644 FAUNA HAWAIIEXSIS 



F^m. LYCTIDAE'. 



Lyctus Fabricius. 

 Lyctus Fabr., Ent. Syst. i. 2, 1792, p. 502. 



(i) Lyctus brunneus Stephens. 



Xylotrogus brunneus Stephens, 111. Brit. iii. p. 117. 



Lyctus brunneus Sharp, op. cit. p. 245. 



We have received 26 specimens, varying in size from 4f — 5^ mm. long. This 

 species has been transported to various parts of the world. 



Hab. Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai. — Oahu : widely distributed (Blackburn); Waianae 

 mts. 2000 — 3000ft. (Perkins). — Hawaii: Kaumana, Hilo, 2000 ft. (Perkins). — Kauai: 

 4000 ft. (Perkins). Europe ; introduced into Madeira, &c. 



(2) Lyctus", sp. ? 



We have received two specimens of a species not previously found in the Sandwich 

 Islands. Comparison with the specimens in the British Museum shows it to be 

 apparently very close to L. griseus Gorham (Biol. Centr.-i\m. iii. 2, p. 212). 



It is ferruginous, with a conspicuous yellow-grey pubescence. The elytra have 

 series of large shallow punctures. The antennae are rufo-testaceous, lighter in colour 

 and much more slender than those of L. griseus. The prothorax is slightly narrowed 

 posteriorly, and has a shallow depression on the posterior part of the disc ; such 

 a depression is absent in L. griseiis. The larger specimen is about 2| mm. long. 



Hab. Oahu: Honolulu, xi. 1900 (Perkins). Probably introduced. 



' By Hugh Scott. 



