THE METHIINI OF THE WEST-INDIES (COLEOPTERA, CERAMBYCIDAE) WITH NOTESON THE CIRCUM-CARIBBEAN SPECIES

The Methiini of the West Indies are revised. Cyanomethia pseudothonalm us, new genus, new species and Methia jamaicensis new species are desc ribed, Methia pusilla, M. constricticollis, M. impressicollis, M. insu larum, M. pallida, M. pulchra, M. punctata, and M. rhizophorae are new synonyms of M. necydalea. Keys to genera of Methiini and species of M ethia in the West Indies are given and the biology and morphological v ariation of the genus Methia discussed. A phylogenetic analysis of the Methiini is conducted to determine relationships among the genera, an d the zoogeographic patterns of species found in the West Indies is in cluded.