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pedibus brevibus, Isete flavis ; antenuis peibrevibus, robustis, Ijete flavis, articulo 

 septimo niaguo, octavo exiguo, clavam quinque articulatam simulantibus. 



liodi/ short, ovate, exceedingly convex, shining, castaneous, with the thorax 



rufescent, elytra marked with double punctures. 

 Head large, rufescent; eyes large, very prominent; anteuute very short, robust, 



bright yellow, with the seventh joint very large and the eighth very small, 



giving the appearance of a live-jointed club. 

 'riioiiix rather small, rufescent, ovally rounded in front, alutaceous, sometimes also 



punctured, sides margined, l)asal margin sinuated, with the angles acute. 

 ScuteUum large, rounded, alutaceous. 

 Elytra short, attenuated posteriorly, longer but not;broader than the thorax, widest 



at the shoulders, rather closely marked with double punctures, with the inter- 

 stices alutaceous, sides margined, apex attenuated. 

 Lefis short, bright yellow. 

 Under partH castaneous, metasternum dusky. 

 Differs from others in its small size, short form, very short and peculiarly-formed 



antennje, and also in its sculpture. 

 Habitat, America. Found in Martinique by M. Salle. 



Obs. — In some specimens, perhaps females, the punctures on the thorax are more 

 distinct than in others. 



Rhypobius obtusus. 



R. obtusus, Matthews, Wien. Ent. Zeit. ix. p. 151, 1890. 



L. c. y'ij lin. = 0'75 mm. — Subheraisphericus, nitidissimus, rufo-castaneus, 

 pronoto alutaceo, elytris proiuude umbilicatim punctatis ; pronoto sat magno, 

 alutaceo, nitidissimo, lateribus circulariter rotundatis, leviter marginatis, margine 

 basali scutellum versus valde producta, angulis acutis ; elytris brevibus, valde 

 rotundatis, capite atque pronoto lougioribus, hand latioribus, ad media latissimis, 

 punctis maguis, umbilicatis profunde impressis, iuterstitiis alutaceis, nitidis, 

 lateribus valde rotundatis, leviter marginatis, apice lato, rotundato ; pedibus 

 robustis, flavis ; antennis modicis, Itete flavis, articulo septimo magno, longo. 



Body subhemispheric, verj' shining, rufo-castaneous, with the thorax alutaceous, 



and the elytra marked with large umbilicated punctures. 

 Head rather small ; eyes moderate ; antennae moderate, bright yellow, with the 



seventh joint large and long. 

 Thorax large, alutaceous and very shining, sides circularly rounded and slightly 



margined, basal margin much produced towards the scutellum, with the 



angles acute. 

 Scutellum large, subtriangular. 

 Elytra short, much rounded, longer liut not broader than the head and thorax, 



widest at the middle, deeply impressed with large umbilicated punctures, 



interstices alutaceous and shining, sides much rounded and slightly margined, 



apex broad and rounded. 

 Leys robust, yellow. 



Under parts pale castaneous, with the metasternum punctured. 

 Differs from It. ruficollis in its short rounded form, and diverse sculpture. 

 Habitat, Europe. Found in Sicily near Palermo. 



