from the West Indies. 347 



islightly narrowed to the posterior angles ; disc with a very 

 fine median line posteriorly and obsolete impression on either 



side before the base ; punctiiration fine and close, much 

 finer than on the head, sparingly pubescent. Elytra dis- 

 tinctly longer than the thorax, much longer than broad, 

 finely and closely but less distinctly punctured than the 

 thorax. Abdomen closely and finely punctured and 

 pubescent. 



^ unknown. 



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



38. Scopceus auripilis, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in lilt.) 



Dull; head and thorax ferruginous or black ; elytra black, 

 with apical margin sharply testaceous ; abdomen black, 

 somewhat shining, the posterior third of seventh and poste- 

 rior half of eighth dorsal plates sharply testaceous. An- 

 tennas and legs testaceous. The whole insect rather thickly 

 clothed with yellowish pubescence. 



Length 3 mm. 



A species very distinct by its coloration and pubescence. 



Head as broad as long, a little broader than the thorax at 

 the anterior angles ; temples parallel ; vertex emarginate 

 posteriorly ; posterior angles right angles, only blunted at 

 the extreme apex ; puncturation close, rugulose, umbilicate; 

 pubescence yellow, distinct. Antennas with first joint elon- 

 gate, stout ; second and third of equal length ; fourth shorter 

 than third, a little longer than broad ; fifth to seventh 

 globose, eighth to tenth transverse, eleventh shortly oval. 

 Thorax scarcely longer than broad, widest at the anterior 

 angles, which are obtuse, gradually narrowed behind to the 

 posterior angles, which are rounded, more abruptly narrowed 

 in front to the neck ; disc with a very fine shining cannula 

 behind, but without trace of basal fovese. Punctiiration and 

 pubescence as on the head. Elytra slightly longer than the 

 thorax, a little longer than broad, the apical margin distinctly 

 testaceous, the shoulders sometimes obscurely lighter; punc- 

 turation close and rugulose, rather finer than that of the 

 thorax, especially behind ; pubescence distinct, yellow. 

 Abdomen slightly widened behind, less didl than the fore 

 parts, the posterior third of seventh and posterior half of 

 eighth dorsal segment sharply testaeeous, pretty closely and 

 finely punctured, and with rather long yellow pubescence. 

 $ unknown. 



St. Vincent, Grenada (H. H. Smith). Type in the British 

 Museum. 



