WEST INDIAN APHODIINAE — CHAPIN , 5 



sharper, larger, and forwardly directed teeth, behind which on the 

 clypeus are the two small approximate tubercles. Pronotum some- 

 what convex, with rounded posterior angles, finely margined at base, 

 rather thickly punctured, the punctures of two sizes mixed. Scutel- 

 lum elongate oval, free of punctures. Elytra a little widened at 

 middle, at base as wide as pronotum, striae strong, intervals elevated 

 and almost keeled, shining, not distinctly punctured, the outer inter- 

 vals beginning with the sixth, grooved; rufopiceous with humeri, 

 lateral margins, apices, and a few small flecks on disk and at base 

 reddish yellow. Antennae, palpi, and legs reddish yellow, first seg- 

 ment of hind tarsus as long as the three following taken together. 

 Length: 2%-d lines (5.5-6 mm.). 



Ti/pe. — Possibly in collection of R. Oberthuer, Rennes. 



Type locality. — Cuba. 



Material examined. — Apparently no additional specimens of this 

 species have been seen since the original lot. If collected again, the 

 species should be easily recognized by the quadridentate clypeus. 



2. APHODIUS SALLEI Harold 



Aphodius sallei Hakold, 1863, Berlin. Ent. Zeitschr., vol. 7, pp. 331, 836. — 

 Bates, 1887, Biologla Centrali-Americana, Coleoptera, vol. 2, pt. 2, p. 84, 

 pi. 6, fig. 10. 



Aphodius (Bodilus) sallei Schmidt, 1913, Arch. Naturg,, vol. 79A, fasc. 11, p. 166. 



Convex, rufocastaneous, the vertex, disk of pronotum, suture and 

 elytral striae, and metasternum piceous. Head of male with strong 

 median tubercle, of female with tubercle obsolete, anterior margin 

 of clypeus reflexed and subangulate on each side of median depres- 

 sion, surface closely and rather finely punctured. Frons with similar 

 punctures adjacent to clypeofrontal suture, vertex polished and with- 

 out punctures. Gena rounded, not more prominent than eye. Pro- 

 notum convex, sides nearly straight, lateral and basal margins finely 

 beaded, anterior angles slightly produced but blunt, surface rather 

 densely punctured with a mixture of fine and coarse punctures. 

 Scutellum elongate-triangular, sparsely and finely punctured. Elytra 

 together widest at apical third, at base slightly narrower than prono- 

 tum, striae coarse, strial punctures large, intervals convex, shining, 

 sparsely and finely punctured. Pygidium with a scalelike gi'ound 

 sculpture, moderately finely and densely punctured, somewhat hairy. 

 Posterior tibia fringed with a row of equal spinules, first segment of 

 posterior tarsus very little shorter than next three segments com- 

 bined, apical spine about as long as first segment. Length : 4^5 mm. 



Type. — Possibly in collection of R. Oberthuer, Rennes. 



Type locality. — Mexico. 



Material examined. — In addition to a series of specimens from Texas 

 and Mexico, 172 individuals from Jamaica and Hispaniola have been 



