of St. Vincenf, Grenada^ and the Grenadines. 17 



strongly transverse. Elytra the -width of the prothorax at the 

 base, and twice its length, with laterally projecting, prominent 

 humeri, and a narrow, finely serrate, marginal carina. Legs very 

 short, moderately stout ; the tibipe rather narrow, the anterior and 

 intermediate pairs slightly rounded on their outer edge, the spurs 

 short but distinct ; the tarsi 5-, 5-, 4-joiuted, short, clothed with a 

 few long hairs beneath, the basal joint of the hind pair very 

 short. Coxa? narrowly separated. Prosternum declivous and 

 narrowly produced behind, the apex slightly raised. JMetasternum 

 short. Intermediate coxal cavities closed externally. Epipleurre 

 broad, extending to the fourth ventral suture. Body elongate- 

 oval, probably apterous. 



The single peculiai' species from whicli the above cha- 

 racters are taken is closely allied to the genus Menimus, 

 Sharp ; but differs from it in having the antennno 

 11-jointed, with a 4-jointed club, and also in the 

 laterally projecting humeri and shorter legs. The 

 eyes are excessively minute, smaller even than in 

 Menimus csecus, Sharp. The genus Menimus contains 

 numerous representatives in New Zealand, and one in 

 Japan. 



Menimopsis excsecus, n. sp. (Plate I., figg. 17, 17a, 9.) 



Rather narrow and somewhat depressed, rufo-testaceous, shining, 

 almost glabrous (probably clothed when fresh with scattered, long, 

 fine, erect hairs, a few of which are visible upon the head and pro- 

 thorax) ; the legs and antenna; testaceous. Head with widely 

 scattered coarse punctures ; antennae with a few fine bristly hairs. 

 Prothorax strongly transverse, about one-half wider than the head, 

 inoderately rounded at the sides, a little narrowed in front, th ; 

 anterior angles obtuse, the hind angles subrectangular, the surface 

 sparsely, coarsely punctate. Elytra parallel to near the middle and 

 arcuately narrowing thence to the apex, the apices conjointly 

 rounded ; with rows of coarse punctures, which become finer at the 

 apex, the interstices smooth and flat. Beneath very sparsely, 

 coarsely punctate, the propleura^ smooth. Length 2|, breadth 

 1 mm. (?.) 



Hah. St. A^incent — Morne-a-Garon, 1,2C0 feet. 



One female example. Under rubbish on a damp rock 

 in the forest (Smith). 



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