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with a short spine at outer angle; surface finely, densely imbricate- 
punctate, with apical fourth and antemedian space rather densely 
clothed with short, inconspicuous, white hairs. 
Abdomen narrowly exposed above, strongly convex beneath; surface 
finely, densely granulose, finely, sparsely punctate posteriorly, trans- 
versely rugulose on basal segment, sparsely clothed with short, recum- 
bent, white hairs, with dense, white-pubescent spots at sides of first, 
third, and fourth sternites, and vertical portions of all sternites with 
short, recumbent, white pubescence; mesosternum and metasternum 
densely clothed at sides with short, recumbent, reddish-brown pubes- 
cence; suture obsolete between first and second visible sternites. Pro- 
sternum coarsely punctate, sparsely clothed with short, recumbent, 
whitish hairs, with a median spot of short, erect hairs; prosternal 
lobe broadly rounded in front; prosternal process broad, arcuately 
constricted between coxal cavities, with an obtuse, median tooth at 
apex. ‘Tarsal claws similar on all feet, cleft near middle, inner tooth 
of each shorter than outer one, turned shghtly inward, but not touch- 
ing tooth on opposite side. 
Length 9 mm., width 2 mm. 
Female-—Unknown. 
Type locality.—Cumaca, Trinidad, British West Indies. 
Type.—vU.S. N. M. No. 56866. 
Remarks.—Described from a single male collected at the type local- 
ity on May 16, 1942, by E. McC. Callan. 
AGRILUS ADAMSONI, new species 
Male—Hlongate, slender, subopaque; uniformly brownish black 
above, except front of head, which is bright green, the elytra with — 
vague pubescent spots; body beneath moderately shining, brown, with 
a cupreous tinge, legs in part greenish or bronzy. 
Head with front broad, slightly convex, without a median depres- 
sion, subequal in width at top and bottom, shallowly, transversely 
depressed behind clypeus; sides broadly, arcuately constricted in front; 
surface glabrous, densely, finely granulose, sparsely, finely punctate, 
longitudinally costate on occiput; clypeus quadrate, wide between 
antennae, shallowly, arcuately emarginate in front. Antennae 
missing. 
Pronotum slightly wider than long, subequal in width at base and 
apex, widest along apical half; sides parallel anteriorly, vaguely 
converging posteriorly; posterior angles rather acute; marginal and | 
submarginal carinae sinuate, widely separately anteriorly, united at 
basal fourth; anterior margin strongly sinuate, median lobe mod- | 
erately produced and broadly rounded; base arcuately emarginate 
on each side, median lobe shallowly, arcuately emarginate in front 
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