132 Buacksurn and SHarPp—On some New Species and Genera of Coleoptera. 
In the female the apical dorsal segment is pointed as in the male, and has an 
elongate gently elevated, but well-defined, tubercle near the hind margin. The 
apical ventral segment has a small obscure depression close to the hind margin, 
which is rounded. 
In all the females of this genus that I have examined, I observe a peculiar 
sculpture of the apical dorsal segment which has led me to record the presence 
of a tubercle. The fact is that, along its central line, the segment does not 
begin to be rounded off downwards so near its base as it does on either side of 
the central line, so that the central portion of the segment is (near its extremity) 
raised above the lateral portions, and then slopes off abruptly to the hind margin. 
In the females of G. latus this structure is much less clearly defined than in those 
of the other species, but I find no difficulty in discoveriag traces of it. 
I may also observe that a short series of G. latus, recently captured, presents 
great variety of colour, the specimens varying from a nearly uniform pale testaceous 
hue, through diverse mixtures of testaceous and dark fuscous, to a nearly uniform 
blackish fuscous colour. 
In the stems of a species of lily, growing near the summit of Konahuanui, Oahu. Apparently very 
rare. 
TBs 
BRACHYPEPLUS. 
Brachypeplus olinda, n. sp. atus; convexiusculus; ferrugineo-testaceus, 
supra obscure zneo-tinctus; parcius pubescens; parum nitidus; capite pro- 
thoraceque sat crebre fortiter punctatis, hoc fortiter transverso; elytris obsolete 
punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce distincte punctatis, lateribus nullo anatle expla- 
natis; abdomine crebre nec fortiter punctato. Long. 4 m.m. 
This species is allied to B. protinoides, but differs from it as follows:—It is 
larger and less shining; the antenne are a little stouter; the thorax is more 
strongly transverse, and its surface is even (in all my few specimens of B. protinoides 
there is a more or less defined transverse impression near the base of the thorax 
resembling that of various European Halticide). The rows of punctures on the 
elytra are in obscure striz, with the interstices very finely and sparingly (but dis- 
tinctly) punctured. The whole insect is more closely punctured, and the tarsi are 
of a uniform clear testaceous colour (in all my specimens of B. protinoides the 
claw joint is much darker than the rest). 
In the male the hind margin of the apical dorsal segment forms a strong 
rounded emargination, the sides of which (as in B. protinoides) are only mode- 
rately produced). The apical ventral segment also is strongly emarginate at the 
apex. 
The female is unknown to me. 
A single specimen occurred on Haleakala, Maui, at an elevation of 4000 feet. Probably obtained 
by beating flowers. 
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