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



St. Vincent: (Bernhauer, 1908; Leng and Mutchler, 1914; Cameron, 1922, as 

 smithi; British Museum, as smithi; U.S.N.M.). 



Specimens ccca/ninecl. — I have seen 12 examples in the British Mu- 

 seum and 7 in the United States National INIuseum. 



Remarks. — These two species were undoubtedly described from ma- 

 terial from the same lot collected by H. H. Smith. The examples in 

 the United States National Museum are from the original series of 

 sm,ithi^ received in exchange from the British Museum. 



I find no record of the habits of this species. 



4. PAEDEROMIMUS LUSTRALIS (Erichson) 



PhUonthvs lustralis Erichson, 1840, p. 489. — Sharp, 1885, p. 438. 

 Paedcroiiiiiniis liistraUs (Erichson) Sharp. 1885, p. 438. — Bernhauer and ScHU- 



BKKT. 1914, p. 3G8. — Leng and MrTciiEER, 1914, p. 405. — \yoLcOTT, 1924, p. 7S : 



193G, p. 197. 

 Paedvroiiiimus insnJaris Bernhauer, 1908. p. 333.— Bernhauizr and ScnuaiiRr, 



1914, p. HGS. — Leng and Mutchler, 1914, p. 405. 



Description. — Black, more or less aeneous, elytra fuscoaeneous. 

 Head subovate; with large impressed punctures scattered at sides. 

 Pronotum one-half longer than wide; sides straight, parallel; base 

 and posterior angles rounded ; dorsal series of six punctures, and with 

 five lateral punctures. Elytra densely and profoundly punctate. 

 Abdomen densely and finely punctate. Male., eighth sternite pro- 

 foundly bisinuate. Female, eighth sternite rounded. Length, 5 mm. 

 (From Erichson.) 



Type locality. — Puerto Rico. Of insularis, St. Thomas. 



Types. — Either in the Hope Museum, Oxford, or the Zoologische 

 Museum, Berlin. Of insulari^, presumably in the collection of Dr. 

 Max Bernhauer. 



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



Puerto Rico: (Erichson, 1840; Leng and Mutchler, 1914, as both; Wolcott, 1924, 



1930). 

 St. Thomas: (Bornliauer, 1908, as insularis; Bernhauer and /Schubert, 1914). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen no examples of this species. 



Remarks. — Although the description of insularis is very brief and 

 is almost entirely a comparison with inter jectu^, I believe it is possible 

 to be reasonably certain that this is the species actually occurring in 

 St. Thomas. It is distinguished by its black color and the six punc- 

 tures in the pronotal series. In all but the latter character it is close 

 to tetricus. 



I find no record of its habits. 



LXIII. Genus PHILONTHUS Stephens 



Philonfhiis Stephens, 1829. p. 279. 



