from the West Indies. 301 



^ . Elytra each Avitli two tubercles situated at tlie posterior 

 margin, one at the postero-internal angle, the other a little 

 externally J fourth dorsal segment with a small tubercle at 

 the posterior margin on either side of the middle line ; 

 seventh segment with a keel in the middle line for the 

 posterior three-fourths of its length ; sixth ventral segment 

 produced and narrowed, its apex rounded. 



St. Vincent (i/. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



149. Hoplandria obliqua, sp. n. 

 (Fiiuvel, in litt.) 



Shining ferruginous-red, the elytra reddish testaceous, 

 more or less infuscate behind. Antennse with the first two 

 joints and the last testaceous, the rest brown. Legs 

 testaceous. 



Length 3 mm. 



Head rather finely and rather sparingly punctured, the 

 front impunctate, sparingly pubescent. Antennae with the 

 second and third joints of equal length, the fourth a little 

 longer than broad, the fifth as long as broad, the sixth to 

 the tenth transverse, gradually increasing in breadth, the 

 penultimate about half as broad again as long, the eleventh 

 as long as the two preceding together. Thorax strongly 

 transverse, moderately finely and moderately closely punc- 

 tured. Elytra as long as, but broader than the thorax, 

 transverse, moderately finely and moderately closely, 

 distinctly asperately punctured, finely pubescent. Abdomen 

 pointed, practically glabrous and impunctate. 



J . Elytra at the postero-internal angle with a sharp 

 tubercle, and another similar one a little externally ; third 

 dorsal segment of the abdomen with the posterior margin 

 produced a little backwards and broadly rounded ; fourth on 

 either side with an oblique crest commencing near the base 

 in front and extending obliquely backwards and inwards to the 

 posterior border; seventh with a strong raised median keel ; 

 eighth narrowed, the posterior border Mith a small blunt 

 tooth in the middle. Sixth ventral segment produced, nar- 

 rowed and rounded. 



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



Notes and Additions. 



2 a. Lispinus sparsepunctatus^ sp. n. 



Narrow, depressed, parallel, pitchy-black, greasy-shining, 

 strongly coriaceous ; the thorax, elytra, and apex of the 



