43G Mr. 11. Scott on 



punctures fine but slightly stronger tlian those on the head 

 and thorax. There are no traces of seriate punctuation. The 

 sutural stria is visible as a very fine line in the posterior 

 part of the elytron, but in the anterior half is quite absent. 

 JVinff examined in one specimen and found to be 5^ mm. 

 long, the elytron being 3 mm. long. Middle and hind tibia 

 short, narrowed at base, with fine short spines on the ante- 

 rior margin, a number of very short spines on the under 

 surface near the apex, and two long strong spines on the 

 inner side at the apex. Middle and hind tarsi considerably 

 shorter than the tibise, hirsute, with the basal joint incrassate 

 and considerably longer than the second. 



Being not quite satisfied as to the generic position of this 

 insect, I add the following characters : — Eyes not emarginate 

 in front ; mentum broader than long, strongly impressed 

 and concave in front (the concave part shining, the posterior 

 part appearing very finely rugose-punctate) ; maxillary palpi 

 short, second joint incrassate, terminal joint slightly longer 

 than penultimate ; labial palpi short, with basal joint short 

 and transverse, second joint somewhat incrassate, with set» 

 at its apex, terminal joint narrower and a little shortei- than 

 second ; antennae 9-jointed, basal joint elongate and about 

 equal to joints 2-6 together, joint 2 nearly as stout as basal 

 joint, joint 3 slender ; joints 4, 5, 6 very short and trans- 

 verse ; joints 7-9 forming a loose club ; prosternum not 

 longitudinally carinate in middle, not very short (longer in 

 proportion than that of some members of the genus, e. ff. 

 C. orbiculare) ; mesosternum forming a somewhat elongate 

 elevated lamina (much longer than in C. orbiculare and some 

 other species), stretching back to meet the front of the 

 metasternum, which is elevated medially but not produced 

 far forward between the middle coxse : the produced part 

 narrows in front and there is a depression where meso- and 

 metasternum meet. Basal abdominal segment without a 

 carina. 



Loc. Trinidad, summit of El Tucuche, 3100 feet, 20. iii. 

 1912; from between leaf-bases of Tillandsia sp., 5 specimens. 



Tyjje presented to British Museum ; paratypes in Cam- 

 bridge University Museum. 



This species is dedicated to Mr. F. W. Urich, Government 

 Entomologist of Trinidad. 



The very short broad head, oblong-oval form, and short, 

 hairy, tapering tarsi give this insect a most distinct appear- 

 ance. The tarsi somewhat resemble those of Phanonotum, 

 but C, urichi is distinguished from that genus by the abso- 



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