Mauia subnotatus

Araecerus subnotatus Boheman, Eugenies Resa, 116, 1859.

Mauia satelles Blackburn, Roy. Soc. Dublin, Trans. III, 3: 195, 1885.

Contexta murina Jordan, Deutsche Ent. Zeitsch., 78, 1902.

This species might be confused with small, narrow specimens of Araecerus, but the interscrobal area is broader than the interocular area rather than being narrowerasinAraecerns. Theelytraareusuallyconspicuouslytessellatedwith patches of pale and dark, rather coarse squamules. Length, 2.5-3.5 111111. breadth, 1.0-1.5 111111

Three specimens of this species were collected by Swezey on Guam as follows: one specimen from the dry leaf of a large taro at Agana, May 4, 1936; one specimen from Thespesia populnea at Umatac, May 28, and one specimen from the seed cluster of a palm (Coccothrina,r?), Yigo, Nov. 13. The National Museum sent the following, all taken by Oakley: four in roof of thatched house, Sept. 10, 1937, and one labeled " Hong Kong China, Guam 416, II-20-38, with Philippine Clipper, 38-8993."

This species is widespread in the Pacific and in the Old World tropics. It frequents dead leaves, twigs, and branches of many plants.