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on its outer margin, about as long as the inner margin of the 

 femur, Eostral loop reaches midway between second and 

 third pair of legs. Caudal lobes not very prominent, with 

 short, fine setae, when compared with the hairs of the anal 

 ring, which are one-third longer and are stout and very pro- 

 nounced. On the lobes are two stout spines and some fine 

 hairs or bristles. The marginal groups of round pores on the 

 last segment consist of eleven round pores each. In front of 

 the anal ring on the ventral surface is a cluster of stout hairs. 

 Between the antennae are several stout hairs. 



Habitat. — On Pipturus alhidus. Mount Tantalus, Oahu, 

 Hawaiian Islands. January 16, 1916 fO. H. Swezey.) 



Note: — Since the Annual Meeting when this paper was presented, 

 several new species have been discovered. They are embodied in the 

 original paper. — Ed. 



Election of Officers for 1916 resulted as follows: 



President J. F. Illingworth 



Vice-President W. R. R. Potter 



Secretary-Treasurer H. T. Osborn 



Mr. Osborn being absent from Honolulu for the time being, 

 Mr. O. H. Swezey was elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer 

 until Mr. Osborn's return. 



Some New Hawaiian Coleoptera.* 



BY DR. R. C. L. PERKINS. 



The few species of Coleoptera described below are all of 

 considerable interest and, with one exception, I am indebted 

 for them to various friends in the Islands. It is for this 

 reason that I am anxious that the descriptions be published. 

 These descriptions were drawn up a considerable time ago 

 and formed part of a much more extensive paper on Hawai- 



*This paper was received from Dr. Perlvins while this number 

 of the Proceedings was being printed, and it seemed desirable to 

 publish it at the present time. — Ed. 



Free. Haw. Ent. Soc. III. No. 3, September, 1916. 



