114 INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



strongly lamellate. Coxal lamina rounded at its widest point. Holotype male, 

 Malololelei, Upolu, 2000 ft., 21. iv. 1925. Described from a single specimen. 



This species is readily distinguishable from its congeners by its long, 

 flattened antennae (Text-fig. 2, A), with very broad segments along their mid- 

 length. This character may be subgeneric. 



4. Propsephus tongaensis (Candeze). 



Elaterides nouv., ii, p. 25, 1878 (Anchaslns) . 



„ „ iii, p. 42, 1881 (Ischiodontus hawaiiensis). 



Thirty specimens as follows : 



Twenty-four males : " Pacific, Sandwich Is.," Fry Collection (three speci- 

 mens); " Pacific, Sandwich Is.," Fry Collection ; Samoa, Janson Coll. (two speci- 

 mens) ; Tuasivi, Savaii, xi.1925 ; Tuaefu, Upolu, ix.1923 (Swezey and Wilder) ; 

 Mulifanua, Upolu, 16.vii.1923 (Wilder); Falelatai, Upolu, ll.vi.1924 ; Apia, 

 Upolu, ii.1924 ; Lalomanu, Aleipata, Upolu, xi.1924 ; Tafua Volcano, Upolu. 

 1917 (Swale, three specimens). Pago Pago, Tutuila, 0-300 ft., iv.1918 (Kellers, 

 ex coll W. M. Giflard, two specimens) ; Tutuila, 1200 ft., xii.1918 (Kellers, 

 ex coll. W. M. Giffard) ; Leone Road, Tutuila, 19.ii.1924 (Bryan) ; Leone Road, 

 Tutuila, 24.iii.1926 (Jucld) ; Pago Pago, Tutuila, 9.ix.l923 (Swezey and Wilder) ; 

 Pago Pago, Tutuila, 2.xii.l924. 



Seven females : Apia, Upolu, i.1925 ; Malololelei, Upolu, iv.1924 ; 

 Mulifanua, Upolu, 9. xi.1925 ; Tafua Volcano, Upolu, 1917 (Swale) ; Samoa, 

 15.U917 (Swale). Amauli, Tutuila, 9.V.1923 (Swezey and Wilder). Hull Is., 

 Phoenix Is., 24.iii.1924 (Bryan). 



The four specimens from the Fry Collection are of particular interest. 

 Concerning them Mr. K. G. Blair writes : "... Ischiodontus haivaiiensis 

 Cand. This species was described from specimens sent to Candeze by Fry, 

 and the specimens with Fry's labels evidently formed a part of Fry's series that 

 was not sent to Candeze. They are thus practically equivalent to co-types. 

 On the latter's labels, as you will see, the locality appears as ' Sandw. Islands,' 

 which I believe to be a misreading of ' Samoa Islands.' This same mistake 

 applies also to other beetles belonging to groups with which I am more familiar, 

 and which I am sure never came from the Sandwich Islands. ..." Further, 

 Dr. David Sharp (Fauna Haivaiiensis, Vol. iii, p. 369) remarks concerning 

 Ischiodontus : "So far as we know, there is no Ischiodontus in the Sandwich 

 Islands. From information received from Mr. Gahan, of the British Museum 



