from the West Indies. 385 



moderately closely pimctuied and pubescent ; ground - 

 sculpture very tine and coriaceous. Elytra a little longer 

 and broader than the thorax, transverse, very finely and 

 pretty closely })unctured and pubescent, without visible 

 ground-sculpture. Abdomen, except for a row of very fine 

 punctures along the posterior margins of the segments, 

 impunctate and glabrous. 



S . Eiiihth dorsal segment a little produced, its extremity 

 broadly rounded. 



This is an anomalous species ; the first joint of the posterior 

 tarsi is elongate, but does not exceed the following in length. 

 The structure of the mouth-parts and mesosternum indicates, 

 however, its affinity with the genus in which it has been 

 placed. 



Grenada [H. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



140. Zyras rhopalomera^ sp. n. 



(Faiivel, in Htt.) 



Short, robust, parallel, black, the fore-parts moderately, 

 the abdomen strongly shining ; elytra yellowish brown. 

 First two joints of the antennae and legs testaceous. 



Length 2 mm. 



Very similar to the preceding in build, but less robust, 

 the elytra darker, the puncturation of the fore-parts yet 

 finer and closer, the thorax less strongly transverse, and the 

 antennce not so stout. 



Head broad, finely and moderately closely punctured, 

 finely but distinctly coriaceous, the vertex with a small 

 fovea. Antennae with the second and third joints of equal 

 length, the fourth to the tenth strongly transverse, the 

 penultimate joints about twice as broad as long, the eleventh 

 longer than the two preceding together. Thorax half as 

 broad again as long, but otherwise formed as in the preceding 

 species, very finely and pretty closely punctured and finely 

 pubescent ; ground-sculpture fine, coriaceous. Elytra as 

 long as but broader than the thorax, transverse, very finely 

 and moderately closely punctured, finely pubescent. Abdo- 

 men, except for the fine row of punctures on the posterior 

 margins of the segments, impunctate and glabrous. 



^ . Eighth dorsal segment broadly and slightly rounded 

 posteriorly ; 6th ventral segment a little produced and 

 narrowed, the apex broadly rounded. 



Grenada [H. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



