Proterhinus samoae sp. nov. 



Ferrugineus, elytris circa margines et suturam nigricantibus , 

 parce setis pallidis appressis ali'isque perpaucis erectis vestitus $ 

 Long, vix 2 mm. 



Ferruginous, with the' lateral, apical and sutural margins of 

 the elytra bordered with black. Antennae slender and rather 

 long, basal joint elongate but very robustly clavate ; second short, 

 roundish or subquadrate; third much more slender, gradually 

 widening to the apex, elongate ; fourth to ninth generally resem- 

 bling the third ; the 9th a little longer and wider at the apex than 

 the 8th; 10th and 11th distinctly wider than 9 and forming a fee- 

 ble two-jointed club. Eyes prominent, but rather small. Pro- 

 thorax constricted in front and much narrowed, much less so 

 behind, so that the hind margin is much the longer, sparsely 

 clothed with pale setae like those on the head. Elytra similarly 

 clothed and also with a few erect thick whitish setae, the hum- 

 eral angles subrectangular but not acute nor produced. Legs 

 clothed with pale setae, the lobes of the anterior tarsi of moderate 

 size and the femora moderately strongly clavate for the genus. 



DECEMBER 6th, 1906. 



The twenty-third regular and second annual meeting was 

 held at the usual place. Dr. R. C. L. Perkins in the chair. 



Notes and Exhibitions. 



Mr. W. M. Giffard exhibited a cabinet-drawer containing a 

 collection of Hawaiian Longicorns and Curculionids, collected 

 almost entirely by himself on Mt. Tantalus, Oahu and Kilauea, 

 Hawaii. He accompanied the exhibit with some observations 

 on the habits of the insects and the rarity of some of thepi. Dr. 

 Perkins commented upon the excellent condition, appearance 

 and state of preservation of the collection, observing that if well 

 attended to there was no reason why it could not last indefinitely. 



Mr. Kirkaldy exhibited a specimen of the Blattid Nauphoeta 

 cinerea (Oliv.) (A^. 6mWato of the "Fauna Hawaiiensis"). Mr. 

 Kirkaldy also exhibited specimens of a marine and estuarine 

 prawn Leander debilis (Dana) which had not been recognized 

 since Dana's time, though very common around Honolulu. Also 



