G48 ^Iv. ^r. Caincion on neio Staphj-liiiidse 



fourth to tlic tcntli joints sti-oiif,^ly transverse. Tliorax 

 Avitli a dorsal row of three tine i)unctures on either side of 

 tlie disc, and one or two externally, no visii)le ground-scnlp- 

 tnre. Elytra very finely and very sparingly punctured. 

 Abdomen nearly impunctatc. 



(J . Seventh dorsal segment in front of the posterior 

 border with a small tubercle on either side of tlie middle 

 line; eighth dorsal segment produced and narrowed, the 

 ai)ex rounded. 



Haiti. Type in my collection. 



97. Euvlra insularis, sp. u. 

 (Fauvel, in litt.) 



Narrow, elongate, black, shining. Antennae stout, the 

 first eight joints and the legs reddish testaceous; femora 

 iiifuscate. 



Length 2 mm. 



About the size and buihl of E. nunutu, Slip., and with the 

 antennse similarly constructed; the puncturatiou is, however, 

 less coarse everywhere. 



Head transversely quadrate, the temples a little ])roini- 

 nent ; the eyes large, their diameter greater than the length 

 of the temples ; puncturatiou moderately coarse and mode- 

 rately close. Antennse with the third joint shorter than the 

 second, the fourth small, the fifth much broader, transverse, 

 the sixth to the tenth transverse, gradually increasing in 

 breadth, the penultimate two and a half times broader than 

 long. Thora.K convex, narrower in front than behind, the 

 posterior angles rounded, the sides gradually narrowed and 

 rounded anteriorly ; sculpture rather finer than that of the 

 head. Elytra fully half as long again as, and considerably 

 broader than, the thorax, with finer puncturatiou. Abdomen 

 ])arallel, very finely and moderately closely punctured 

 thioughout. 



J unknown. 



St. Vincent (//. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



Thecturella, gen. nov. 



Mandibles lightly curved, pointed, the right wiih a small 

 sharp tooth about the middle of the inner border, which is 

 crenulate anterior to this structure, the left without tooth, 

 but similarly crenulate. ]\Iaxillary palpi 4-jointed, the first 

 very small, the second lightly curved and a little dilated 

 towards ajiex, the third narrow at the base, gradually 



