ii2 On fhe Coleopterous Croup " Ileptapliylllni." 



rcinalitcr fulvo-liirtii, m iris olypeo brovilor bicoriuito, tuborculis 

 dnobus miiiutis intra oculos ; prothorace iibi(pio ^rosse et dtMasis- 

 sime punctato, ajitioe ot postice excurvato, aiigiilis anticis ol).so- 

 letis, posticis obtusis ; elytris acute costatis, intcrstitiis opacis, 

 vix porspimie traasvorso ))licati3. 

 Long. 4'5 mm. 



JIub. St. Vincent (Looward side) ; Grenada (Grand 

 fitang, 11)00 feci). 



Tliis, tlie largest yet known of tliese species, Avas found by 

 Mr. n. II. Smith in JJoleti. There is a single feinalvi 

 specimen in the Museum ot" a closely related species from 

 Jamaica whicli it is perhaj)s desirable to describe here. 



Chcrostits jamaicensis^ sp. n. 



Cylindricup, fornigineus, antonnis testaceis, capito grossc, hand 

 profimde sed crcberrime punctato, leviter loniiitiulinaliter ini- 

 presso, depressione ( 5 ) brevissirae fulvo-piUi.sa, clypeo medio 

 la>vi ; prothorace grosse et densissiinc punctate, antice et postice 

 excurvato, angulis anticis obsoletis, posticis obtusis ; elytris acute 

 costatis, interstitiis transverse plicatis. 



Ix)ng. 3 mm. 



Hah. Jamnica (Kingston). 



This is a smaller and narrower insect than those before 

 described. The elytral interstices are more rugose and the 

 pubescence upon the head of our specimen is extremely fine. 



Yet another species to be placed here is X>/loborus crent- 

 pcnnis of MotschuUky, of which the tarsi were erroneously 

 l)clieved by him to be heteromerous. This was recorded from 

 JUirma by the de^cribcr, but typical specimens in our collec- 

 tion received from him are (perhaps wrongly) supposed to 

 have been brought from Ceylon. There are also examples 

 from the Andaman Islands. This species is most nearly 

 related to the Australian form, C. Simpsom, Waterh., but is 

 smaller, narrower, and of a uniform brick-red colour. There 

 is a smooth space upon the front of the head placed longitu- 

 dinally, whereas a similar patch in C. Simpsoni is transverse. 

 The typical species, C. WaUy-eri^ of which the original 

 specimens were brought from i)amma Island, also exists in 

 the island of Matabello. 



The generic classification of these peculiar little beetles 

 can only be regarded as provisional until our knowledge of 

 them has become more complete. The hairy fringe upon the 

 head may, perhaps, be found to constitute an important 

 .sectional distinction. This, as I have indicated, is a pecu- 

 liarity of the female .sex. It does not appear to occur in all 



