2. Mordellistena castanea (Boheman) .

Mordella castanea Boheman, Eugenies Resa, Ins. Col., 108, 1858 (Guam).

Mordella dodonaeae Montrouzier, Soc. Ent. France, Ann. III, 8: 306, 1860 (New Caledonia).

Mordellistena dodonaeae (Montrouzier) Blair, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. IX, 9: 567, 1922 (Fiji); Insects of Samoa 4 (2): 86, 1928 (Samoa).

Santa Rosa Peak, May 19, Swezey, 12 examples; Piti, July 5, Oct. 27, 29, on bamboo leaves, Swezey, four examples; Agana, May 25, from Pithecolobiwm, Usinger, three examples; Agat, May 31, from Thespesia populnea , one example, Swezey ; Agat, Oct. 17, from Calophyllum inophylluni, Swezey, one example; Orote Pen., May 24, on Psychotria, Usinger, one example; Umatac, May 28, Usinger, one example; Mt. Chachao, May 16, on Cycas, Swezey, one example; Machanao, Aug. 6, on Piper guahamense, Swezey, one example .

Though Boheman's description gives insufficient detail to make this identification certain, these captures from the original locality are assumed to be this species.