534 Mr. D. Sharp o@ftome new Coleoptera, cc. 
Clytarlus fragilis, n. s. 
Parvus, depressus, opacus, fuscus, cinereo-squamosus, 
antennarum, tibiarum femorumque basibus testaceis ; 
elytris dense punctatis, fasciis tribus irregularibus squa- 
mosis, utrinque ad scutellum bullatis, basi summo palli- 
diore. Long. 4—5 mm. 
Head shorter than in the other species, quite dull, but 
bearing numerous pale clay-coloured sete (or very fine 
scales), which render its sculpture obscure. Thorax with 
a rather strongly elevated carina in front, and with two 
or three obscure transverse carine behind the middle ; 
its surface is dull and densely punctate, but the sculpture 
is rendered obscure by the scales, or depressed sete, with 
which it is clothed; these form a broad pale band on 
each side, and a less distinct one on each side near to 
the middle. The elytra are coarsely and densely punc- 
tate, dull, the external base paler than elsewhere; on 
each side of the suture at the base is a strongly marked 
elevation, and the surface bears pale scales, arranged so 
as to form three or four more or less indistinct, irregular 
transverse bands. ‘The four posterior femora have an 
elongate slender pale portion, but their apex is abruptly 
clavate, the dilated portion being darker in colour ; their 
tibiz are extremely slender, infuscate towards the apex. 
The under surface is rather closely clothed, especially at 
the sides, with pale scales. The hind body (or abdomen) 
is rather broad, not curved, and reaches in the male 
nearly, in the female quite, to the extremity of the wing- 
cases. The antenne are a good deal incrassate at the 
apex, and from the 8rd joint to the 10th each is distinctly 
shorter than its predecessor. 
This species is the most extreme form in one direction 
yet discovered, and should be placed near C. modestus. 
It is remarkable for the elongation of the slender portion 
of the femora, and corresponding brevity of their dilated 
extremity. 
Found in the Palolo Valley, Oahu, by beating dead 
branches of trees. 
