378 Mr. M. Cameron on new Stapliyliiiidss 



III build very similar to A. ohlita, Er., but mucli smaller, 

 more shining, and with stronger seta on the middle ot* the 

 intermediate tibise. 



Head black, moderately shining, extremely finely and 

 very sparingly punctured, finely but distinctly coriaceous. 

 Antennae with the eighth joint scarcely shorter than the 

 second, the fourth to the tenth transverse, gradually 

 increasing in breadth^ the penultimate twice as broad as 

 long, the eleventh a little larger than the two preceding 

 together. Thorax about half as broad again as long, 

 extremely finely and not very closely punctured, finely 

 coriaceous and finely pubescent, the sides each with two 

 weak setae. Elytra scarcely longer, but broader than the 

 thorax, transverse, not sinuate internal to the postero- 

 external angle, finely and closely punctured, finely pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen very finely and rather sparingly punctured ; 

 the seventh and eighth segments almost smooth, pubescence 

 scanty. 



^ . Eighth dorsal segment on either side with a long, 

 sharply-pointed, curved tooth, the margin between furnished 

 with four or five short, sharp teeth ; sixth ventral segment 

 narrowed and produced, the apex rounded. 



Haiti. Type in my collection. 



130. Atheta (Liogluta) jamaicensis, sp. n. 



Very black, shining ; the elytra with purple-metallic 

 reflex. Antennae with the first joint pitchy. Legs testaceous. 



Length 2 mm. 



Build of A. liypnorum, Kies., bnt much smaller. 



Head finely and not very closely punctured ; the eyes 

 large, their diameter greater than that of the temples. 

 Antennae with the third joint scarcely shorter than the 

 second, the fourth as long as broad, the fifth to the tenth 

 transverse, the penultimate about half as broad again as long, 

 the eleventh as long as the two preceding together. Thorax 

 only slightly transverse, scarcely one-third broader than long, 

 the puncturation similar to that of the head. Elytra as long 

 as, but broader than the thorax, transverse, finely, and 

 rather closely punctured and pubescent. Abdomen nearly 

 parallel, the first three visible segments finely and not very 

 closely punctured, } et more sparingly posteriorly. 



$ unknown. 



Jamaica. Type in my collection. 



