ART. 9 WEST INDIAN BUPRESTIDAE — FISHER 153 



as long, widest at base, distinctly narrower in front than behind; 

 sides strongly, obliquely attenuate from base to apical angles; pos- 

 terior angles acute and projecting ; anterior margin feebly emarginate, 

 with a broadly rounded median lobe; surface coarsely and rather 

 densely punctate, the punctures deep and irregularly placed. Scu- 

 tellum oval, and somewhat truncate in front. Elytra as wide as pro- 

 notum at base, broadly dilated behind the humeri, feebly sinuate at 

 posterior coxae, then arcuately attenuate to the tips, which are sub- 

 truncate and strongly dentate; surface striate-punctate, the punc- 

 tures fine, shallow, and distinctly separated ; intervals flat, with a few 

 coarse, irregularly placed punctures. Abdomen beneath rather 

 densely and deeply punctate, the punctures variable in size, irregu- 

 larly placed, and somewhat confluent at sides and on last segment; 

 intervals finely and densely granulose, and sparsely clothed with 

 inconspicuous hairs; first segment broadly longitudinally grooved at 

 middle; last segment broadly truncate and feebly sinuate at apex, 

 with a small tooth on each side, the small fulvous spot at each ante- 

 rior angle sometimes quite large and almost united into a fascia, 

 but usually small and almost obsolete. Prosternum rather flat and 

 coarsely and sparsely punctate; anterior margin broadly arcuately 

 emarginate: prosternal process not sulcate at middle, parallel to 

 behind anterior coxal cavities, then obliquely attenuate to the apex, 

 which is rather acutely rounded. Anterior femora strongly swollen 

 at middle; anterior tibiae emargined, flattened on inner side, and 

 armed with a large, broad hook at the apex; anterior tarsi much 

 broader than posterior ones. 



Female. — Similar to the male, but the head is a little more convex, 

 last abdominal segment more rounded at apex, the anterior tarsi 

 more slender, scarcely any wider than the posterior ones, and the 

 anterior tibiae not armed with a hook at the apex. 



Length, 12-20 mm.; width, 5-8 mm. 



Described by Fabricius (1775) from America. It is distributed 

 over the entire eastern part of North America, from Nova Scotia to 

 Texas and westward to Indiana, the larvae living in various species 

 of pine. 



Chevrolat (1867) records it from Guadeloupe in the collection of 

 Chevrolat, and from the central and eastern part of Cuba in the 

 collection of Gundlach and Poey. Fleutiaux and Salle (1890) 

 record it from Guadeloupe, and Gundlach (1891) reports taking 

 it at " Cienaga de Zapata " and Santiago de Cuba, and also records 

 it from Guadeloupe. Gundlach (1894) and Stahl (1882) both record 

 it from Porto Rico. 



I have examined two specimens, one kindly loaned by the British 

 Museum and labeled " Guadeloupe (Lhermanier) Coll. Chevrolat," 



