from the West Indies. G43 



87. Gijru})li(Bna (s. str.) smithi, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in Utt.) 



Testaceous, sliining, the head, elytra (except the shoulders 

 and more or less of the base), and sixth segment of the abdo- 

 men black. Thorax witli four punctures on the disc; elytra 

 very sparingly punctured, Antennre and legs entirely testa- 

 ceous. 



Length 2'3 mm. 



Coloration and build o( G. (/racilicornis, Slip., but smaller ; 

 the antennre with the penultimate joints transverse and 

 different (^-characters. 



Head transverse, Ijlack, impunctate. Antennae with the 

 second and third joints subequal, the fourth a trifle longer 

 than broad, the fiftli to the tenth transverse, gradually in- 

 creasing in width, the penultimate about twice as broad as 

 long. Thorax strongly transverse, the disc with four quad- 

 rately placed punctures and three or four others towards the 

 lateral borders, otherwise impunctate and without ground- 

 sculpture. Elytra transverse, dark, the shoulders and more 

 or less of the base testaceous, finely and exceedingly 

 sparingly punctured and witliout visible ground-sculpture. 

 Abdomen gradually narrowed behind, exceedingly finely and 

 very sparingly punctured. 



^ . Postero-external angles of the elytra carinate (often 

 obsolete), the posterior border near the suture with an obso- 

 lete tubercle ; eighth dorsal segment with posterior margin 

 furnished with a stout, short, incurved tooth on either side, 

 and deeply bisinuate between. 



Grenada, St. Vincent {H. H. S7nith). Type in the British 

 Museum. 



88. Gyrophana (s. str.) piceicollis, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in Utt.) 



Rufo-testaceous, shining ; the elytra testaceous yellow, 

 the postcro-extcrnal angles and more or less of the posterior 

 margins infuscate ; abdomen with the sixth segment iufus- 

 cate. Antennae and legs testaceous. 



Length 15 to 2 mm. 



Build of G. aneicollis, ni,, but on the average a little 

 larger and entirely differently coloured. 



Head (sometimes dark reddish brown) with a row of 

 three rather large punctures on either side and t\fo smaller 

 on each side near the eyes ; ground-sculpture very fine 



