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Longitarsus oakleyif new species 



Figure 6 



About 1.5 mm. in length, oblong oval, shining, elytra moderately 

 densely and strongly punctate, entirely yellow brown. 



Head with interocular space slightly more than half width of head, 

 occiput smoothly rounded, pohshed, a group of pxmctures near eye, 

 interantennal area broad, somewhat produced, this rather fiat carina 

 broadening below, entire head pale yellow brown. Antennae extending 

 to middle of elytra, fifth joint longer than third or fourth, entirely 

 pale. Prothorax moderately convex with arcuate sides, oblique 

 angles anteriorly and small tooth at basal angle, surface shining, 

 without depressions, very finely punctate, entirely pale yellow brown. 

 Scutellum brownish. Elytra moderately convex, without depressions, 

 shining, strongly and coarsely punctate, yellow brown. Body 

 beneath and legs entirely pale, shining, hind legs enlarged, hind 

 tibiae grooved, spur at end, first hind tarsal joint very long. Length 

 1.3-1.8 mm.; width .7-8 mm. 



Type, male, USNM 66192, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, collected on 

 weeds, and also one specimen taken at Guanica, Puerto Rico, both 

 collected by R. G. Oakley, September 27, 1934. 



Remarks. — This tiny pale species difi^ers from both L. cylindricus 

 and L. chlanidotus by being entirely pale and having rather coarsely 

 punctate elytra. 



Longitarsus atypicus, new species 



Figure 7 



About 2 mm. in length, oblong oval, very shining, prothorax finely 

 and elytra more coarsely punctate, elytra with distinct basal callosity 

 and depression below, black with four basal joints of antennae pale 

 and legs pale, posterior femora and lower front of face brownish. 



Head with interocular space shghtly more than half width of head, 

 occiput polished, a gi'oup of punctures near eye, frontal tubercles 

 slightly swollen, interantennal ai-ea produced, well-mai-ked carina 

 down lower front, lower front rather long and paler brown. Antennae 

 about half as long as body, three basal joints pale, fourth slightly 

 darker, remainder dark, third joint shorter than fourth. Prothorax 

 moderately convex, smoothly rounded, without depressions, sides 

 slightly arcuate, an oblique anterior angle and small tooth at base, 

 surface polished black with distinct punctation. Scutellum dark. 

 Elytra wider than prothorax, with distinct humeri, a basal callosity, 

 below this a transverse depression, surface very shiny, with coarser 



