Coleoptera from the Hawauan Islands. 515 
Hawaiian Brachypepli hitherto described, and is remark- 
able by the peculiar uneven surface of the elytra, which 
at the same time show no distinct sculpture. 
Found on Mauna Loa at Kilauea, near the ‘lake of 
fire,” by beating, at an elevation of about 4000 feet. 
Brachypeplus striatus, n. 8. 
Latus, depressus, subopacus, parcissime pubescens, 
irregulariter fusco-testaceus ; prothorace crebrius rugu- 
loso-punctato, disco sat profunde quadri-impresso ; 
elytris profunde striatis, parum inequalibus, interstitiis 
angustis; abdomine fortiter crebriusque punctato. Long. 
22, lat. 13 mm. 
Thorax strongly transverse, very truncate in front, 
with the anterior angles excessively indistinct, the sides 
much rounded, a little straightened before the base; the 
hind angles very definite, distinctly obtuse; the surface 
coarsely and closely punctured, the disc with four rather 
definite impressions. lytra with the surface slightly 
uneven, owing to some indefinite impressions, the most 
marked of which are two near the suture some distance 
behind the scutellum; they are very deeply striate, the 
striez being coarsely punctate; the interstices are only 
about as broad as the strie, and are not distinctly 
punctured, although they bear fine short hairs. The 
dorsal segments are coarsely and closely punctured. 
The species is closely allied to B. inequalis, but differs 
therefrom by the more closely punctured thorax, the 
more deeply striate elytra, and more densely and coarsely 
punctate dorsal segments. 
Found on Mauna Kea, at an elevation of about 4000 
feet. 
Brachypeplus obsoletus, n. 8. 
Parum latus, depressus, opacus, brevissime pubescens 
vel setulosus, fusco-rufus ; prothorace dense subrugulose 
punctato, disco parum distincte quadri-impresso, angulis 
posterioribus rectis; elytris subequalibus, regulariter 
seriatim et fortiter punctatis, interstitiis planis ; abdo- 
mine opaco,. dense subobsolete punctato. Long. 43, 
lat. 12 mm. 
Thorax strongly transverse, the sides flat, but little 
turned upwards, the front margin very slightly emargi- 
nate, the front angles very obtuse but not rounded, the 
