of St. Vincent, Grenada, and the Grenadines. 9 



SCAPTES. 



Scajites, Champion, Biol. Centr.-Am., Col., \v., 1, 

 p. 222 (1886). 



Scaptes ciliatns, n. sp. 



Ovate, convex, black, the upper surface completely covered with 

 pale brown, whitish, aud fuscous appressed scales, which form a 

 variegated pattern on the elytra (patches of light scales alternating 

 with patches of dark scales in irregular longitudinal series), and 

 with scattered, short, semi-erect, hair-like scales," which are 

 serially arranged on the elytra ; the margin of the prothorax and 

 elytra fringed with long, white, hair-like scales, the base of the 

 prothorax also ciliate ; the antennae black, yellowish at the tip. 

 Prothorax short, rounded at the sides, narrowed in front, and dis- 

 tinctly narrowed behind. Elytra oval, three times the length of 

 the prothorax, distinctly narrowed in front. Length 4, breadth 

 2^ mm. 



Ilab. St. Vincent — south end. 



One specimen. Smaller and more ovate than S. tro- 

 jncus, Kirsch (= squamulatus, Champ.), from Central and 

 Soutl) America, and also differing from it, and from 

 S. cayennensis also, in the longer marginal cilia of the 

 thorax and elytra, the thorax distinctly narrowed behind, 

 and the elytra more oval. It is probable that the 8. squa- 

 mulatus of Fleutiaux and Salle, from Guadeloupe, belongs 

 to 8. ciliatns ; their specimen was examined by me some 

 years ago. Under rubbish in low- wooded land near the 

 sea (Smith). 



PflALEEIA. 



Phaleria, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Crust, et Ins., x., p. 300 



(1804). 



Phaleria chcvrolati. 



Phaleria chevrolati, Fleut. et Salle, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 

 1889, p. 422. 



Hah. Grenada — Granville and Telescope Estate, on 

 the Windward side ; Grenadines — Mustique I. 



Numerous examples, including the typical form and 



♦ Some authors use the term " hairs," and others " scales," for 

 this form of vestiture. 



