from the West Indies. 333 



longer, but a little broader, than the thorax, transverse, pretty- 

 closely and distinctly punctured. Abdomen rather shining, 

 finely but not densely punctured and pubescent. 



<$ . Last ventral plate broadly and deeply emarginate, 

 penultimate with broad shallow emarginatioD. 



Mustique Island, Grenadines (H. H. Smith). Type in the 

 Iliitish Museum collection. 



16. Stilicopsis auripilis, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in litt.) 



Reddish testaceous ; elytra, antenna?, and legs yellow. 

 Seventh dorsal abdominal segment not furnished with a 

 membrane at the posterior border. 



Length 2 - 8 to 3 mm. 



Very similar to the paler forms of the preceding with ill- 

 defined elytral spot, and it will be sufficient to indicate the 

 differential characters, which are the absence of a membrane 

 on the seventh dorsal segment and the thicker pubescence 

 of the abdomen. 



cJ . Characters as in preceding. 



Grenada {H. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum 

 collection. 



17. Stamnoderus bernhancri, sp. n. 



Reddish testaceous ; elytra convex, not widened behind, 

 yellow. Front of head and thorax with rather coarse rugulose 

 sculpture. 



Length 4 mm. 



Somewhat resembling S. championi, Slip., but smaller ; the 

 sculpture of the head and thorax more distinct ; puncturation 

 of elytra finer and the abdomen more closely and finely 

 punctured and pubescent. 



Head large, longer than broad, convex behind, depressed 

 and produced in front of the eyes, which are large and 

 prominent ; temples rounded ; labrum produced and truncate 

 in the middle; sculpture close, rugulose in front of eyes, 

 obsolete on vertex. Antennae yellow, long and slender ; first 

 joint elongate, stout ; second about half as long as first, 

 slender : third about as long as first ; fourth to tenth con- 

 siderably longer thau broad, gradually decreasing in length ; 

 eleventh as long as, but stouter than, tenth. Thorax nar- 

 rower than the head, a little longer than broad, flask-shaped, 

 much narrower in front, dilated and rounded at the sides, 

 which are furnished with a long seta, closely and rugo?ely 



