from the West Indies. 121 
than broad, with a row of six moderate punctures on either 
side of the middle line, and three or four others externally. 
-Scutellum closely and finely punctured. Elytra as long as, 
but broader than, the thorax, a little longer than broad, 
moderately finely and moderately closely punctured and 
pubescent, Abdomen gradually narrowed behind, finely 
and moderately closely punctured and pubescent, more 
svaringly behind. Anterior tarsi simple in both sexes ; first 
joint of the posterior tarsi a little shorter than the last. 
ho. Liead broader ; sixth ventral segment with minute 
emargination in the middle of the posterior margin. 
St. Vincent; Grenada (H. H. Smith). Type in the 
British Museum. 
58. Cafius subtilis, sp. n. 
Narrow, elongate, black, greasy-lustrous; the elytra pitchy- 
black. Antennze and legs dark reddish-testaceous. 
Length 3°5 to 5 mm. 
This species is very closely allied to C. sericeus, var. prut- 
nosus, Er., of which it has the average size and similar build. 
It differs, however, in the following respects: the anteune 
are longer and stouter, the penultimate joint not being 
transverse but as long as broad, and the fourth and fifth 
joints longer; the puncturation of the head and thorax 1s 
coarser and the scu'pture of the elytra rather less fine, as is 
the puncturation of the abdomen also, and the pubescence 
is yellowish. 
¢. Anterior tarsi distinctly dilated ; sixth ventral seg- 
ment with an acute triangular excision in the posterior 
margin. 
Jamaica. Type in my collection. 
59. Pederomimus smithi, sp. n. 
(Fauvel, wz litt.) 
Shining, dark greenish bronze ; the first, second, and last 
two joints of the antennz, the whole of the last, and the 
posterior border of the preceding, abdominal segment reddish 
testaceous ; legs yellow. 
Length 5°38 to 6 mm. 
Head broader than the thorax, suborbicular, the front 
with deep longitudinal impression, the median intraocular 
punctures widely separated and situated near the lateral 
ones adjacent to the eye ; vertex and front impunctate, the 
sides and base with a few large and seattered punctures. 
Antenne with the second joint a little shorter than the 
