1. Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius) .

Sphaeridium abdominale Fabricius, Ent. Syst., 1, 79, 1792.

Dactylosternum abdontinale (Fabricius) Sharp, Fauna Haw. 3 (5): 579, 1908. d'Orchymont, Ins. Samoa 4 (1): 30, 1927.

Dededo, May 19, in rotten banana stem, Usinger, Sept. 7, in rotten banana stem, Swezey; Asan, Aug. 22, in rotten breadfruit on ground, Swezey; Piti, Sept. 20, in rotten breadfruit, Swezey; Agana, Oct. 3, in royal palm top where infested by Rhabdocnemis obsrnra, Swezey; Yigo, Nov. 13, in rotten banana stem, Swezey .

A widely distributed species, throughout the tropics. Occurs in Hawaii and Samoa. Determined by L. L. Buchanan, U. S. National. Museum.