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Remarks. — This species may be recognized by its very slender 

 form and not prominent eyes. The above description was drawn 

 from a Fern Gully example. 



My specimens wore taken flyinij at dusk. 



25. CARPELIMUS PROLIXUS (Bierig) 



Trogophloeus prolixus Bierig, 193oa, pp. 12, 13, fig. 2. 



Description. — Black, elytra rufocastaneous. Head with two feeble 

 depressions between the antennal ridges ; eyes scarcely separated 

 from base, Pronotum about one-fourth wider than long, the angles 

 rounded; disk with two rather feeble longitudinal depressions unit- 

 ing with the basal foveae; punctures rather fine but obscured by 

 indefinite ground sculpture. Elytra with punctures moderately fine 

 and somewhat angular; with indefinite ground sculpture. Length, 

 1% mm. 



Type locality. — Cuba. 



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

 United States National Museum (No. 52707). 



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



Cuba: Rio Almendares (Bierig, 1935; Bierig, in U.S.N.M.), Laguna La Canoa 

 (Bierig, 1935), Playa de Marianao (Bierig, 1935), Aspiro (Bierig, 1935). 



Specimem examined. — I have seen only the "cotype" in the United 

 States National museum. 



R&marhs. — This species can be distinguished from those near it 

 in the key by its slender form. 



I find no record of its habits. 



26. CARPELIMUS HAPLOMUS, new species 



Trogophloeus hatuey Biebio, MS. 



Description. — Black, the elytra very slightly rufescent. Head 

 with two very feeble depressions between the antennal ridges; base 

 not strongly marked but eyes not much separated from it. Prono- 

 turn over one-third wider than long, angles rounded; disk without 

 trace of longitudinal depressions but with feeble basal foveae; sculp- 

 ture very fine and very dense, surface entirely opaque. Elytra with 

 rather coarse punctures separated by irregular intervals; with very 

 feeble and indefinite ground sculpture. Length, li/^ mm. 



Type locality. — St. Croix, Frederiksted. 



Types. — Holotype, U. S. N. M. No. 52451, collected by me during 

 November 1936. 



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



Cuba: Rio Almendares (Bierig, in U.S.N.M., as haUccy). 

 St. Croix: (Blackwelder station 338). 



