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lately punctate, the punctures densely scaly at bottom; scales more 

 dense on the inflexed sides and spreadiug upon the anterior coxie. 

 Scutellum small, glabrous, smooth. Elytra at base nearly twice broader 

 than thorax, broadest behind the middle, acutely produced at aj)ex; 

 humeri obliquely truncate; side margin serrate toward ai)ex; disk 

 coarsely striatopunctate; punctures transverse, densely sijuamose at 

 the bottom; intervals narrow, smooth; the two or three marginal striic 

 deeply impressed, rugose at base. Side pieces of meso and meta thorax 

 and sides of the two iirst abdominal segments densely squamose; 

 median line of ventral surface nearly smooth, sparsely pubescent. Legs 

 not scal}^, sparsely pubescent, the median pair short, the posterior pair 

 longer and tlie anterior longest; all femora incrassate, bvit the anterior 

 most strongly, with a small acute tooth beyond the middle; anterior 

 tibia' slightly curvate, acutely denticulate on the inner side. Tarsi 

 hairy above, without any trace of scales; first joint slightly longer than 

 second; third very wide; claws large, connate at base, divergent at 

 apex. Length; 10 to 12 mm. Three examples from Glorioso Island. 



Tijpe.—^o. 583, U.S.K.M. 



This species comes very near C. purccsquamosus, Fairmaire, from the 

 Seychelles, but differs in the sculpture and particularly in the tarsi, 

 that are cti?ruleo-squamose above in Doctor Fairmaire's species. 



INSECTS FROM PROVIDENCE ISLAND. 



This island, located about midway between the north end of Mada- 

 gascar and the Seychelles, is api)arently very meager in insect life. 

 Doctor Abbott brought home only three species, one buttertiy and one 

 moth — both of which also occur on the African continent and the Sey- 

 chelles — and the single beetle described below, which is nearest allied 

 to the Microthyrea aldabrensis from Aklabra Island. 



MICROTHYREA PROVIDENCI>ffi, new species. 



Moderately robust, shining, glabrous above, with impressed niveous 

 spots, s])arsely hirsute beneath. Clypeus formed as in M. amahilis, 

 Schaum, but more narrowed and more deeply emargiuate at apex. 

 Sides of thorax sinuate behind the middle, arcuately narrowed in front; 

 posterior angles subrectangular; base broadly rounded with obsolete 

 emarginations; disk finely and sparsely punctate, more densely at 

 apex, with six small, round niveous spots; one pair at the front angles, 

 a larger pair marginal behind the middle and one pair in front of 

 scutellum in the normal position. Scutellum large, acuminate, with a 

 few punctures. Elytra outlined and sculptured exactly as in .If. ama- 

 hiiis, but the niveous spots are much smaller; on each side are three 

 sutural spots, one above and another one behind the humeral umbone, 

 two larger and one smaller (posterior) marginal spots, and a transverse 

 apical spot. An additional spot occurs on the disk inside the anterior 

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