Coleoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. 45 



narum basi, pedibiTS, abdominisque apice testaceis ; 

 antennis brevibus, valde clavatis. Long. 1 mm. 



Antennas very short, with a very thick chib, yellow, the 

 club appearing darker; 2nd joint elongate and stout; 3rd, 

 4th and 5th scarcely differing from one another in width, 

 the latter, however, just perceptibly the broader; 6th a 

 little broader than 5th, slightly transverse ; 7th strongly 

 transverse, considerably broader than 6th ; 8th and 9th 

 very broad, very strongly transverse ; 10th very large, as 

 thick as the preceding ones, and as long as the three pre- 

 ceding ones together. 



This species, by its form, colour and punctuation, is 

 allied to the Eiu'opean ajncata, from Avliich it is distin- 

 guished by its short antennte, with very thick club. 



A single individual has been sent by Mr. Blackburn, 

 with the information that he found two specimens in straw 

 in Honolulu ; the straAv Avas imported from England, but 

 had been lying more than two years ; much search has 

 failed to produce any more specimens. The species is so 

 different from any of the indigenous allies of the Hawaiian 

 islands that I believe it to be imported ; it is, however, 

 very distinct from any European species, and it is probable 

 that it found its way into the straw from some port touched 

 at on the long voyage between England and Honolulu. 

 The nearest allies I have in my collection to it come from 

 South America (liio de Janeiro). 



Oligota polita, n. sp. Brevis, picea, abdomine, nigri- 

 cante, antennis palpisque testaceis, pedibus testaceo- 

 obscuris ; glabra, nitida. Long. 1;^ mm. 



Antennre pale yellow, stout, scarcely shorter than head, 

 and much thickened towai'ds the extremity ; the two basal 

 joints long ; 3rd, 4th and 5th scarcely differing inter se, 

 each a good deal longer than broad ; 6th and 7th each a 

 little stouter than the preceding one, each longer than 

 broad ; 8th and 9th also each a little stouter than the pre- 

 ceding one, and broader than long; 10th large, as long 

 as the two preceding ones together. Head much narrower 

 than the thorax. Thorax strongly transverse, a little 

 narrower than the elytra, Avhich are distinctly longer than 

 the thorax. Hind body rather short, scarcely at all nar- 

 rowed at the base, about as broad as the thorax. Legs 

 obscure yellow, or reddish, rather long, but not slender, 

 the tarsi rather short and stout. 



