COLEOPTERA 583 



Elytra sat dense appressa pubescentia vestita, subtiliter striata, striis punctatis, interstitiis 

 haud convexis, parce subtiliter granulatis. Long. 8 "5 mm. 

 Very like H. insignis, but of only about half the bulk. 



H. halcakalac var. chrysodytjis nov. 



Pubescentia aurea vestitus. 



Apparently not v'ariable, so far as the few examples taken are concerned, except 

 for the golden-clothed variety named above. Sometimes two or three of the inter- 

 mediate joints of the antennae are infuscate. 



Hab. Maui : Haleakala, 4500 — 5000 ft. ; I believe I have also taken it on Oahu. 



(5) Holcobiits liaivaiiensis, sp. nov. 



H. halcakalac persimilis, sed antennis pedibusque atris, pronoto anterius medium 

 versus minus fortiter granulato distinguendus. Long. 7 "5 mm. 



I see no characters to distinguish a specimen from Hawaii, excepting those given 

 above. I believe I have since met with the species there, and it is attached to tree- 

 ferns. H. halcakalac was found on dead Ohia trees. In certain positions the interstices 

 of haivaiicnsis seem to be a little conve.v. 



H.-\B. Hawaii : Kona, 3000 ft. ; subsequently also taken at Kilauea. 



(6) Holcobiits dn'crsits, sp. nov. 



Sat elongatus, parum robustus, pronoto subnigricante, elytris fusco-brunneis, 

 antennis pallidioribus, minus dense pubescens. Antennarum articulus 4 triangularis, 

 longior quam trans apicem latior, sexto multo brevior ; articulus ultimus praecedentibus 

 multo longior. Pronotum subnitidum, supra punctatum, latera versus granulatum, 

 lateribus, desuper aspectis, fortiter quasi-emarginatis. Elytra minus dense pubescentia, 

 sat profunde striata, interstitiis rugulosis striis haud evidenter punctatis. Long. 6 mm. 



Very distinct from any of the preceding species and superficially more resembling 

 some of the following, which lack the quasi-emarginate character of the pronotum. 



Hab. Kauai: 4000 ft.; one example. 



(7) Holcobius affinis, sp. nov. 



Fusco-brunneus, sat elongatus, antennis testaceis, pubescens. Caput crebre et 

 conspicue granulatum. Pronotum crebre ubique granulatum, lateribus, desuper 

 aspectis, haud quasi emarginatis. Elytra striata, pallide pubescentia, interstitiis dense 

 et minute granulato-asperulis. Long. 7 mm. 



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