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above. Fores large, in the anterior part of the segment, ahove 

 the middle of the side, the first lower than the rest. The anal 

 tergite posteriorly widely and obtusely angled, not surpassing 

 the valves ; valves compressed ; margins lightly reflexed, sternite 

 apically rounded. Legs short, with a single seta below each 

 segment. 



" Number of segments 46. 



" Length 77 mm., width 8. 



*' Locality. Antigua." 



Ehinocricus Eamagei, sp. n. 



Colour black or slate-grey, with a pale spot in the middle o£ 

 the dorsum ; the posterior border of the somites is inferiorly 

 obscurely ferruginous ; antennae fuscous j legs flavous. 



Body sbort and robust. 



Sead: antennae, collum, &c. normally constructed, but tbe 

 eyes much less clearly defined. 



The segments smooth, at most minutely punctulate, the longi- 

 tudinal striolse scarcely extending at all up the sides of the body ; 

 the anterior portion scarcely sculptured, the sulcus weak but 

 complete, except at the hinder end of the body, without a stria 

 or sulcus in front of it ; pores minute, situated above the middle 

 of the side behind, but in a .distinct fold of the sulcus ; sterna 

 striate. Scolina absent. 



Anal somite small ; tergite somewhat acutely angled, covering 

 but not surpassing the valves ; the valves lightly compressed 

 posteriorly but not marginate ; sternite triangular. 



Legs longish, those at the anterior end of tbe body with the 

 basal two segments carinate and compressed. 



Number of segments 44. 



Length about 50 mm., width 5'5 mm. 



Locality. St. Lucia (G. A. Ramage). 



A single female example. 



In the absence of the scobina this species resembles B. Gossei 

 and B. politus ; it may be recognized from both, however, by its 

 acutely-angled anal tergite and complete transverse sulcus. 



Ehinoceicus mandeyillei, sp. n. 



Colour dark brown or nearly black, with the area of the 

 segments behind the transverse sulcus widely and completely 

 flavous ; head flavous, lightly infuscate ; antennae and legs 

 flavous ; valves ochraceous ; anal tergite fuscous. 



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