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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



Geographical Distribution. 



Aulacophora tetrastictoptera Lea (considered as synonymous with the 

 Fabrician species) has been taken in the following localities : — Australia : 

 Northern Territory (Blackburn's Collection), Darwin (W. K. Hunt), Roper 

 River (N. B. Tindale) ; Queensland, Cairns district (Blackburn's Collection). 

 New Guinea : St. Joseph's River (Sir Wm. MacGregor). 



Aulacophora austrocaledonica Montrouzier (also considered as synonymous 

 with the Fabrician species) was collected in New Caledonia. 



In the collection of the British Museum other examples resembling the 

 Fabrician species are labelled as follows : Fiji Islands, Ovalau ; Nova Holland 

 (De Boulay) ; N. Australia, Cape York Pen., Cowal Creek, 15.viii.1924 (G. H. 

 Wilkins) ; N. T. Australia, Groote Eylandt, 27.ii.1925 (G. H. Wilkins). 



In the material under discussion the following specimens were found : 



Upolu : Aleipata, iv.1924, 1 example. Siumu, 26. xi. 1923, 1 example 

 (Armstrong). Apia, 29.viii.1924, 1 example. 



Manua : Tau, 20.ii.1926, 1 example (Judd) ; 27.ix.1923, 1 example (Swezey 

 and Wilder). 



Savaii : Fagamalo, xi.1925, 1 example. Salailua, 19.V.1924, 3 examples 

 (Bryan). 



Tutuila : Pago Pago, 14.xii.1925, 2 examples ; 18.iv.1924, 1 example 

 (Bryan) ; 9.ix.l923, 5 examples ; 10.ix.1923, 1 example ; 18.ix.1923, 1 example ; 

 30.ix.1923, 1 example (all these collected by Swezey and Wilder) ; 3,000 ft. 

 iv.1918, 1 example (Kellers). Fagasa, 9.ix.l923, 1 example. Amouli, 5.ix.l923, 

 1 example (Swezey and Wilder). Leone Road, 19.ii.1924, 1 example (Bryan). 

 Total : twenty-four examples. 



12. Aulacophora nigrobrunnea, sp. nov. (Text-fig. 9). 



Body oblong, somewhat broadened behind. Elytra black ; antennae, 

 prothorax, scutellum and under side brown, sometimes darker or piceous. 



Head somewhat exerted ; vertex sometimes with a few punctures and 

 always finely reticulate ; interocular space with a deep transverse impression, 

 crossed by a deep median longitudinal impression ; interantennal space with a 

 ridge, continued to the labrum ; eyes strongly convex ; antennae hairy, long, 

 slender, extending slightly beyond middle of elytra, first segment long and 



