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a brokeii-up beetle was observed in the path. A closer examina- 

 tion revealed a number of dead and rotting grubs in the newly 

 packed soil. A close watch was then kept while the Japanese 

 dug up some 50 or more yards of new trail. The results so 

 far as obtaining adult beetles were concerned were very meagre, 

 only four being secured alive. The grubs, however, were pres- 

 ent in large nuud^ers, certainly not less than 500 of various 

 sizes being turned over. The grubs occurred from two to eight 

 inches beneath the surface in the loose soil about the forest 

 trees, but no definite evidence of feeding was observed. 



On June 12th while following the auto road from Ilale- 

 manu to Puu Ka Pele, 3,300 feet elevation, I was surprised to 

 notice two live beetles in the dust in the auto tire track. They 

 were lying on their backs and seemed unable to turn over and 

 escape. Close watch was then ke])t and in a distance of about 

 a mile a number of beetles were found in this same position, 

 though most of them were crushed and worthless. In all, 

 eleven of these found along the road were in good enough shajx' 

 for preservation. 



At Puu Ka Pele in digging with a small hand trowel 

 about the roots of a clump of old Koa trees a half-dozen grubs 

 of Apterocyclus were found, while the remains of dead beetles 

 were found in the trash and debris under the trees. 



From these few facts it would seem that instead of being 

 rare the beetles of this genus are quite abundant, and furnish 

 an interesting subject for further study. The Puu Ka Pele 

 specimens appear to be a different species from those obtained 

 in the Kaimikiuana Valley. 



Some New Hawaiian Lepidoptera. 



BY O. II. SWEZEY. 



During the past five years specimens of new species of 

 moths have been accumulating. These have mostly been reared 

 specimens from caterpillars found in various places, and from 



Proc. Haw. Entom. Soc. IV. No. 2, June, 1920. 



