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Rhypobius pumilus. 



(Moronillus) pumilus, Eeittev, Deuts. Eut. Zeit. 1884, p. 117- 



L. c. iVt'g lii^- = 0'75-0'87 mm. — Ovatus, valde convexus, nitidus, totus 

 alutaceus, elytris punctis duplicibus confertim et profunde impressis, rufo-castaneus, 

 elytrorum bumeris infuscatis ; capite maguo, lato ; pronoto sat magno, antice 

 ovaliter rotuiidato, alutaceo, margine basali fere recta, angulis sat productis, 

 acutis ; ehjtris capite atcjue pronoto vix bxtioribus, parum longioribus, prope 

 humeros latissimis, punctis duplicibus, magnis, confertim notatis, iuterstitiis 

 ahitaceis, lateribus late marginatis, apice valde obtuso, stria suturali leviter 

 impressa, ad bumeros plus minusve infuscatis ; pedibus sat magnis, laste fiavis ; 

 antennis magnis, valde robustis, Isete flavis, articulo septimo valde incrassato. 



Body ovate, very convex and sbining, alutaceous tbrougbout, elytra deeply and 



closely marked witb double punctures, rufo-castaneous, with the shoulders of 



the elj'tra more or less infuscate. 

 Head large and broad ; eyes large and rather prominent ; antennte large and very 



robust, bright yellow, with the seventh joint much enlarged. 

 Thorax rather large, ovally rounded in front, akitaceous, basal margin nearly 



straight, with the angles acute and slightly produced. 

 Scutellum moderate, rounded. 

 Elytra scarcely broader but rather longer than the head and thorax, widest near 



the shoulders, closely marked with large double punctures, with the interstices 



alutaceous, sides broadly margined, apex very obtuse. 

 Legs rather large, bright yellow. 

 Under parts castaneous, with a deep central channel on the metasternum and first 



ventral segment. 

 Differs from other species in its small size, ovate form, deep sculpture, large 



antennse, and central channel on the metasternum and first ventral segment. 

 Habitat, Europe. Found at Corfu. 



Rhypobius Guatemalensis. 



R. guatemalensis, Matthews, Biol. Cent.-Amer. Col. ii. pt. i. p. 125, 1888. 



L. c. 1% lin. = 0'7o mm. — Ovalis, validissime convexus, nitidissimus, modice 

 punctatus, et alutaceus, castaneus ; pronoto sat magno, antice circulariter rotun- 

 dato, leviter et remote punctato, interstitiis leviter alutaceis, margine anteriori vix 

 reflexa, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis, parum productis ; elytris modicis, 

 pronoto longioribus, vix hitioribus, prope humeros latissimis, magis profunde 

 punctatis, interstitiis profunde alutaceis, lateribus leviter marginatis, apice 

 obtuso ; pedibus atque antennis liavis. 



Body oval, exceedingly convex, very shining, moderately punctured and alutaceous, 



castaneous. 

 Head very small, scarcely exposed ; eyes small, not prominent ; antennis large and 



long, yellow. 

 Thorax rather large, sides circularly rounded, lightly and remotely punctured, with 



the interstices faintly alutaceous, anterior margin faintly refiexed, basal margin 



sinuated, with the angles acute and slightly produced. 

 Scutellum rather elongate, rounded. 

 Elytra moderate, scarcely broader but longer and more deeply punctured than the 



thorax, with the interstices strongly alutaceous, widest near the shoulders, 



sides slightly margined, apex obtuse. 

 Legs moderate, yellow. 



