from the West Indies. 3G9 



sometimes l)l\ckisli, tlie elytra more or less extensively 

 iut'uscate. AnteuiKc and leu's testaceous. 



Jjono-th 2 mm. 



Tu build very similar to A. egregia, Kyc, hut much smaller 

 and narrower and ditt'erently coloured. 



Head square, the posterior angles briefly rounded, finely, 

 closely, and obsoletely punctured, finely pubescent; eyes small, 

 their diameter much less than the length of the temples. Au- 

 tenune with the third joint shorter than the second, the fourth 

 to the tenth transverse, the penultimate twice as broad as long. 

 Thorax a little wider than the head, slightly transverse, widest 

 a little behind the anterior angles, the sides feebly rounded and 

 narrowed anteriorly, slightly contracted in a nearly straight 

 line to the obtuse posterior angles, exceedingly finely, obso- 

 letely, and closely punctured, much more finely than the 

 head, very finely pubescent. Elytra fully as long as and a 

 little broader than the thorax, square, very finely and closely 

 punctured, finely pubescent. Abdomen parallel, extremely 

 finely and moderately closely punctured and pubescent on 

 the first four segments, more sparingly on the two last. 



(^ . Seventh dorsal segment with a fine longitudinal keel 

 on either side about midway between the lateral border and 

 the median line, extending from the posteiior margin for 

 about three-fourths the length of the segment. 



St. Vincent [H. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



115. Atheta [Dralica) tentativa, sp. n. 



Parallel, black, shining ; the thorax, elytra, posterior half 

 of the seventh, and whole of the eighth abdominal segments, 

 testaceous. First three joints of the antennae and legs 

 testaceous. 



Length 1*2 mm. 



In build very similar to A. aniicula, Steph., but much 

 smaller, differently coloured, and with the seventh and 

 eighth abdominal segments pretty closely punctured. 



Head large, transversely subquadrate, the eyes large, 

 their diameter greater than the length of the temples ; the 

 ])osterior angles rounded ; puncturation moderately fine and 

 rather close, ground-sculpture distinct and coriaceous ; 

 pubescence fine. Antennse with the third joint shorter than 

 the second, the fourth to the tenth transverse, the penulii- 

 mate twice as broad as long. Thorax pale reddish testaceous, 

 transverse, wider than the head, without visible punctura- 

 tion, but with a fine close coriaceous granulation, and finely 

 pubescent. 



