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Pronotum two-sevenths wider than lon<^, the apex and base about 

 equal in width, and feebly trapezoidal; sides feebly obliquely ex- 

 panded from apical angles to basal fifth, then strongly, abruptly 

 constricted to base, the tooth strongly developed, acute at apex, 

 and extending slightly outward ; surface even, with a feeble, broadly 

 concave depression along base, densely and very finely punctate^ 

 with a row of coarse punctures along the base, and sparsely clothed 

 with fine, recumbent, cinereous pubescence. Scutellum wider than 

 long, and broadly rounded behind. 



Elytra fully two times as long as wide, and distinctly wider than 

 pronotum; sides parallel to apical third, then arcuately attenuate 

 to the tips, which are separately narrowly rounded; surface convex 

 along the sides, flattened on disk, coarsely, densely, and regularly 

 pimctate over entire surface, and sparsely clothed with fine recum- 

 bent cinereous pubescence. 



Beneath finely and densely punctate, and rather densely clothed 

 with short recumbent cinereous pubescence; last abdominal segment 

 moderately cuneate, and broadly, but feebly arcuately emarginate 

 at apex; anterior and middle coxae separated by about one-fourth 

 of their diameter; anterior and middle femora rather strongly 

 clavate, the posterior pair linear and only feebly clavate ; tarsi rather 

 short, the basal joint of the posterior pair about as long as the fol- 

 lowing two joints united. 



Female. — Differs from the male in having the pronotum nearly 

 two times as wide as long, the femora less strongly clavate, and the 

 last abdominal segment longer and more acuminate at apex. 



Length, 6-6.75 mm. ; width, 2-2.25 mm. 



Type locality. — Cayamas, Cuba. 



Tyfe., allotype., and paratypes. — Cat. No. 28401, U.S.N.M. 



Described from five specimens, two males and three females col- 

 lected at the type locality between February 5 and March 10, by 

 E. A. Schwarz. 



In general form this species resembles Lepturges signaius Le- 

 Conte, but it is of a nearly uniform color and is Avithout any distinct 

 markings on the pronotum or elytra. 



HYPERPLATYS GRISEOMACULATUS, new species 



Male. — Form oblong, rather robust, and moderately depressed; 

 above brown with a slight reddish tinge, and irregularly mottled 

 with Avhitish pubescence; beneath pale brownish-red, the abdomen 

 slightly more yellowish, and the legs dark brown, with the femora., 

 tibiae, and basal part of first tarsal joints luteous. 



Head nearly square, slightly narrowed above, and nearly flat in 

 front, feebly depressed between the antennal tubercles, which are 

 only slightly elevated and widely separated, the surface rather 



