Coleoptcra from the Hawaiian Islands. 91 



It was represented in the Lafertean collection of Lamelli- 

 corns by a specimen labelled " Oxyomus pacificus lieiclie, 

 Nov. Zealand ; " but I have never seen an individual of it 

 from New Zealand. It is worthy of remark, that all 

 the other Aphodii found by INIr. Ijlackburn are species 

 having a habitat outside of the islands, viz., Aphodius 

 lividus, 01.; Saprosites pygmaius, Har. ; Atanius peregri- 

 natur, Har. ; and Atcenius stercorator, Horn. Aplwdius 

 costahitus, Fairm. is probably very closely allied to 

 A. pacificus; indeed, I at first thought it to be that 

 species, but after carefully considering Fairmaire's de- 

 scription I have thought it more probably that of an 

 allied species. I am equally in doubt as to whether the 

 Oxyomus dilutus, Fairmaire, may not be Harold's Sapro- 

 sites pyymcEus; if I understand correctly the French 

 author's meaning as to the comparative lengths of the 

 tibial joints and spurs, the two names do not apply to one 

 species. 



CIOID.E. 



CiS (Munich Cat.). 



Cis alienus, n. sp. Cylindricus, fuscus, subopacus, 

 crebrius subtiliter punctatus, pube flavicante, erecta dense 

 vestita, antennis pedibusque testaceis. Long. 2| mm. 



The antennfe are small and are pale yellow. The head 

 is small and much immersed in the thorax, its front margin 

 distinctly erect, and a little thickened on each side over 

 the insertion of the antennae. The thorax is a good deal 

 longer in the middle than at the sides. The punctuation 

 on the thorax and elytra is fine but very distinct and even ; 

 the pubescence is rather more conspicuous on the elytra 

 than on the tiiorax. 



This species is remarkahly like the European Cis punctu- 

 latus, but it is smaller; the antenna? are a good deal smaller, 

 the punctuation is closer and finer, and the pubescence 

 much longer. 



Two specimens foimd in the mountain forests of Hono- 

 lulu, and sent as No. 107. 



Cis pacificus, n. sp. Oblongus, convexus, hand elon- 

 gatus, castaneo-testaceus, la3vigatus, nitidus ; antennis 

 pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace sparsim subtilissime 

 punctulato ; clytris sparsim sat fortiter sed subobsoletc 

 punctatis. Long. \\ — If mm. 



The front margin of the head is very distinctly raised, 

 and is thickened over the insertion of the anteunie, and in 



