42 Mr. G. C. Champion on the Heteromerous Coleoptera 



Copidita frontalis, n. ?p. (Plate I., fig. 13.) 



Moderately elongate, narrow, tbe head and prothorax shining, the 

 elytra opaque ; brownish-black, the anterior half of the head, the 

 prothorax, and the sutural and lateral margins of the elytra to near 

 the apex, the former rather broadly, flavous or flavo-testaceous ; the 

 legs flavo-testaceous, tbe tarsi, the base of the first joint excepted, 

 and the apices of the tibia), infuscate ; the antennro black, with the 

 base of the first joint testaceous ; finely pubescent, the pubescence 

 partaking cf the ground colour. Head closely, very finely punctate ; 

 antennse more than half the length of the body. Prothorax sub- 

 cordate, longer than broad, a little narrower than the head, closely, 

 very finely punctate ; the disc depressed on either side before the 

 middle, and flattened iu the centre before the base. Elytra 

 moderately elongate, nearly twice the width of the prothorax, 

 densely, subrugosely punctured, and with indications of three faiut 

 costse on the disc. Legs moderately slender. Length 6, breadth 

 1^ mm. 



Hah. St. Vinceiu — Leeward and Windward sides. 



Two examples, probably males. The sutural and 

 lateral margins of the elytra are of a paler yellow than 

 the prothorax. 



Cujndita grenadeusiK, n. sp. 



]\Ioderate]y elongate, narrow, the head and prothorax sbiuing, 

 the elytra opaque ; black, the anterior half of the head, the front 

 coxae, the prothorax, and the sutural and lateral margins of the 

 elytra to near the apex, very narrowly, flavous ; finely pubescent, 

 the pubescence partaking of the ground colour. Head com- 

 paratively short, closely, finely punctate ; anteunaj rather slender, 

 a little more than half the length of the bod}'. Prothorax 

 scarcely narrower than the head, about as long as broad, sub- 

 cordate, slightly depressed on either side of the disc before the 

 middle, closely, finely punctate, smoother in the centre. Elytra 

 moderately elongate, one-half wider than the prothorax, densely, 

 subrugosely punctured, with indications of three faint costse on the 

 disc, the inner one short. Legs slender. Length 5^, breadth l|mm. 



Hah. Grenada — Mount Gay Estate, on the Leeward 

 side. 



One specimeOj pi'obably a male. This small species 

 is allied to 0. frontalis, but differs from it in having the 



