122. Buracksurn anp SHarr—On some New Species and Genera of Coleoptera, 
Myllena oahuensis, n. sp.—Nigro-fusca, creberrime subtilissime punctata, 
subopaca; pedibus fuscis; antennis gracilibus capite prothorace elytrisque con- 
junctis vix brevioribus; abdominis segmento ultimo fusco. Long. 23 m.m. 
The excessively fine and close punctuation of this insect, its long, almost 
unicolorous antennz (which are considerably more slender than those of 
M. vicina), its elytra fully as long as the thorax and the fuscous apical segment 
of the hind body, are characters that in combination readily separate it from the 
other known Hawaiian species of the genus. 
I may observe that I have two specimens of Myllena from Maui, both very 
closely allied to M. vicina, Sh., but in my opinion distinct from it, and from each 
other. One of these is not in sufficiently good condition to be treated as a 
type of a new species ; it appears to be larger than M. vicina, with the antenne 
shorter and thicker, and the elytre slightly longer. The other is so extremely 
close to M. vicina. Sh., that I hesitate to give it a name without having examined 
a number of specimens, though I have no doubt such examination would establish 
its distinctness ; it is a smaller, narrower insect than M. vicina, with more slender 
antennee. Both were obtained by beating flowers, one in the Wailuku Valley, the 
other at an elevation of some 5000 feet on Haleakala. 
Several specimens have oceurred on Oahu, but the record of the circumstances of capture has 
unfortunately been lost; probably, however, they were beaten from flowers in mountain forests near 
Honolulu. 
My 18%. 
OLIGOTA. 
Oligota kauaiensis, n. sp.—Parum elongata; subnitida; rufopicea; antennis, 
palpis, pedibus, abdominisque segmento apicali, testaceis; elytris parce punctatis. 
Long. 14 m.m. 
Antenne pale-yellow, first and second joints elongate ; third, fourth, and fifth 
searcely differing inter se, all of them rather stout; sixth and seventh about as 
long as broad; eighth and ninth pretty strongly transverse ; tenth large, as long 
as the two preceding together. Hind body slightly narrowed at base; tarsi short 
and stout. 
Allied to O. polita, Sh., and O. glabra, Sh., but easily distinguishable from 
both by the much closer punctuation of the elytra. Its less elongate form, shorter 
tarsi, and more sparingly punctured elytra in combination separate it from 
O. mutanda, Sh., and from the species following in this paper. 
I have a single specimen, differing as follows from the three allies— 
O. glabra, Sh.; polita, Sh.; and kauaiensis, mihi. It is about the same size as 
O. glabra, and is coloured as O. polita, save that the head and thorax are red. 
The punctuation agrees pretty closely with that of O. polita, of which species I 
