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Thorax Small, not longer or broader than the head, closely tuberculate. marked at 

 the base with a rather deep oval impression in the middle, and a smaller round 

 impression on each side mar the hinder angles, sides faintly margined, widest 

 near the middle, rounded in front and rather contracted behind, basal margin 

 straight, with the angles nearly right angles. 



Scutellum moderate, triangular, closely aspi rated. 



Elytra long, more than one-half longer and rather broader than the head ami 

 thorax, widest near the middle, very closely and rather finely asperate, sides 

 faintly margined, apex entire, obte 



Abdomen not exposed. 



Leys short, bright yellow. 



Under parts testaceous. 



Differs from the following species in the greater size and peculiar sculpture of its 

 thorax, and much shorter legs and antennas. 



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

 St. Vincent. 



Ptilium rufo-testaceum. 



P. rufo-testaceum, Matthews, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6, xiii. p. 341, 1894. 



L. c. ,',. lin. = , 50 mm. — Elongato-ovatum, nitidulum, rufo-testaceum, confer- 

 tissime tuberculatum, fere alutaceum, pronoto ad basim triangulariter impresso, 

 pilis brevissimis aureis Bparse vestiturrj : capiU magno, prominenti, antice producto, 

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

 gracilibus, laete flavis; pronoto sat parvo, capite nee longiori neque latiori, ante 

 medium latissimo, confertim tuberculato, fere alutaceo, lines mediali abbreviate, ad 

 basim triangulariter dilatata, impresso, lateribuB antice valde rotundatis, postice 

 fortiter eontractis, margine basali recta, angulis acutis, prominentibus ; elytris capite 

 atque pronoto parum Longioribus atque latioribus, prope media latissimis, leviter 

 confertissime asperatis, lateribus marginatis, apice integro ; abdomine baud exserto; 

 pedibus sat longis, tlavis. 



Body elongate- ovate, moderately shining, rufo-testaceous, very closely tuberculate, 

 almost alutaceous, mark* d at the base of the thorax with an elongate triangular 

 impression, sparingly clothed with short golden hair. 



//<«</ large, very prominent, produced in front, closely tuberculate; eyes black, 

 large, and prominent ; antennsB long and Blender, bright yellow. 



Thorax rather small, not longer or broader than the head, widest before the middle, 

 closely tuberculate, or alutaceous, with an abbreviated middle line triangularly 

 dilated at the base, sides much rounded in front and strongly contracted 

 towards the base, basal margin straight, with the angles acute and prominent. 



ScuteUum large, triangular, depressed in the middle, closely asperated. 



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

 finely and closely asperate, sides margined, apex entire. 



Abdomen not exposed. 



Legs robust, bright yellow. 



Under part a \< -I in oils. 



Differs from /'. impressum in its smaller size and narrower form, large triangular 

 head, large and prominent eyes, smaller and strongly contracted thorax, with 

 a triangular impression at the base and a short central line, long antennae, 

 and legs. 



Habitat. America. One specimen found in the Wesl Indian Island of Grenada by 



Mr. Smith. 



