of St. Vincent, Grenada, and the Grenadines. 13 



with short, fine, yellowish-cinereous pubescence. Head and pro- 

 thorax thickly, obsoletely punctate, the latter very short and 

 rapidly, arcuately narrowing from the base, the eyes widely 

 separated ; the antennae moderately elongate, joints 7-10 slightly 

 broader than long. Elytra a little flattened on the disc, tinely 

 punctate-striate, the interstices flat on the disc, feebly convex at 

 the sides, and obsoletely punctate. Length G^-7|, breadth 

 3-3| mm. 



Hah. St. Vincent — Richmond Estate, on the Lee- 

 ward side, and Bovi^-wood Valley near Kingstown. 



Four specimens. Allied to P. sobrinum, Chevr., from 

 Central America, but differing from it and the numerous 

 allied Tropical-American forms in the very distinctly 

 pubescent elytra, the pubescence being visible even in 

 rubbed specimens. This character is quite unusual in 

 the genus, though many of the species when in fresh 

 condition are clothed with a sort of pruinosity which 

 soon becomes abraded. The punctuation, that of the 

 strias excepted, is scarcely visible, except under a strong 

 lens, and the surface is very dull. In a rotten log 

 (Smith). 



Plafydema apicenolatum, n. sp. (Plate I., fig. 5.) 



Short ovate, rather broad, convex, opaque ; black ; the anterior 

 part of the head, the oral organs, the antennaj, the lateral margins 

 of the prothorax, the scutellum, and epipleurjB ferruginous ; the 

 elytra each with four sharply-defined flavo testaceous spots near 

 the apex — one, very small, on the 5th interstice at about one-third 

 from the apex, one, slightly larger, on the 3rd interstice, nearer 

 the apex, one, rather larger and oblique, at the sutural angle, and 

 one near the lateral margin above this, transverse and equalling it 

 in size ; the legs ferruginous, the tibise slightly infuscate ; the 

 under surface pitchy-black. Head thickly, very finely punctate ; 

 antennae extending to a little beyond the hind angles of the pro- 

 thorax, joints 7-1 strongly transverse. Prothorax acutely margined 

 at the sides, rapidly and arcuately narrowing from the base, more 

 than twice as broad as long, almost smooth. Elytra forming a 

 continuous outline with the prothorax, acutely margined, finely 

 punctate-striate, the interstices flat and almost smooth. Length 4, 

 breadth 2\ mm. 



