Coleoptera from the Haicuiian Islands. S5 



are very rounded and indistinct, the naiTowinn^ of the 

 sides behind the middle is abrupt and Avell-niarked, the 

 hinder angles are nearly rectangular. The alternate in- 

 terstices of the elytra are a good deal more elevated than 

 the others, but this character is rendered less striking by 

 the inequalities of the surface. 



This species is allied to B, incBqualis, from which, how- 

 ever, it is very easily distinguished by its smaller eyes, 

 coarser sculpture, and the very explanate sides of the 

 elytra, and their less rounded outer angles. 



Two individuals have been found by Mr. Blackburn on 

 the mountains near Honolulu ; the one sent home was 

 numbered 189; it exhibits a very distinct exserted apical 

 segment, and is probably a male. 



BracJiypephis proiinoides, n. sp. Hand latus, convexi- 

 usculus, ferrugineo-testaceus, supra asneo-tinctus, parcius 

 minus breviter pubescens, sat nitidus ; capite thoraceque 

 parce fortiter punctatis, hoc ^dx transverso ; elytris obso- 

 lete seriatim punctatis, interstitiis vix conspicue punctu- 

 latis, lateribus nullo modo explanatis, angulo externo late 

 rotundato. Long. 3 mm. ; lat. 1^ mm. 



This species is somewhat allied to the preceding, but is 

 smaller and more convex, and the eyes are smaller ; the 

 excessively indistinct sculpture of the wing cases, and the 

 unusually convex form will readily distinguish it from its 

 allies. From its form it has some resemblance to Pro~ 

 teinus, a genus of StaphylhddcB. 



The only indi\ idual I have seen is in very bad condi- 

 tion, and shows no supplementary apical segment. It was 

 found by Mr. Blackburn in the flowers of the koa tree, at 

 at elevation of about 5,000 feet, on Halea Kala. 



CUCUJID.E. 



MoNANUS (new name). 



Monanus crenntus, n. sp. Ferrugineus, elytris pedi- 

 busque parum pallidioridus, angustulus, fortiter punctatus ; 

 prothorace subquadrato, posterius leviter angustato, late- 

 ribus asqualiter crenulatis, fortiter punctato ; elytris for- 

 titer seriatim ])unctatis, pube suberecta, sat elongata 

 vestitis. Long. 2.\ mm. ; lat. | mm. 



Antennae about as long as head and thorax, rather stout, 



