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Thorax large, circularly rounded, strongly reflexed, and translucent in front, widest 

 at the base, minutely and very closely punctured, basal margin slightly 

 sinuated, with the angles acute. 



Scutcllum small, rounded. 



Elytra rather large, nearly twice longer and rather broader than the thorax, widest 

 before the middle, minutely and very closely punctured, sides slightly margined 

 and slightly rounded, extremities much rounded, and paler. 



Ler/s short, robust, bright yellow. 



Under jxirts piceous. 



Differs from others in its oblong-oval form, extremely close and minute sculpture, 

 and very short antenna. 



Habitat, America. One specimen found by Mr. Smith in the island of Grenada in 

 the West Indies. 



Arthrolips nitidus, sp. n. 



L. c. j^g lin. = '87 mm. — -Oblongo-ovalis, angustus, pilorum expers, nitidissimus, 

 punctis minutis remote impressus, pallide castaneus ; capite parvo, testaceo ; 

 pronoto parvo, antice ovaliter rotundato, modice reflexo et pellucido, punctis minutis 

 remote impresso, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, pallide castaneo, margine basali 

 levissime sinuatii, angulis fere rectis ; elytris longis, pronoto plus quam duple 

 longioribus, vix latioribus, prope humeros latissimis, remote et minute punctatis, 

 interstitiis glabris, nitidissimis, stria suturali indistincta, lateribus fere rectis, leviter 

 marginatis, apicibus obtusis, valde rotuudatis ; antennis brevibus, atque pedibus 

 gracillimis, pallide flavis. 



Body oblong-oval, narrow, without hair, verj' shining, remotely marked with minute 



23unctures, pale castaneous. 

 Head small, testaceous ; eyes moderate; antennse short, pale j'ellow, with the club 



dusky. 

 Thorax small, ovally rounded, moderately reflexed and pellucid in front, minutely 



and remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and very shining, pale 



castaneous, basal margin faintly sinuated, with the angles nearly right angles. 

 Scutellum moderate, rounded and punctured. 

 Elytra long, more than twice longer, but scarcely broader than the thorax, widest 



near the shoulders, remotel_y and minutely punctured, with the interstices 



smooth and very shining, sutural stria indistinct, sides nearly straight, 



extremities obtuse and much rounded. 

 Legs very slender, jjale yellow. 

 Under parts testaceous. 

 Differs from others in its narrow form, small thorax, long elytra, shining surface, 



uniform colour, and minute sculpture. 

 Habitat, America. One specimen found near St. .John's River, in the island of 



Grenada, West Indies, by Mr. Smith. 



Arthrolips sequalis. 

 A. (pqualc, Wollaston, Cat. Col. Mad. p. 140, 1857. 



^- ^- T'B~i8 lio- = 1'12-1"25 mm. — Oblongo-ovalis, valde convexus, nitidus, 

 profunde punctatus, pilis flavis vestitus, fusco-piceus, pronoto antice flavescenti ; 

 proiKito magno, antice circulariter rotundato, profunde baud confertim punctate, 

 interstitiis leviter alutaceis, nitidis, linea basali distincta, antice flavescenti, margine 

 anterior! sat late reflexa, pellucida, margine basali vix sinuata, angulis rectis ; 

 elytris magnis, i^ronoto vix latioribus, duplo longioribus, prope humeros latissimis. 



