MONOO.RAPH OF WEvST IKUIAX STAPPIYLINIDAE 371 



which are rounded, posterior angles obtuse ; scarcely longer than wide, 

 carinate posteriorly on midline; sculptured as head. Elytra as long 

 as broad, closely and rugosely punctured. Abdomen closely punctate 

 and shortly pubescent. Length, 2% mm. (From Cameron.) 



Type locality. — Jamaica, Wag Water River. 



Types. — Unique type in tlie collection of Dr. Cameron. 



Records. — The following is the only record known to me : 



Jamaica: (Leiig and Mutchler, 1917), Wag Water River (Cameron, 1913). 



Specimens examined . — I have seen only the type, which I examined 

 briefly in Dr. Cameron's collection. 



Kemai'ks. — Although I cannot say from direct examination, it seems 

 })ossible that an error was made in the original description of the 

 sculpture of the head and pronotum. In the description of this species 

 and of waterhousei the sculpture of the head and pronotum is described 

 as dense, rugose, and umbilicate. An examination of the latter species 

 (coty[)es ?.Q\\\ from the British Museum) shows that this sculpture is 

 not at all umbilicate (as defined by Cameron, 1930, p. x) but is coarsely 

 gi'anulose or tuberculose. I iind this appearance of dense gi'anulation 

 under all magnifications from 2i to 204 times. From this I conclude 

 that the sculptm-e oi distinct us is probably similarly granulose instead 

 of umbilicate as described. Furthermore, on waterhoiisei there is no 

 gign of rugosity, at least in the sense of ridges or wrinkles. 



I find no record of the habits of this species. 



8. ECHLASTER WATEUHOUSEI Cameron 

 Eckiaster toaterhoitsei Cameron, 1913b, p. 336. — Leng and Mutchler, 1917, p. 



198.— SCHEEKPELTZ, 1933, p. 1239.— Bt.ACKWELDEK, 1939a, p. 116. 



DesciTption. — Rufotestaceous, often more testaceous behind, apical 

 half of elytra black or infuscate, abdomen infuscate before the apex. 

 Head moderate, subquadrate ; eyes moderate, at about their length from 

 base; impunctate but densely granulose and tuberculose; antennae 

 short, segments 5 to 10 transverse. Proiwtum nearly five-sixths as wide 

 as liead, as long as broad; widest at anterior two-fifths, strongly nar- 

 rowed and slightly produced in front, moderately narrowed behind; 

 disk longitudinally impressed basally along the midline; sculpture 

 similar to that of head. Elytra as broad as long, two-fifths longer 

 than pronotum ; sculptured similarly to pronotum but a little less 

 densely and sometimes vaguely in longitudinal series. Abdomen some- 

 what fusiform ; with fine and moderately dense submuricate punctures 

 on the four basal tergites, apical tergites with coarse muricate punc- 

 tures bearing long ))lack hairs. Length, 2 to 21/2- 



Type locality. — Grenada, Chantilly Estate. 



Types. — Fourteen specimens (one labeled type) in the British 

 Museum; five in the collection of Dr. Cameron (one labeled cotj/pe) ; 



