262 I'lKKEKhixas or riir: saiiosm. mi s/:i m. 



Kainily (Jll K' VSOMEIJDAE. 

 HALTICA GALAPAGOENSIS Waterhouse. 

 J/allicn f/(ihiii(i(i()< >inin Watkkikh'sk, Aim. Nsil. lliHfc., 181."), X \'I, ]». 3i). 

 CollecUMl l>y Darwin on Olisiilcs JKland, 



Fiunily TION lOFiltlONI DA lO. 



Genus STOMION. 



Slomion Watkiuiochk, Ann. Nii( . HiHfc., 1H15, XVI, )». 27. 



A geniiH peculiar to this arcliipelaji'o. It i.s allied to the ('alifoniian 

 genus I^Jmmeiiastus Motschulsky, Imt the intercoxal process of abdomen 

 is Inoiid and tlie tarsi arc finely spinosc l)cii<*atli. 'I'licy are ai)terous 

 witli liic (^ly(l•:^, coniiiitc. Several ('losely ;illi<'(l species o(;cur. 



STOMION CARINIPKNNK, new species. 



Oblong', o])ai|ue, black above, riilbpi(;eous b(uieatii, aiiteniuu! and 

 legs rufous. Thoiwx densely, rather coarsely, imnctate, scarcely nar- 

 rowed in (Vont, sides nearly ]>arallel. I<ilytra at base broader than 

 thorax: striae deep, coarsely j»nn<'tate; intervals obtusely (jariuate 

 with scattered minute punctures. L<Miglli, S to \) mm. 



Ti/pr.—NiK l.'{20, II.S.N.M. 



ICight speiMincns from (Jliailes island, collected by Dr. (i. I>aur. 



STOMION GALAPAGOENSE Waterhouse. 

 Slomion (/<il<i]i(ifioeusr \Va TKUMOc; K, Ann. Nat. IliHf,. ]X'\5. \\'I, |). 29. 



Oval, oi)a(|uej j)iceou.s black above, ventral surface, antennae and 

 legs rufo])iceous. Tlioiax l(^ss <lensely, not strongly, punctate, very 

 short, distinctly narrowed to a])ex; sides rounded. IClytra at base; not 

 broader than thorax; striae deep, coarsely but not closely ])unctate; 

 intcivals conv<!x l)nt not eaiiiiate, obsoletely transversely rugulose, 

 Sparsely minutely i)iinctulatc. Lengtli, 8 to 10.5 mm. 



Seven exam])lcs, collected on Chatham island (six by Allxitross 

 ex])edition, 1888, and one by Dr. (J. l>anr) hav<^ above-menlioned 

 relative characters, and agree tolerably well with Walerlion.se's 

 desci'ij)tion. 'flic island where Dai win eollec^ted his specimens is not 

 record «m1. 



STOMION PICEUM, new species. 



Oval, opa(|Uc, piceous above, ventral surface, antennae and lejis 

 rufopiccous. Tiiorax densely, more strongly, ]»unctatc, very short, 

 distinctly narrowed at apex; sides rounded. Elytra at base not 

 broader than thorax; striae feebly imjjressed, finely punctate; inter- 

 vals broad, fceldy convex, distinctly imnciate. Length, 8.5 to 11 mm, 



7'i/j«'.— No. 1321, II.S.N.M. 



