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long, the angles narrowly rounded ; disk without trace of longitudinal 

 impressions but with a narrow smooth midline ; with moderate punc- 

 tures rather dense and obscured by indefinite ground sculpture. 

 Elytra with moderately coarse punctures separated by irregular inter- 

 vals w^hich are vaguely sculptured. Length, 2 to 2i^ mm. 



Tyi)e locality. — Cuba. Of am'plicollis^ Cuba, Play a de Marianao ; of 

 funestuSy Jamaica. 



Types. — Presumably in tlie collection of Blanche Rancin, Caen, 

 France. Oi anrplicolJis, in collection of Alexander Bierig ; of fwiestus, 

 in collection of Dr. Cameron. One "cotype" of am])licoUis is in the 

 United States National Museum (No. 52700). 



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



Bermuda: (Weber, in M.C.Z. and U.S.N.M.). 



Bahamas Islands: Andros Islands, Mangrove Cay (Mann, in A.M.N.H.). 



Cuba: (DuVal, 1857; Fauvel, 1863; Leng and Mutchlor, 1914), Playa de Marianao 



(Bierig, 1935, and in U.S.N.M., as umplicoUis). 

 Jamaica: (Cameron. 1923, as funesliis), Santa Cruz (Blackwelder station 421), 



Spanish Town (Blackwelder station 377). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen 7 examples (including the type 

 of funestus) in Dr. Cameron's collection, 2 examples (including a 

 "cotype" of amplicolUs) in the United States National Museum, 1 in 

 the American ^Museum of National History, 2 from the IMuseum of 

 Comparative Zoology, and 11 collected by Chapin and Blackwelder 

 in February 1937. 



Remarks. — This is a distinct species, which may be recognized by 

 the smooth midline of the pronotum. It is a rather robust species. 



Our examples were taken flying at dusk. 



33. CARPELIMUS DISSONUS (Bierig) 



Irogophlocus dissonus Bikrig, 1935a, pp. 11, 12, fig. 5. 



Description. — Black. Head with two moderate depressions between 

 the antennal ridges; eyes scarcely separated from base. Pronotum 

 about one-fifth wider than long, angles rounded ; disk without longi- 

 tudinal depressions but w ith basal foveae ; not distinctly punctate with 

 rather indefinite sculpture leaving surface shining but not smooth. 

 Elytra with punctures obsolescent, giving an appearance of feeble 

 sculpture. Length, 21/^ mm. 



Type locality. — Cuba. 



Types. — In collection of Alexander Bierig. One "cotype" in United 

 States National Museum (No. 52703). 



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



Cuba: Ilabana (Bierig, 1935), B.itabano (Bierig, 1935), Playa de Marianao 

 (Bierig, in U.S.N.M.). 



Specim^ens examined. — I have seen only the one "cotype" in the 

 United States National Museum. 



