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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



slender, 9th and 10th conical, nearly alike, 11th elongate-elliptical, slightly longer 

 than 10th, shaft and club with a number of fairly long bristles. Scutellum 

 longer than broad, oblong, apex rounded. Eye lateral, round, coarsely facetted 

 as in Deropygus Sharp, 1891, not very prominent. Prothorax long, antecoxal 

 portion twice as long as the coxa is wide ; dorsal carina basal, lateral carina 

 extending much beyond middle, but not quite reaching to apex, angle of carina 

 slightly obtuse. Elytra cylindrical. Legs short, hind tibia with prominent 

 notch, which bears a crest of bristles ; tarsal segment 1 at most one-half longer 

 than apically broad, tooth of claw long. 

 Genotype : Stenorhis ampedus, sp. n. 



Near Deropygus Sharp, 1891, but distinguished inter alia by the very short 

 rostrum and long prothorax. 



9a. Stenorhis ampedus, sp. n. (Text-fig. 7). 



More than twice as long as broad ; rufescent brown, with long brownish 

 grey pubescence which lies flat on the derm, but does not quite conceal the 



ground. Club of antenna as long as segments 

 3 to 7 together. Prothorax a little broader before 

 middle than at base, coarsely reticulated, angle 

 of carina nearly 90°, not rounded-off. Elytra 

 punctate-striate, the punctures very large, the 

 interspaces smooth and glossy, impunctate ex- 

 cept for the minute points in which the 

 pubescence is inserted. Pygidium coriaceous - 

 Text-fig. 7.-Stemrhis ampedus, reticulatej slightly convex, almost semicircular, 



apical margin incrassate. Prosternum almost 

 uniformly punctate, the punctures large and well separated from each other. 

 Metasternum with the punctures smaller. Abdomen minutely punctate, seg- 

 ment 1 with a basal row of large punctures. Third tarsal segment broad. 

 Length : 2-4 mm. 



Ellice Group : Nukufetau, 20.xii.1924, one $ ; not known to occur in 

 Samoa. 



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