382 Mr. M. Cameron on new Stapliylinidse 



pubescent anteriorly, rather more sparingly on the sixth, 

 seventh, and eighth segments. Middle and posterior tibiae 

 each with a ratlier fine seta. 



(^ . Sixth ventral segment narrowed and prodliced, the 

 apex rounded. 



Jamaica. Type in my collection. 



136. Atheta [Acrotona) anomala^ sp. n. 



Heddish testaceous, rather shining ; the elytra blackish. 

 Abdomen blade, the first and last (visible) segments more 

 or less testaceous. Antennge with the first six or seven joints 

 testaceous. Legs testaceous. 



Length 1*75 mm. 



This species is exactly of the build of A. discrepans^ Shp., 

 and indeed only differs from it in the darker elytra, the more 

 obscure colour of the base of the abdomen, the antennae a 

 little longer and less stout, and the more distinct punc- 

 turation of the fore-parts. It must be placed at least 

 provisionally in the Acrotona section, with which it agrees 

 in the build of the thorax and the pointed abdomen, whilst 

 examination of the mouth-parts presents nothing to exclude 

 it from the genus Atheta. 



Head reddish, suborbiculate ; the eyes moderate, not 

 prominent ; very finely and moderately closely punctured 

 and pubescent. Antennae with the third joint shorter than 

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

 mate three times as broad as long, the eleventh short and 

 stout. Thorax almost twice as broad as long, the sides 

 rounded, the posterior angles obsolete, the base bordered, 

 of a more yellowish colour than the head, very finely and 

 moderately closely punctured^ finely pubescent. Elytra 

 about one-third longer and distinctly broader than the 

 thorax, transverse, smoky-black, sometimes witli the humeral 

 angles obscurely testaceous ; very feebly sinuate internal 

 to the postero-external angle, very finely and moderately 

 closely punctured and pubescent. Abdomen gradually 

 pointed, very finely and moderately closely punctured and 

 finely pubescent, a little more sparingly on the seventh 

 and eighth segments. Tibiae without distinct setae. 

 Haiti. Type in my collection. 



137. Zyras smithi, sp. n. 

 {xufiventriSf Fauvel, in litt.) 

 Black, shining; the abdomen pointed, bright red. An- 

 tennae elongate, the first six joints blacky the rest pitchy. 

 Legs black, the tarsi pitchy. 



