from the West hu 337 



Abdomen gradually narrowed behind, reddish testaceous, a 

 Little infuscate before the apex ; rather closely and coarsely 

 punctured and pubescent at the base, more sparingly 

 posteriorly. 



Grenada (//. //. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



2:2. Echiaster buphthalmus, sp. n. 



Reddish testaceous, dull; elytra yellow with the apical 

 third sharply black ; apex of abdomen blackish. Antennae 

 and legs testaceous. 



Length 3 nun. 



Differs from the preceding by the larger head, larger eyes, 

 shorter temples, longer narrower thorax, coloration of the 

 elytra, and more pointed abdomen; from E.filum, Slip., by 

 the broader head, larger eyes, shorter temples, broader even 

 thorax without central ridge or longitudinal impressions, and 

 longer elytra with only the apical third black. 



Head large, nearly orbicular, much wider than the thorax, 

 posterior angles rounded; temples much shorter than the 

 eyes, which are large ; puncturation dense, umbilicate. 

 Antenme short ; first joint elongate, stout ; second oval, third 

 longer than broad, fourth and fifth about as long as broad, 

 sixth to tenth transverse. Thorax oval-oblong, even, without 

 central ridge or impressions, anterior angles completely 

 rounded, the posterior obtuse ; sculpture as ou head. Elytra 

 broader than the thorax, longer than broad, a little longer 

 than the thorax, yellow, with the apical third sharply black, 

 rugosely punctured. Abdomen distinctly narrowed behind, 

 closely punctured, and shortly pubescent; apex black. 



Mustiqne Island, Grenadines (H. H. Smith), St. Vincent. 

 Type in my collection. 



23. Echiaster sharpi, sp. n. 



Narrow, elongate, dull ; head and thorax ferruginous, the 

 former orbicular. Elytra black, obscurely lighter at the 

 shoulders and longer than broad. Abdomen black. Antenme 

 and legs testaceous. 



Length 3 mm. 



lacies of E. orbifer, Slip., hut colour entirely different, 

 the tlmrax wider at the anterior angles and with a raised 

 central line, and the elytra shorter. 



Head large, orbicular; eyes large, their diameter much 

 greater than the length of the temples : sculpture close, 

 rugose, umbilicate. Antennae reddish testa ecu-, of similar 

 structure to the preceding. Thorax narrower than the head, 



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