Coleoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. 511 
Brachypeplus vestitus, n. 8. 
Suboblongus, parum latus, depressus, fusco-niger, 
capite superne, pronoto elytrisque enescentibus, an- 
tennis pedibusque flavis, femoribus fuscescentibus; 
densius pubescens, opacus. Long. 83, lat. 1} lin. 
Antenne pale yellow, with broad club. Head small, 
about half as broad as the thorax, closely and moderately 
coarsely punctured. Thorax strongly transverse, the sides 
much rounded, narrower at the front angles than at the 
base, truncate in front, the anterior angles not being in 
the least prominent, the posterior angles obtuse, the 
surface but little uneven, rather coarsely punctate, and 
with a fine, regular, rather elongate pubescence of a very 
pale flavescent colour. LElytra not twice as long as the 
thorax, parallel-sided, nearly truncate behind, the sutural 
angles almost rectangular, the outer angles but little 
rounded; their surface is finely and indistinctly punctate, 
and has indistinct series of very fine punctures; the 
obscure sculpture is more difficult to perceive on account 
of the conspicuous pubescence, which is similar to that 
of the thorax. The three exposed dorsal segments are 
dull black, with a faint metallic tinge, and are obscurely 
but rather closely punctured, and delicately but distinctly 
pubescent. The legs are short, the tibie and tarsi yellow, 
the femora infuscate. 
This species is allied to B. puncticeps, but differs from 
it very decidedly by the much narrower form and the 
pubescent surface. The sex of the only individual I 
have seen is doubtful to me; the front tibie are much 
curved, and the apex of the last dorsal plate is rounded 
and simple, not depressed in the middle. 
Found on flowers near Honolulu at an elevation of 
about. 1500 feet. 
Brachypeplus metallescens, n. 8. 
Latiusculus, haud elongatus, depressus, fuscus, supra 
enescens, prothoracis marginibus testaceis, antennis 
pedibusque testaceis, illarum clava infuscata, parcius 
pubescens, elytris obsolete punctatis, punctis seriatis 
subtilissimis. Long. 44, lat. 13 mm. 
Head rather more than half as broad as the thorax, 
densely (male) or closely (female) punctate, with a brassy 
