186 Mr. A. S. Olliff on Clavicom Coleoptera. 



small, 9th to 11th forming a compact club, of which the 

 apical joint is much the largest. Prothorax much 

 narrowed in front, very finely and closely punctured, 

 sides rounded, posterior angles acute. Scutellum trans- 

 verse, rounded behind, sparingly punctured. Elytra 

 rather broader at the base than the prothorax, very finely, 

 rather closely, and irregularly punctured, reddish brown, 

 with the basal quarter black, the black extending along 

 the suture to a little beyond the middle, with a dusky 

 spot near the margin on each side ; shoulders very 

 slightly prominent ; sides arcuate, rounded behind. Legs 

 and tips of the claws black, tarsi testaceous. Length, 

 2 mm. ; width, 1£ mm. 



A very distinct species. I have seen another some- 

 what resembling it from Chili, which is, I believe, as yet 

 undescribed. 



