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

 St. Lucia: (Blackwelder station 221). 



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



Remarks. — This species is very similar to coelestinus Bernhauer but 

 is distinguished by its greater size and the absence of any bluish color 

 on the head, pronotum, and elytra. 



The types were collected from rotting cocoa pods. 



6. BELONUCHUS COELESTINUS Bernhauer 



Pelonuehus coelestinus Bkrnhauer, 1908b, p. 330. — Bebnhaueb and Schubeet, 



1914, p. 369.— Leno and Mutchier, 1914, p. 406. 

 Belonncfms coeruleus Camekon, 1922, p. 122. — Scheekpet.tz, 1933, p. 1377. 

 Beluvuchus sinithi Fauvel, MS. — Cameron, 1922, p. 122. 



Description. — Head and pronotum shining bluish, elytra cyaneous, 

 abdomen nigropiceous with two apical abdominal segments testaceous. 

 ^ead quadrate, as long as wide ; sides parallel with rounded posterior 

 .angles; in front with a median longitudinal impression; with four 

 punctures between the eyes in a rectangle, remainder, except along 

 rmiddle, with large isolated punctures. Pronotum somewhat longer 

 than wide, somewhat narrowed posteriorly ; with dorsal series of five 

 strong punctures, and at the sides with a few scattered punctures. 

 Elytra strongly and densely punctate. Abdomen strongly, but not 

 deeply, and somewhat densely punctate, posteriorly more scattered 

 and fine. il/aZe, unknown. /?'d7n«7e, (sternites not modified). Length, 

 r6 to 7 mm. (From Bernhauer and Cameron.) 



Type locality. — St. Vincent (for both). 



Types. — In the collections of the K. K. naturhistorischen Hof- 

 inuseums in Wien and Dr. Bernhauer. The type of coeruleus is in the 

 British Museum. 



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



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

 coeruleus). 



Specimens examnined. — I have seen only the two examples in the 

 British Museum. 



Remarks. — This species is known to me only from the two descrip- 

 tions and the two examples in the British Museum. In addition to the 

 correspondence of Dr. Bernhauer's and Dr. Cameron's descriptions, 

 the type specimens almost certainly came from the same lot, since both 

 were taken by H. H. Smith on St. Vincent. 



From my brief examination of the type of coeruleus I can add the 

 following dimensions: Head one-ninth wider than long, pronotum 

 one-eighth longer than wide, elytra exactly as long as wide. This 

 species will be readily distinguishable by its color. 



I find no record of its habits. 



