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line; with occasional piinctulao on the intervals bocomin<^ dense near 

 basal angles. Elytra shorter than pronotum, narrower than abdo- 

 men; punctures less coarse or distinct than on pronotum but denser, 

 the intervals somewhat convex and rugose, and with traces of ground 

 sculpture. Abdomen with dense punctures excavated and submuri- 

 cate, almost indistinguishable; without distinct ground sculpture. 

 Mdle^ unknown. Female^ sternite not modified. Length, I214 mm. 



Type locality. — ^Jamaica, main range of Blue Mountains, elevation 

 5,000 to 7,888 feet. 



Types. — Holotype, female, in the ISIuseum of Comparative Zoology, 

 collected on August 17-19, 1934, by Dr. P. J. Darlington. 



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



Jamaica: Blue Mountains (Darlington, in M.C.Z.). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen only the holotype. 



Remarks. — This is also a species of subterranean habitus. It dif- 

 fers greatly from darlingtoni in size as well as the distribution of 

 punctulae on the pronotum. I have not hesitated to describe it from 

 a single female because of its distinctness and the scarcity of material 

 from the high mountain regions. 



I have received no record of its habits. 



8. PINOPHILUS BIERIGI, new species 



Description. — Black, front margin of head and apex of abdomen 

 rufescent. Head with a few very large punctures between and in 

 front of the eyes, and with rather dense punctulae throughout. 

 Pronotum. with moderately large and not sparse punctures separated 

 by flat intervals, the latter densely punctulate, the punctures densely 

 sculptured within. Elytra witli strong jjuncturcs separated by their 

 diameter or less by moderately convex intervals; surface strongly 

 coriaceous. Abdomen with moderately coarse but very shallow 

 punctures, each densely sculptured within and some feebly sub- 

 muricate. Male., eighth sternite strongly produced into a rounded 

 lobe. Female., unknown. Length, 11 mm. 



Type locality. — Puerto Rico, Mayagiiez. 



Types. — Holotype, male, U.S.N. M. No. 52-473, collected by A. Suro 

 on September 15, 1930. 



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



Puerto Rico: Mayagiiez (Suro, in U.S.N.M.). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen only the unique type. 



Remarks. — This species may be distinguished by the dense punc- 

 tulae of the head, as outlined in the key. It belongs in the same 

 group as agxw.yoi and favipcs, of which the status is not certain. It 



