ELATERIDAE. 



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(Natural History), it appears certain that the insects in the Fry Collection, 

 which Candeze described as /. hawaiiensis, were wrongly labelled as coming 

 from the Sandwich Islands, the real locality being the Samoa Islands." 



These four specimens conform perfectly to Candeze's description of P. 

 tongaensis. Therefore, in view of the geographical error involved, and the 

 practically co-type value of the series, it seems safe to synonymize I. hawaiiensis 

 under the older name. 



5. Propsephus rufipes (Schwarz). 

 Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., p. 351, 1901 (Psephus). 



Seven specimens, all males, as follows : 



Pago Pago, Tutuila, 2.xii.l924. Nukualofa, Tonga, 16.ii.1925 ; 14.ii.1925 ; 

 22.ii.1925, 23.ii.1925 ; Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga, 5.iii.l925, 8.iii.l925. 

 The type locality is Tongatabu. 



6. Propsephus euaensis (Schwarz). 



Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., p. 352, 1901 (Psephus). 



Four specimens in the Bishop Museum collections : 

 Male, Tutuila, 1200 ft., 21.vii.1918 (Kellers, ex coll. Giffard). 

 Females, Pago Pago, Tutuila, 0-300 ft., iv.1918 (Kellers, ex coll. Giffard), 

 two specimens ; Pago Pago, Tutuila, ii.1924 (Bryan). 

 The type locality is Eua, Tonga Is. 



The male genitalia of P. rufipes and of P. euaensis show no differences which 

 I can distinguish. 



7. Propsephus major (Candeze). 

 Elatcr. nouv., ii, p. 25, 1878 (Anchastus). 

 Sixteen males and twenty-three females, as follows : 



Males, all from Upolu : Malololelei, 2000 ft., ii., iii., iv., vi., vii., xi.1924-25 

 (various collectors, thirteen specimens) ; Apia, xii.1924 ; Mulifanua, 16.vii.1925 

 (Wilder) ; Samoa (Janson Coll.). 



Females, from Upolu : Malololelei, ii., hi., iv., vi., vii., ix., and xi. (various 

 collectors, seventeen specimens) ; Apia, i.1925, 29.ii.1924, ix.1924 ; Tafua 

 Volcano, 1917 (Swale, 2 specimens) ; Aleipata, iv.-v.1924. Females, island 

 not specified : Samoa, 1917 (Swale) ; Samoa, iii.-viii., 1921 (F. W. O'Connor) ; 

 iv. 2 4 



