with short hairs. Metafemora expanded in the middle. Pro- and mesofemora only very

slightly dilated in the middle. Four tarsomeres, claw tarsomere as long or almost as long

as 2 preceding tarsomeres. Median lobe: Sides extending parallel to one another, turning

in towards the apex to form a sharp point, with a slight notch on either side of lobe 3% of

the way up towards the apex (Fig. 5-8). In profile, strongly curved from the middle (Fig

5-9). Median plate very elevated (Fig. 5-9). Basal Plate: Parallel sides at base

narrowing slightly toward apex, emarginate at the apical end (Fig. 5-10).

 Female. Similar to male except for genitalic structures.

 Distribution. Curacao

 Material examined The holotype, deposited in the USNM, is a disarticulated male

specimen glued to a point with the following labels: CURACAO, Coral Specht 3 km. E.

Willemstad 9-15 February 1987 W. E. Steiner & J. M. Swearingen (printed) [white

rectangular label] / Flight-intercept yellow pan trap in mesquite-acacia desert scrub near

coast (printed) [white rectangular label] / HOLOTYPE Cybocephalus caribaeus T. R.

Smith Det: Trevor Smith (printed) [red rectangular label]. The allotype, deposited in the

USNM, is a female specimen glued to a point with the following labels: CURACAO,

Coral Specht 3 km. E. Willemstad 9-15 February 1987 W. E. Steiner & J. M. Swearingen

(printed) [white rectangular label] / flight-intercept yellow pan trap in mesquite-acacia

desert scrub near coast (printed) [white rectangular label] / ALLOTYPE Cybocephalus

caribaeus T. R. Smith Det: Trevor Smith (printed) [blue rectangular label].

 Remarks. This species was collected in desert habitat. Nothing is known about the

diet or plant associations of this beetle.