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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



Length : 3-3 mm., breadth 1-7 mm. 

 Upolu : Apia, xii.1924, one 



11. Melanopsacus dulcis, sp. n. (Text-figs. 9 and 10). 



Smaller than M. hopkinsi, paler pitchy, legs more or less rufescent, markings 

 golden as in M. ceylonicus Jord., 1895, more extended and less definite than in 

 M. hopkinsi. 



Segment 2 of antenna as long as 3rd, 4th, and 5th together, the segments of 

 the club almost equal in length (Text-fig. 10), all longer than broad, 11th elliptical, 



Text-fig. 9. — Melanopsacus dulcis, 

 basal angle of pronotum, left side. 



Text-fig. 10. — Melanopsacus dulcis, 

 club of antenna. 



more than twice as long as broad. Reticulation of pronotum more prominent 

 than in M. hopkinsi, basal angle much shorter. Basal line of punctures of 

 elytrum posteriorly joining the sutural line. 

 Length : 2-0 mm. ; breadth 1-0 mm. 



Upolu : Vailima, i.1925, one <j>, type ; Malololelei, 2000 ft., vi.1924, one <j>. 



12. Melanopsacus janus, sp. n. (Text-fig. 11). 



Differs from M. dulcis particularly in its antennae. Pitchy black, legs 



and base of antenna dark rufous, markings almost 

 as in M. dulcis, but more silky grey, less golden. 

 Reticulation of pronotum more prominent, basal 

 angle shorter. Rows of punctures of elytra some- 

 what deeper. Metasternum and abdomen also 

 more deeply punctate. 



Segment 2 of antenna somewhat swollen, 

 shorter than 3rd, 4th, and 5th together, club 

 short, 9th and 11th a little longer than broad, 10th broader than long, both 

 9th and 10th rather strongly asymmetrical. Apex of fore tibia of widened 



Text-fig. 11. — Melanopsacus 

 janus, club of antenna. 



