No. 2387. THREE NEW MYRMECOPHILOUS BEETLES— MANN. 551 



sides parallel, except in front of humeri and at apical corners where 

 they are oblique; surface impressed near front border; each elytron 

 with a thick, low and broadly rounded carina which extends obliquely 

 from the humerus to near the middle of posterior border. Abdomen 



Fig. 5.— Ecitophya consecta, new species. Drawn Br e. hart. 



about three times as long as broad, broadest at middle; first five 

 segments rather strongly margined. Legs very long and slender. 



Type locality. — Abuna, Rio Madeira, Brazil. 



Host. — Eciton vagana F. Smith. 



Type.— Cat. No. 23080, U.S.N.M. 



Described from a unique specimen found with the host ant. 



The column of ants had spread out to attack me and the beetle 

 taken to flight and was hovering over the ants. 



This species resembles Ecitophya simulans Wasmann and both 

 belong to Wasmann's "Mimikry typus." Rev. Eric Wasmann has 

 kindly compared consecta with the type of simulans. The latter 

 species differs in its more robust form, thicker head, in the antennae 

 being much shorter and stouter and with the last two antennal 

 joints shorter. 



The type specimen is imperfect/Jacking the left posterior leg and 

 part of the right one. 



Family PSELAPHIDAE. 



Subfamily CLAVIGERINAE. 



FUSTIGER CLAVIPILIS, new species. 



Female. — Length, 1.4 mm. Color uniformly brownish red. Head 

 twice as long as broad, a little broader in front than behind; sides 

 behind eyes subparallel; coarsely punctate and with fine and short 

 striolae. Antennae coarsely punctate, more sparsely apically, as 

 long as head; terminal joint clavate, plane and circular at tip. 

 Eyes composed of about 15 facets, situated at middle of sides of 

 head. Pro thorax nearly as long as head, a little narrower in front 



