﻿PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  UNITED 
  STATES 
  NATIONAL 
  MUESUM 
  

  

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  the 
  

  

  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION 
  

   U. 
  S. 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  Vol. 
  % 
  Waihington: 
  1945 
  No. 
  3188 
  

  

  NEW 
  BEETLES 
  OF 
  THE 
  FAMILY 
  EUCNEMIDIDAE 
  FROM 
  

   CENTllAL 
  AMERICA 
  AND 
  THE 
  WEST 
  INDIES 
  

  

  By 
  W. 
  S. 
  Fisher 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  process 
  of 
  rearranging 
  the 
  American 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  

   family 
  Eucnemididao 
  (Coleoptera) 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  National 
  

   Mu>eum, 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  new 
  genera 
  and 
  species 
  were 
  found. 
  These 
  are 
  

   described 
  herein. 
  According 
  to 
  Fleutiaux 
  (Rev. 
  Franc. 
  Ent., 
  voL 
  2, 
  

   p. 
  1, 
  1935), 
  the 
  name 
  Eucnemididae 
  sliould 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  this 
  family 
  in- 
  

   stead 
  of 
  Melasidae. 
  

  

  Genus 
  TEMMLLUS 
  Bonvouloir 
  

  

  TEMNILLUS 
  ASITRICOLUS, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Oval-oblong, 
  dark 
  reddish 
  brown, 
  the 
  antenna 
  sliglitly 
  paler, 
  opaque, 
  

   glabrous. 
  

  

  Head 
  in-egiilarly 
  convex, 
  with 
  an 
  irregular, 
  deep, 
  transverse 
  depres- 
  

   sion 
  on 
  vertex 
  and 
  a 
  very 
  deep, 
  irregular 
  depression 
  between 
  antennae, 
  

   coarsely, 
  deej)ly, 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  the 
  intervals 
  vaguely 
  granulose; 
  

   clypeus 
  short, 
  wide, 
  anterior 
  margin 
  strongly, 
  obtusely 
  toothed 
  at 
  

   middle, 
  broadly, 
  arciiately 
  cniarginaU' 
  on 
  each 
  side. 
  Antenna 
  not 
  

   exieiidiiig 
  to 
  base 
  of 
  j)roiiotum, 
  comjiact 
  ; 
  first 
  segment 
  large, 
  irregular, 
  

   slightly 
  flattened, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  following 
  five 
  segments 
  united, 
  with 
  a 
  

   sharp 
  tooth 
  on 
  underside 
  at 
  apex; 
  segments 
  -2 
  to 
  10 
  wider 
  than 
  long, 
  

   each 
  with 
  two 
  round 
  (lej)ressions 
  on 
  npi)er 
  surface; 
  segment 
  11 
  

   obliquely 
  truncate 
  at 
  apex. 
  

  

  PionotMHi 
  distinctly 
  widei- 
  than 
  long, 
  strongly 
  conv«'.\, 
  with 
  a 
  inir- 
  

   Tow, 
  longit 
  ndinal, 
  median 
  gi-oove 
  extending 
  fi'oin 
  base 
  to 
  apex 
  and 
  a 
  

   small, 
  deeper 
  depression 
  at 
  middle 
  of 
  groove; 
  sides 
  nearly 
  parallel, 
  

   slighth' 
  sinuate 
  along 
  basal 
  two-thirds, 
  bioadly 
  ronnded 
  anterinily 
  ; 
  

   base 
  truncate, 
  posterior 
  angles 
  strongly 
  piojecting 
  backward 
  ; 
  surface 
  

   r.'jdiijii 
  tr. 
  ~,j 
  

  

  