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arcuately emarginate toward the lateral margin. Legs feebly robust ; 

 femora subfusiform, the anterior and middle ones slightly more 

 swollen at middle; anterior tibiae feebly arcuate, the middle and 

 posterior pairs straight and subcylindrical ; tarsi rather elongate; 

 first joint of posterior pair subcylindrical and longer than the 

 second. Abdomen with the suture between the first and second seg- 

 ments distinct. Body elongate, slender, and attentuate posteriorly. 



This genus at present contains about 24 described species and is 

 confined in its distribution to the western Hemisphere. 



Four species have been recorded from the West Indies, all of 

 which are very closely allied and difficult to separate. C. albonotata 

 seems to be confined to Haiti, while the other three species have 

 only been recorded from Cuba. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES 



1. Pronotum distinctly sulcate at middle sulcicoUis Chevrolat. 



Pronotum not or only feebly sulcate at middle 2. 



2. Elytral foveae concoloroiis with remainder of surface ; elytra nearly par- 



allel behind humeral angles ; anterior margin of prosternum declivous and 



interrupted at middle 3. 



Elytral foveae not concolorous with remainder of surface; elytra broadly 

 rounded behind humeral angles ; anterior margin of prosternum declivous 

 and not interrupted at middle costulifera Chevrolat. 



3. Elytral foveae rounded, distinctly impressed and regular in size ; sides of 



pronotum parallel postei'iorly multipunctata (Olivier). 



Elytral foveae more irregular, not as distinctly impressed, and more irregu- 

 lar in size and shape ; sides of pronotum oblique posteriorly, widest at 

 base albonotata (Castelnau and Gory). 



CINYRA SULCICOLLIS Chevrolat 



Cinyra sulcicoUis Chevrolat, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, ser. 4, vol. 7, 1867, 

 p. 580 (separates p. 156). — Gundlach, Contribucion a la Entom. 

 Cuba, vol. 3, pt. 5, 1891, p. 163, no. 1418. 



The following is a translation of Chevrolat's original description : 



Elongate, bronzy green with pupureous reflections; head green, 

 and longitudinally rugose, sulcate behind, Avith a smooth area be- 

 tween the eyes and a short sulcus above; antennae slender and 

 greenish-blue; ej^es fuscous; thorax vaguely punctate, with four 

 violaceous foveae placed quadrangularly, and longitudinally im- 

 pressed at front and base; scutellum round, smooth, and concave; 

 elytra emarginate at apex, near the suture caniculate posteriorly; 

 each elytron bispinose, outside feebly punctate-striate, and inside 

 sulcate-striate, interstice confusely punctate, with several sparse 

 foveae which produce a costa; body beneath and legs punctate, 

 greenish-blue, the abdomen sparsely clothed with short hairs, and 

 with small glabrous spots at the sides. 



Length 15.5 mm. ; width. 5 mm. 



Cuba, eastern part of the island in July. Collections of Gundlach 

 and Poey. 



