 1894 (no. 379); ? Jao Valley, iii. 1894 

 (no. 349, Perkins). H. S. 



(29) Nesopeplus confcrtiis, sp. nov. 



Sat latus, parum nitidus, subtile sed parum conspicue pubescens, fusco-testaceus, 

 prothoracis marginibus pedibusque testaceis, elytris testaceo-notatis ; prothorace trans- 

 verso, ad latera e.xplanato, lateribus conspicue rotundatis, basin versus sinuatis, angulis 

 posterioribus rectis, margine anteriore et posteriore fere recto, disco crebre punctato, 

 posterius obsolete transverse impresso ; elytris seriatim punctatis ; abdomlne sat crebre 

 punctato. Long. corp. 3^ mm. ; lat. corp. i^ mm. 



This species Is distinguished by the form of the thorax, which Is characterised 

 by the rounded sides, slightly sinuate posteriorly. The transverse Impression on the 

 posterior part of the disc Is variable, being well marked in some specimens and hardly 

 visible In others. The thora.x of the female is slightly narrower and less closely 

 punctured than that of the male. The colour Is very variable ; the thorax Is usually 

 lighter, especially at the lateral margins ; the elytra much darker, each with two very 

 variable testaceous patches, which may or may not be quite distinct from one another. 

 In some cases these patches are quite absent, and the elytra unicolorous and dark. 



The notch in the male pygldlum Is broad and shallow, the angle on either side 

 forming a moderately prominent and sharp tooth ; last ventral segment emarginate ; 

 supplementary segment slightly emarginate. Female pygldlum not strongly tapering, 

 apically deflexed and slightly rounded. Twelve specimens. 



Hab. Molokal, 4000 to over 4500 ft. (Perkins). H. S. 



(30) Nesopeplus puncticollis, sp. nov. 



N. conferti affinis, sed minor, prothorace posterius conspicue angustato, lateribus 

 basin versus minus sinuatis, disco fortius ac rarius punctato, nigricans, sub-aeneo- 

 micans, pedibus prothoracisque lateribus fusco-testaceis, elytris testaceo-notatis. Long, 

 corp. circa 3-^ mm. 



The thorax is rather strongly transverse, conspicuously narrowed towards the base, 

 and with the sides only very slightly sinuate ; the punctures on the disc are large and 

 distant. The specimens also differ from N. confcrtus In being very dark, with a 

 strongly contrasting testaceous patch on either elytron, and a distinct brassy reflection ; 



