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of elytra with a broad, transverse, dusky band, as wide as the elytra 

 and extending posteriorly for about one-fourth their length, the re- 

 mainder pale dirty-yellow except for two indistinct, dusky spots near 

 the apex of the declivity. Abdomen and legs yellow, claws brown. 

 Head yellowish ; front slightly convex, the punctures shallow, coarse, 

 irregular; epistoma opaque, brownish yellow, narrowly subquadrate, 

 anterior margin protruding beyond produced frontal angles, which are 

 strongly curved, very oblique, and join the epistoma at its posterior 

 lateral angles. Prothorax about one-fifth broader than long; sides 

 broadly rounded, about equal to width of elytra at their base; rounded, 

 base slightly curved posteriorly, anterior margin strongly rounded and 

 slightly produced over the head; punctures shallow, dense, more so at 

 sides. Elytra twice as long as the prothorax and not quite twice as 

 long as wide, sides slightly rounded and constricted at base, apex 

 broadly rounded, the punctures coarse, shallow, irregular, scattered, 

 especially noticeable at base. Length, 1.2 mm. ; width, 0.5 mm. 



Type. No. 11569, U. S. National Museum; female; coll. 

 Hubbard and Schwarz ; Haw Creek, Fla. 



One female, Haw Creek, Fla., June (coll. Hubbard & 

 Schwarz). 



Ennearthron annulatum, n. sp. (Plate III, fig. 5). 



Female. Oblong, glabrous, polished, straw-yellow; prothorax some- 

 what darker, its anterior half brownish; base of the elytra for about 

 one-fourth their length with a transverse, piceous band which blends 

 posteriorly with a similar band of straw color, the remaining portion 

 of elytra dusky, somewhat paler than base. Abdomen and legs brown- 

 ish yellow. Head straw color; front convex, coarsely punctured; 

 epistoma semicircular, opaque, brown, not punctured, slightly depressed, 

 anterior margin feebly rounded, blending with frontal angles, which 

 are more strongly curved. Prothorax broadly oval, slightly narrower 

 than elytra, sides feebly rounded, anterior margin broadly curved and 

 slightly prolonged over the head, posterior margin slightly curved; 

 punctures numerous, shallow, finer anteriorly. Elytra narrow, twice 

 as long as wide, sides subparallel, converging posteriorly so as to form 

 a somewhat acute apex, punctures very numerous, distinct, shallow, 

 coarse, especially at base. Length, I mm. ; width, 0.4 mm. 



Male. Similar to female except that the anterior portion of the 

 thorax is somewhat darker, the prothorax slightly broader propor- 

 tionally, elytra more rugose. The head and prothorax present no 

 secondary sexual modifications ; first ventral segment of abdomen with 

 a subcircular fovea medially. Length, i mm. ; width, 0.35 mm. 



Type. No. 11570, U. S. National Museum; female; E. A. 

 Schwarz, collector; Cayamas, Cuba. 



One female, I male, Cayamas, Cuba, March (E. A. 

 Schwarz). 



