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Trichopteryx dubitata. 



T. dubitata, Matthews, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6, \iii. p. 340, 1894. 



L. e. ,v, lin. - 87 mm.— Elongata, angusta, valde convexa, nitidula, pallide 

 castanea (an immatura?), pilia craaais ami is vestita; capite magno, prominenti, 

 confertim tuberculato; oculis nigris, magnis, prominentibus ; antennis longis, 

 gracilibus, flavia ; pronoto brevi, capite paulo latiori, piope medium latissimo, 

 tuberculis modicis ordinibus densis sinuatis dispositis, interstitiisque reticularis 

 ornato, lateribus valde rotundatis, fortiter marginatis, margine basali depreasa, 

 sinuata, angulis latis, modice productis; elytris perbrevibus, capite atqae pronoto 

 brevioribus, baud latioribus, prope media latissimis, confertim asperatis, interstitiia 

 fortiter reticulatis, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, leviter rotundatis; abdomine 

 longius exserto, leviter asperato ; pedibus robustis, pallide tlavis. 



Body elongate, narrow, very convex, moderately shining, pale castaneous (perhaps 



immature", clothed with coarse golden hair. 

 Head largi and prominent, closely tuberculate ; eyes black, large and prominent ; 



antennas long and slender, yellow. 

 Thorax short, rather broader than the head, widest near the middle, ornamented 



with moderate tubercles in close wavy rows, interstices reticulate, sides much 



rounded and strongly margined, basal margin depressed and sinuated, with the 



angles broad, moderately produced. 

 Scnt< Hunt large, triangular, deeply asperated. 

 Elytra very short, shorter and not broader than the bead and thorax, widest near 



the middle, closely asperated, with the interstices strongly reticulated, sides 



margined, extremities broad, slightly rounded. 

 Abdomen much exposed, faintly asperated. 

 Legs robust, pale yellow. 

 Undrr jmrls testaceous. 

 Differs from others in its narrow elongate form, small size, large and prominent 



eyes, short thorax and elytra, long slender antennae, and coarse pubescence. 



Habitat, America. One specimen found by Mr. Smith in the West Indian Island of 



St. Vincent. 



Trichopteryx fuliginosa, sp. n. 



L. c. ,",, lin. = 1 mm. — Oblongo-ovalis, convexa, nigro-fusca, baud nitida, pilis 

 obscure fuseis dense vestita, sat fortiter confertisaime tubereulata; capite modico, 

 Bat prominenti, dense tuberculato, oculis modicis; pronoto modico, capite latiori et 

 longiori, ante basim latissimo, dense tuberculato, lateribus marginatis, margine 

 basali sinuata, angulis acutis, modice productis ; elytris brevibus, capite atque 

 pronoto brevioribus, baud latioribus, ante media latissimis, confertim asperatis, 



ibus vix rotundatis, apicibus valde rotundatis, anguste dilutioribus ; abdomine 

 longius exserto, obtuso, nigro ; antennis sat lougis, piceis ; pedibus modicis, lrete 

 tlavis. 



Body oblong-oval, convex, fuscous black, not shining, thickly covered with dusky 



hair, strongly and very closely tuberculate. 

 Head moderate, rather prominent, closely tuberculate, eyes moderate, antennas 



rather long, piceous. 

 Tkoraa modi rate, longer and broader than the head, widest before the base, closely 



tuberculate, Bides margined, basal margin sinuated, with the angles acute, 

 rately produced. 

 Scutellum very large, triangular, closely asperate. 

 Elytra short, shorter and not broader than the head and thorax, widest before the 



