﻿NEW 
  EUCNEMIDID 
  BEETLES 
  — 
  FISHER 
  91 
  

  

  buses 
  and 
  skies 
  uiul 
  forinin<r 
  a 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  distinct 
  broad, 
  transverse 
  

   fascia 
  behind 
  middle 
  and 
  a 
  broad 
  spot 
  at 
  apices. 
  

  

  Body 
  beneath 
  coai*sely, 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  sparsely 
  clothed 
  with 
  

   short, 
  recumbent, 
  whitish 
  hairs; 
  juxtasutural 
  jjroove 
  broad, 
  smooth, 
  

   sharply 
  limited 
  externally; 
  lateral 
  marj^inal 
  carina 
  sinuate, 
  obsolete 
  

   posteriorly 
  and 
  curving 
  toward 
  posterior 
  supplenlentary 
  carina, 
  which 
  

   i< 
  stronuly 
  elevated 
  posteriorly, 
  becoming: 
  obsolete 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  middle; 
  

   metasternal 
  episternum 
  narrow, 
  wider 
  behind 
  than 
  in 
  front; 
  posterior 
  

   coxae 
  slightly 
  expanded 
  internally. 
  

  

  Length 
  3 
  mm., 
  width 
  1 
  mm. 
  

  

  Type 
  locality. 
  — 
  Felton, 
  Cuba. 
  

  

  Type^ 
  allotype., 
  aiid 
  paratypes. 
  — 
  U.S.N.M. 
  No. 
  57173. 
  

  

  Remnrl-a. 
  — 
  Described 
  from 
  five 
  specimens 
  (1 
  male 
  typo). 
  The 
  type 
  

   and 
  allotype 
  were 
  collected 
  at 
  the 
  type 
  locality 
  by 
  W. 
  M. 
  Mann; 
  two 
  

   paratypes 
  were 
  collected 
  at 
  Baracoa, 
  Cuba, 
  during 
  August 
  1901. 
  by 
  

   August 
  Busck; 
  and 
  one 
  paratype 
  was 
  collected 
  at 
  Higueral, 
  Domini- 
  

   can 
  Republic, 
  during 
  February 
  1916, 
  by 
  E. 
  G. 
  Smyth. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  allied 
  to 
  Dirhagus 
  pectinatus 
  LeConte 
  but 
  differs 
  

   from 
  that 
  species 
  in 
  being 
  smaller 
  and 
  in 
  having 
  the 
  pubescence 
  on 
  the 
  

   pr(;notum 
  and 
  elytra 
  longer 
  and 
  ornamented 
  with 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  dis- 
  

   tinct 
  white 
  pubescent 
  designs, 
  the 
  juxtasutural 
  groove 
  smooth, 
  with 
  

   the 
  sides 
  parallel, 
  the 
  posterior 
  supplementary 
  carina 
  extending 
  to 
  

   the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  pronotum, 
  the 
  antenna 
  in 
  the 
  male 
  pectinate 
  from 
  

   the 
  fourth 
  segment, 
  and 
  in 
  not 
  having 
  the 
  head 
  longitudinally 
  carinate 
  

   on 
  the 
  occiput. 
  

  

  HYLOTASTELLA, 
  new 
  genus 
  

  

  Body 
  elongate, 
  parallel. 
  Head 
  large, 
  strongly 
  convex; 
  labrum 
  in- 
  

   visible; 
  eyes 
  partially 
  covered 
  by 
  prot 
  borax; 
  clypeus 
  strongly 
  con- 
  

   tracted 
  at 
  base. 
  Antenna 
  long, 
  robust, 
  cylindrical, 
  segments 
  compact 
  ; 
  

   second 
  segment 
  very 
  small, 
  the 
  following 
  segment 
  much 
  longer 
  than 
  

   wide. 
  Pronottmi 
  wider 
  than 
  long, 
  lateral 
  margins 
  distinct, 
  entire; 
  

   anterior 
  margin 
  simple, 
  not 
  carinate. 
  Scutellum 
  subtriangidar, 
  

   longer 
  than 
  wide, 
  narrowly 
  truncate 
  at 
  apex. 
  Propleural 
  triangle 
  

   longer 
  than 
  wide, 
  without 
  antcnnal 
  grooves. 
  Marginal 
  carina 
  and 
  

   prosternal 
  suture 
  of 
  pro.sternum 
  converging 
  anteriorly, 
  prostenial 
  su- 
  

   ture 
  closed, 
  distinct 
  for 
  entire 
  length. 
  Motastermun 
  and 
  abdomen 
  

   without 
  tai-sal 
  grooves. 
  Metastenial 
  cpimcron 
  completely 
  covcicd. 
  

   Metasternal 
  episternum 
  nairow. 
  sides 
  jiaiallel. 
  \j\\^\ 
  abdoininal 
  ter- 
  

   gite 
  not 
  extending 
  over 
  last 
  alxlomiiial 
  sternite. 
  which 
  is 
  nai'rowlv 
  

   rounded 
  at 
  ajn-x. 
  Posterior 
  coxa 
  smldenly 
  exjiaiided 
  internally, 
  very 
  

   narrow 
  externally. 
  Logs 
  slendei-. 
  Tai>i 
  withoni 
  laniellae; 
  segment 
  

   1 
  of 
  posterior 
  pair 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  following 
  segments 
  unile(l; 
  segment 
  4 
  

   hollowed 
  out 
  on 
  doi-sal 
  surface 
  for 
  receiving 
  following 
  segment, 
  trun 
  

   cate 
  at 
  apex. 
  

  

  