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30. Sides of pronotum arcuate or straight posteriorly 31 



Sides of pronotum-distiuctly emargiuate posteriorly 33. dissonus 



31. Pronotum with distinct punctures among sculpture 31. conformis 



Pronotum without distinct punctures among sculpture 32 



32. Elytra moderately coarsely inmctate -- 29. chapini 



Elytra very minutely punctate 30. rulomus 



1. CARPELIMUS CROCEIPES (Fauvel) 



Trogophloeus arcuatus Fauvel, 1S63, p. 489; 1868, p. 379. — Fleutiaux and Satxe, 

 18*"-9, p. 381. — Bernhaukk and S( huuekt, 1911, p. 95. — Lknq and Mutchlkb, 

 1914, p. 403. (Not Stephens, 1835.) 



Trogophloeus crorripcs Fauvel, 18C6b, p. 379. — Sharp, 1887, p. 702. — Fleutiaux 

 and SaujS, 1889, p. 381. — Beknhaueb and Schubicrt, 1911, p. 95. — Cameron, 

 1913, p. 324.— Leko and Mutchleb, 1914, p. 403. (Not Blerig, 1935.) 



Description. — Black throughout. Ilead rather deeply bi- impressed 

 between the antennal ridges; eyes at nearly half their widtli from 

 base. Pronotum two-fifths wider than long; the sides bituberculate, 

 the anterior angles prominent and tuberculate; disk with two arcuate 

 transverse depressions scarcely interrupted at middle; with large and 

 distinct punctures separated by shining convex intervals; without 

 ground sculpture. Elytra with moderately coarse punctures obscured 

 by the irregular surface and traces of ground sculpture. Length, 

 21/2 mm. 



Type locality. — Cuba (for both names). 



Types. — A miique in the British Museum, labeled "Cuba Poey" (for 

 both names). 



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



Cuba: (Fauvel, 1863; Sharp, 1S87; British Museum; Bernhauer and Schubert, 

 1911; Leng and Mutchler, 1914), Sierra del Rosario (Bierig, in U.S.N.M., as 

 arcuatus), Hongolosougo, Oriente (Darlington, in M.C.Z. ), Daiquiri, Oriente 

 (Darlington, in M.C.Z. and U.S.N.M.), San Bias, Trinidad Mountains 

 (Darlington, in M.C.Z.). 



Jamaica: (Hubbard, in U.S.N.M.) Balaclava (Blackwelder station 399A). 



Hispaniola: Dominican Repubtjc, Santiajjo (Darlington, in M.C.Z.). Puerto 

 Plata (Darlington, in M.C.Z. and U.S.N.M.). 



Montserrat: (Hubbard, in U.S.N.M.). 



Guadeloupe: (Fleutiaux and Sall6, 1889; Long and Mutchler, 1914). 



/Specimens excunined. — I have seen 2 examples in the United States 

 National Museum and 15 in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 

 in addition to the type in the British Museum. 



Remarks. — This is a very distinct species. It was renamed by 

 Fauvel in 1868 because the earlier name arcuatus was preoccupied. The 

 name croceipes has been erroneously applied by Bierig to a very differ- 

 ent insect, which is herein identified as smithi Bernhauer. 



The Jamaica examples were found on sticks and leaves more or 

 less submerged in the center of a small stream. 



