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so determined by Kerremans, both in his own collection and in that of Mr. H. 

 E. Andre wes, now in the British Museum, is a very different insect, very close 

 to, if not identical with, A. acutus Thunb. Saunders's specimen differs from the 

 Samoan species in its greener colour, and in having the scutellar carina straight, 

 the imbricate sculpture of the elytra distinctly coarser, the pubescent macula- 

 tion different, and the tips of the elytra redder. The maculation on the anterior 

 half of the elytra is more irregular and formed of a greater number of smaller 

 spots, while the posterior zigzag band is produced backwards along the suture 

 to meet or nearly meet the subapical band. Other closely allied species are 

 A. tonkineus Kerr., A. oblatus Kerr., A. marmoreus Deyr., and A. occipitalis Esch. 



LIST OF TEXT-FIGURES. 



Text-fig. 1. Apteromerus convexus Fairniaire. 



2. Menimus samoensis, sp. n. 



3. Tagalus swalei, sp. n. 



i. Chariotheca sulcipennis, sp. n. 



5. Mordellistena consimilis Blair ; posterior leg. 

 „ 6. samoensis, sp. n. ,, ,, 



„ 7. „ buxtoni, sp. n. ,. 



,, 8. Ananca kanack Fairmaire. 



,, 9. Pselaphanca lateritia Fairmaire ; maxillary palpus, <J. 

 „ 10. Melaneros atroviolaceus Fairmaire. 

 „ 11. Samoaneros acuticollis Fairmaire. 

 „ 12. Callirhipis femorata Waterhouse. 



13. Callistroma samoensis Sndrs. 



14. Agrilus samoensis, sp. n. 



