COLEOPTERA 507 



Carpophilus Stephens. 



Carpophilus Stephens, 111. Brit. in. 1830, p. 50. 



The species of this i^enus are found in foodstuffs and are carried all over the world: 

 some of them are very variable in size and colour, the varieties being found together 

 indiscriminately. 



(i) Carpophilits licmiptcrits, Linnaeus. 



Dermestes heniipterjis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i, 2, p. 565. 

 Cosmopolitan. Occurs in foodstuffs. 



H.\B. Oahu, Maui (Blackburn). 



(2) Carpopliihis diniidiatiis, Fabricius. 

 Nitidiila diniidiata Fabricius, Ent. Syst. i. p. 261. 



Hab. Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and probably all the islands (Blackburn, Perkins). It 

 is a cosmopolitan species and occurs in abundance in foodstuffs. 



(3) Carpoplnhis macnlatits, Murray. 

 Carpophilus macitlatiis Murray, Mon. Nitidulidae, p. 372. 



Hab. Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and probably all the islands (Blackburn, Perkins). 

 Found together with C. dimidiattts. 



(4) Cai'pophiius /luiiicra/is, Fabr. 



Nitidida huineralis Fabricius, Syst. El. i. p. 354. 



This species is apparently less abundant than the preceding in collections. It 

 has been found in India, Africa, and Mauritius. Mr Perkins' collection contains 13 

 specimens. 



Hab. Oahu. Waianae mts., 3000 ft., beaten from various trees, iv. 1892 ; Kaala 

 mts., under and in decaying oranges, 1500 ft. iii. 1892 ; Honolulu : (Perkins). 



Haptoncus Murray. 



Haptonciis Murray, Mon. Nitidulidae, 1864, p. 401. 



Two species of this genus are found in the Hawaiian islands. One of them — 

 H. tetragonus —\'~, common in the East Indies and has doubtless been imported to 

 Hawaii. Although the second has not yet been noticed elsewhere, it also is probably 

 an importation. They are the smallest of our Nitidulidae and have no relation with the 

 members of the precinctive fauna. 



