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along the whole sides. Front and hind femore extremely stout. Length, 

 male and female, 2.5-3 "U"- 



This species comes rather close to some extreme forms of 

 the Kau examples of P. sirnilis, and I am not sure that in the 

 past I have not actually taken it, or a very closely allied form, 

 in that district, but probably these were referred by me to simi- 

 Us. At the present moment I am only able to put my hand on 

 one specimen of this extreme form that approaches ater, and it 

 is easily distinguished by the shorter scape (male). Its color is 

 red to a large extent, but probably it would vary to black, so 

 that no importance can be attached to this. 



HxVB. Kona, Hawaii, 3000 feet. I have in my collection 

 half a dozen very good specimens of this species and one of the 

 males is taken as the type. 



The following species sent in this consignment are, in my 

 opinion, the same as ones previously described by me: 



Proterhinus vestitus Sharp. 



Five examples of this polji^hagous species from Ipomoea 

 bona-nox, taken by Mr. J. C. Bridwell. It breeds in Aleurites, 

 Pisonia, Charpe7itiera, Piptunis, Dracaena, etc. One batch of 

 specimens which I bred from Pipturus, though fully mature, 

 remained entirely red with no black markings, but usually the 

 examples from Pipturus are quite like those from other trees or 

 plants. 



Proterhinus subangularis Perkins. 



Twelve examples of this common and widely distributed 

 species were taken at Punaluu, Oahu, by Mr. Bridwell on 

 8traussia. It is very doubtful whether subangularis and oh- 

 scuricolor are distinct species, or even worthy of varietal names ; 

 angularis and deplanatus, at any rate in the typical form, seem 

 more distinct, but their, specific value is dubious. All are at- 

 tached to Straussia, almost if not quite exclusively. Some colo- 

 nies of each of these forms are fairly constant, others yield very 

 aberrant examples amongst the normal ones. 



