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broadly rounded, declivous, concealing the head from above, roughened 

 with transverse rugosities (j) posterior surface smooth, shining, punc 

 tured, basal angle acute. 



Mesothorax : episternum (2) large, opaque; epimerum very small, 

 narrow, obscure. 



Metathorax: episterum narrow, elevated, base strongly oblique, ven 

 tral angle acute; sternum large, with short median groove toward the 

 posterior margin, in 9- 



Abdomen : ventral segments i and 2 equal width, both together as long 

 as the others united, 3, 4, and 5 equal length, sutures nearly straight, 

 posterior margin of 5 concave, not strongly reflexed as is usual; pygid- 

 ium, (), prominent and extending beyond tip of elytra in both sexes, 

 but much more pubescent in the <$ ', strongly punctured in the 9 ; propygi- 

 dium smooth, chitinous and the posterior margin more shining in the $, 

 not chitinous in the Q. 



Elytra : sides parallel or faintly rounded for more than half their 

 length, slightly wider in middle than prothorax, not elevated or roughened 

 at base, but faintly margined; surface nearly smooth, shining, striae and 

 interspaces punctured in rows, declivity plain. 



Type of genus, Erineophilus schwarzi described from 18 speci 

 mens (n ?? and 7 cTc?), submitted by Mr. E. A. Schwarz. 

 Two specimens of each sex were dissected, the remaining 9 9 9 

 and 5 cfcT are in the type series, two retained by the author, and 

 the others, including the c? and ? types, are in the National 

 Museum Collection (No. 6242). 



The species upon which this genus is founded may be further 

 described, as follows: 



Erineophilus schivarzi sp. nov. 



Female type (Gocoanut Grove, Fla., April 26). 



Length, 1.7 mm.*; color, yellowish-red ; posterior portion of prothorax 

 to abdomen, darker; head and ventral surface dark; legs and antennae 

 yellow. Head with front convex, middle of convex surface polished, 

 shining, densely fringed with long yellow hairs, which extend around the 

 anterior margin almost concealing the epistoma and mandibles. .Head 

 withdrawn so that posterior portion cannot be seen. Base of prothorax 

 emarginate. Posterior portion of proepisternum shining. Elytra shining, 

 margined at base, surface glabrous, except on sides which are faintly 

 and sparsely pubescent ; striae punctured but not impressed, interspaces 

 not elevated and with median row of punctures slightly smaller than 

 those of the striae; declivity not steep, smooth, punctures fine, apical 

 margin slightly retuse, exposing the pygidium ; ventral segments i and 2 

 distinctly punctured. 



Male type (Cocoanut Grove, Fla., September 25). 

 * See p. 37, note. 



