from the West Indies. :;;)•,) 



coarsely and rugosely punctured. Antennae as long as the 

 head; first joint elongate, stout ; second globose; third and 

 fourth of equal length, mud, longer than broad; fifth and 

 sixth of equal length, longer than broad, but much shorter 

 than third and fourth ; seventh to tenth transverse, gradually 

 increasing in breadth; eleventh about as long as the two 

 preceding together, acuminate; the last five joints pilose. 

 Inorax long and narrow, twice as long as broad, widest at 

 the middle, gradually narrowed in front and behind with 

 all the angles obliterated, closely and rugosely sculptured 

 hlytra not longer than the thorax, very coarsely, but not 

 very closely punctured, with a coarse pubescence; interval. 

 between the punctures smooth and shining. Abdomen 

 strongly pointed, the first four visible segments very coarsely 

 punctured and pubescent, the intervals shining and smooth 

 the last two segments very finely punctured and pubescent! 

 shining, blackish. 



Balthazar, Grenada (#. IJ. Smith), Tvpe in the British 

 Museum. 



36, Monista personata, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in litt.) 



Ferruginous, rather shining ; elytra lighter. Antennee and 

 legs testaceous. 



Length 2 - 8 mm. 



Size and build of M. plagiata, Slip., from which it differs 

 by the uniformly coloured elytra, less shining appearance, 

 and the remarkable' depressions on the head in male. 



Head large, orbiculate ; labrum emarginate ; eyessmallj 

 temples large ; posterior angles completely effaced ; punc' 

 turation scattered, large, superficial, umbilicate, and with a 

 fine coriaceous ground-sculpture. Antennas pilose; first joint 

 elongate, stout; second shorter than first and third, third and 

 fourth longer than broad, fifth to seventh globose, eighth to 

 tenth transverse; eleventh rather stout, scarcely as long as 

 the ninth and tenth together. Thorax narrower than the 

 head and elytra, a little longer than broad, oval, widest 

 about the middle, with all the angles effaced, with sparing 

 superficial, umbilicate punctures and a fine wrinkled ground- 

 sculpture. Elytra longer than the thorax, longer than 

 broad ; puncturation fine and obsoh te on a polish* d ground, 

 sparingly pubescent. Abdomen tinelj and sparingly punc- 

 tured and pubescent. 



(J. Vertex of head with a large, deep, semicircular im- 

 pression on either side of middle line, which is reduced to 



