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Remarks. — This is the first additional record for this species since 

 its description. There is very little variation among my 10 examples. 



I collected this species in fungus and under bark of logs of mora 

 and other trees. 



6. LISPINUS STUIOLA Erichson 



Lispinus striola Erichson, 1840, p. 829. — Lacokdaike, 1854, p. 12G. — DuVal, 1857, 

 p. 46.— Fauvel, 1863, p. 442; 1865, pp. 46, 50.— Sharp, 1876, pp. 412, 413, 

 414; 1887, p. 719. — Bernhauer and Schudert, 1910, p. 23. — Leng and 

 MxrrcHLER, 1914, p. 403. 



Description. — Piceous with head and pronotum slightly rufescent 

 to entirely rufotes^taceous. Head narrowly truncate in front; with- 

 out longitudinal impressions; punctures coarse, separated by one-half 

 to twice their diameter; sculpture linear, very feeble. Prmiotwrn 

 one-fifth wider than long; sides very feebly rounded, narrowed from 

 anterior third but not strongly so; lateral depressions moderate, ex- 

 tending past middle; very coarsely punctate, more densely at base; 

 punctures generally elongated, sometimes coalescing longitudinally, 

 with exceedingly fine punctualae on interstices; ground sculpture 

 longitudinal but obsolescent. Scutellum with a few large punctures 

 and vague sculpture. Elytron with sutural stria impressed, discal 

 stria a very distinct abruptly impressed groove, sometimes inter- 

 rupted, expanded apically, or with additional short grooves apically; 

 punctured and sculptured similarly to pronotum. Abdominal ster- 

 oiites with fine diagonal carinae at the sides. Length, 3y2 to 5 mm. 



Type locality. — "Colombia et Americae meridionalis insulis." 



Types. — Presumably in the Zoologische Museum, Berlin. (A spec- 

 imen labeled "Type Guerin Men." is in the British Museum.) 



Records. — The following are the records known to me : 



Antilles: (Erichson, 1840; DuVal, 1857). 



Cuba: DuVal, 1857; Fauvel, 1863, 1865; Sharp, 1887; British Museum; Leng 



and Mntchler, 1914), Cayamas (Schwarz, in U.S.N.M.). 

 Trinidad: Port of Spain (Blackwelder stations 109B, 115). 

 South America: Brazh, (Fauvel, 1863, 1865; Sharp, 1876, 1887), Colombia 



(Ericlisori, 1840; Lacordaire, 1854; DuVal. 1857; Fauvel, 1863; Sharp, 1887). 

 Central America: Nicaragua (Sharp, 1887), Guatemala (Sharp, 1887), British 



Honduras (Sharp, 1887), Mexico (Fauvel, 1803, 1865; Sharp, 1887). 



Specimens examined. — Twenty examples in the United States Na- 

 tional Museum, 4 from the West Indies in the British Museum with 

 a large series from Central and South America, and 17 collected by 

 mo in 1935-37. 



R( marks. — The pimctation of this species varies somewhat, but 

 the large series studied seems to be properly identified with Erich- 

 son's luime. 



If future collecting does not record this species from the other 

 islands, it will be an interesting case of an apparent invasion from 



