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with a narrow black margin around the scutelliim, a few scattered, 

 black elevated spots over the surface, an elongate black spot along 

 lateral margin, extending from the anterior angles to middle and a 

 distinct small, diamond-shaped, black spot common to both elytra, 

 jDlaced just behind the middle, beneath luteous, with the legs more 

 or less mottled with dark brown ; antennae pale, mottled with brown, 

 and the joints annulated with the same color at apex ; last abdominal 

 segment subtruncate at apex. 



Male. — Differs from the type in having the antennae slightly 

 longer, the surface above and beneath of a darker brown color, with 

 more or less whitish pubescence on the elytra, especially around the 

 diamond-shaped black mark. 



Length, 4—4.75 mm. ; width, 1.6-2 mm. 



Type locality. — Estacion Experimental Agronomica, Santiago de 

 las Vegas, Cuba (female type) ; Cayamas, Cuba (male allotype). 



Type and allotype.— Q?it. No. 28396, U.S.N.M. 



Described from two examples, the type labeled simply " Est. Cent. 

 Agr. de Cuba, # 8073," and the allotype collected at Cayamas, June 

 6, by E. A. Schwarz. 



This variety can be easily separated from the typical scurra by the 

 distinct diamond-shaped black spot on the elytra. 



LEPTOSTYLUS BIUSTUS, var. CUBANUS, new variety 



Above rather densely clothed with short, recumbent, cinereous, and 

 ocherous pubescence, the pronotum with a longitudinal median line 

 and a small spot on each side near anterior margin dark brown; 

 scutellum brown; elytra with a longitudinal sinuate black spot on 

 each side near the lateral margin extending from the humeral angle 

 to the middle, with a number of small elevated black spots scattered 

 over the surface, and on each elytron at apical fourth an arcuate 

 black spot, which is sometimes divided into two distinct spots, 

 and just behind the middle a rather broad olivaceous-brown 

 fascia extending obliquely backward toward the lateral margin^ 

 connected internally to a broad vitta of the same color extend- 

 ing along the suture and strongly expanded anteriorl}'^, but not reach- 

 ing the base or lateral margin; antennae pale, mottled with light 

 brown, and the outer joints strongly annulated with dark brown; 

 beneath reddish-brown, the abdomen paler, legs more or less mottled, 

 and tarsi brownish-black; last abdominal segment subtruncate 

 or feebly emarginate at apex. 



Length, 5-5.5 mm.; width, 2-2.25 mm. 



Type locality. — Cayamas, Cuba. 



Type and parat7/pe.— Cat. No. 28397, U.S.N.M. 



Described from two females collected at the type locality on 

 March 2, and May 8, by E. A. Schwarz. 



