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Remwks. — Since I have not compared the West Indian specimens 

 with the type of flum I am not able to say definitely that tliey are the 

 same. The description of that species agrees entirely with our speci- 

 mens except that in the latter the elytra are not visibly punctate. I 

 believe it probable that they are the same. 



My specimens were collected at light or flying at dusk; the Soledad 

 examples were taken in a Berlese funnel. 



10. SCOPAEUS CUPIENS, new species 



Description. — Piceous to rufopiceous, elytra and abdomen castane- 

 ous. Head slightly emarginate behind, angles moderately rounded; 

 labrum with two small denticles at middle, each somewhat enlarged at 

 base; gular sutures straight, narrowly separated in front, divergent 

 posteriorly; punctui'es distinct and dense but surrounded by fine in- 

 distinct ground scidpture. Pronotuin nearh'' one-sixth longer than 

 wide; anterior angles rather narrowly rounded; sides in front dis- 

 tinctly emarginate, moderately arcuate posteriorly; with indistinct 

 smooth midline; not distinctly punctured but sculptured to resemble 

 obsolete umbilicate punctures, more distinctly punctiform along mid- 

 dle; without other ground sculpture. Elytra not punctata but with 

 small tubeiculi separated by less than their diameter, and with addi- 

 tional ground sculpture along suture basally. Male., unknown. 

 Female., eighth sternite broadly rounded; eighth tergite rounded at 

 apex. Length, 2^/2 ^^^'i^- 



Type locality. — Jamaica. 



Types. — Holotype, female, and one paratype, U.S.N.M. No. 52416, 

 collected by H. G. Hubbard. 



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



Jamaica: (Hubbard, in United States National Museum), Santa Cruz (Black- 

 welder station 421). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen only the two types. 



Remarks. — The paratype is imperfect, having lost the abdomen. 

 The species is distinguished from the others principally by details of 

 sculptuj-e. The shape and sculpture of the head place it in the sub- 

 genus Scopaeus s. str. 



The paratype was caught flying at dusk. 



11. SCOPAEUS ANGUSTICOLLIS Cameron 



Scopaeus angusticollis Cameron, 19131), p. 346. — Lkxci aiul JIutcui.kr, 1917, 

 p. 199.— SCHEEKPELTZ, 1933, p. 1265. 



Description. — Reddish brown, abdomen lighter with posterior mar- 

 gin of tergites and apex testaceous. Head emarginate posteriorly, 

 angles rounded; closely and finely punctate. Pronotum. one-fourth 

 longer than wide, anterior angles rounded but traceable; feebly nar- 

 rowed posteriorly; with a fine median line posteriorly and an obsolete 



