160 DR. I:. O. HOWARD ON THK 



MiOTEOPis, Thomson. 



Mtoteopis nigricans. 



Miotropis nigricans, Howard, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 106. St, 

 Vincent, 



Five females, one Marcli 23, 500 feet, and the others April 3,. 

 250 feet, open sandy places, swept from herbage. 



Miotropis gibbosus, sp. n. 



§ . Length 2*2 mm. ; expanse 3*5 mm. Plagellum of antennae , 

 moderately long, not condensed as with preceding species ; f unicie- 

 joints a little longer than broad, well separated, club as long as 

 last funicle-joint ; eyes hairy, widely separated ; ocelli in a 

 curved line; mesonotum finely rugulose; scutellum smooth at 

 sides; abdomen rather coarsely reticulate. General colour 

 black; face, including cheeks, antennal scape, sides of pro- 

 notum, attenuated portion of collar, basal joint of abdomen, 

 and all legs except hind coxae, dark honey-yellow; wings- 

 hyaline, except for small dusky patch below and including 

 stigmal vein. 



One female specimen, Mount Gray estate, April 6, 400 feet,, 

 on high growth of weeds in young nutmeg orchard. 



Stenomesius, Westwood. 



Stenomesius histrionicfs, sp. n. 



S . Length 2'1 mm. ; expanse 3'3 mm. Antennae with flagellar 

 joints subequal in length, well separated, flattened, with dense 

 short pile. Head and thorax nearly smooth, faintly shagreened ;. 

 abdomen smooth, shining; median furrow of metanotum complete, 

 sharp, slightly emarginate. Colour black; head honey-yellow, 

 except occiput and eyes and closely placed reddish ocelli; 

 mesoscutellum, parapsides of mesoscutum, and hind border of 

 pronotum honey-yellow ; dorsum of abdomen with pallid central 

 basal spot, as with many species of ElacMstus ; basal portion 

 of underside of abdomen also pallid ; front coxae yellow-brown, 

 middle and hind coxae dark above, all femora pale yellowish ; 

 hind tibiae black except at base, middle and front tibiae 

 yellowish ; wings hyaline. 



One male specimen, April 1, Grranville (windward side), sea- 

 level, below somewhat swampy thicket by stream. 



