268 BULLETIN 18 2, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



sides arcuate but angles not completely rounded; eyes small, at nearly 

 twice their length from base; labrum with a small emargination at 

 middle, but without denticles; gular sutures moderately close in front, 

 widely separated posteriorly ; with moderate umbilicate punctures, sep- 

 arated by their diameter or less and obscured by dense ground sculp- 

 ture. Pronofinn scarcely wider than long, almost as wide as head; 

 sides moderately convergent posteriorly, angles rounded; surface not 

 impressed; midline impunctate but sculptured; with punctation and 

 sculpture as on head. Elytra normally, moderately coarsely punc- 

 tured, without ground sculpture. Abdomen with fine asperate punc- 

 tures, not dense; with distinct ground sculpture. Male, seventh and 

 eighth sternites not modified. Female, not externally distinguishable 

 from male. Length, 1% to 214 mm. 



Type locality. — Madeira, near Funchal. Of aegyptiacm, Egypt ; 

 of rufukis, Argentina, Chacabuco, Buenos Aires Province; of occul- 

 ius, Rodriguez Island, Indian Ocean; of pallidus Fiori, "Italia 

 meridionale," "nord di Cotrone (prov. di Catanz:iro) " ; of hrevicornis, 

 France, "aux environs cle Rozoy-en-Brie" ; of pallidus Motschulsky, 

 "Indes orientales." 



Types. — Unique type in the British Museum. Of aegyptiacus, 

 presumably in the Zoologische Universitat Museum, Moscow; of 

 rufulus, in the Museo Argentino Ciencias Naturales, Bernar Riva- 

 davia, Buenos Aires ; of occidtiis, in the British Museum ; of pallidus 

 Fiori, presumably in collection of A. Fiori ; of hrevicomis, disposition 

 unknown ; of pallidus Motschulsky, with aegyptiacus. 



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



Cuba: (U.S.N.M.), Cayamas (Schwarz, in U.S.N.M.), Soledad (Darlington, In 

 M.C.Z.). 



Jamaica: Milk River (Blackweldor station 415), Santa Cruz (Blackwelder sta- 

 tion 421), Trinity ville (Blackwelder station 428). 



St. Croix: (Blackwelder station 341). 



Antigua: (H. E. Box, as Blackwelder station 444C). 



Guadeloupe: (Fauvel, 1888; Long and Mutchler, 1914). 



St. Lucia: (H. E. Box, as Blackwelder station 444B). 



St. Vincent: (Cameron collection). 



Grenada: (British Museum; Cameron collection). 



Trinidad: St. Augustine (British Museum). 



South America: (Gridelli, 1980), Argentina (Lynch, 1884, as rufulus). 



Central America: Mexico (Gridelli, 1930). 



North America: Sox'th Carolina (Fauvel, 1878, 1888), Texas (Gridelli, 1930), 

 Texas, Florida (Casey collection, United States National Museum, as 

 testacea) . 



Europe: France (Fauvel, 1872, 1878, 1888; Allard, 1857; Mulsant and Rey, 1877; 

 I'ortevin, 1021); Deville, 1907), Corsica, Italy, Sicily (Fiori, 1915; DeviUe, 

 1926). 



