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The following eleven new species are described and illustrated: <jats:italic>Amblypsilopus marskeae<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Medetera iviei<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Medetera montserratensis<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Systenus ladonnae<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Thrypticus mediofuscus<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Chrysotus antillensis<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Chrysotus callichromoides<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Chrysotus interfrons<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Chrysotus montserratensis<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, <jats:italic>Diaphorus robinsoni<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold>, and <jats:italic>Sympycnus montserratensis<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.<\/jats:bold> Six species have only been found on Montserrat (ca. 10% endemicity). Keys are provided to the genera and species on Montserrat, their known distribution summarized, and additional new island records provided for many species. <jats:italic>Asyndetus wirthi<\/jats:italic> Robinson is synonymized with <jats:italic>A. interruptus<\/jats:italic> (Loew) and <jats:italic>Achradocera apicalis<\/jats:italic> (Aldrich) is removed from synonymy with <jats:italic>A. barbata<\/jats:italic> (Loew). <jats:italic>Diaphorus flavipes<\/jats:italic> Aldrich is transferred to <jats:italic>Chrysotus<\/jats:italic> as a new combination. A new replacement name, <jats:italic>Chrysotus milvadu<\/jats:italic><jats:bold>nom. nov.<\/jats:bold>, is provided for the Nearctic <jats:italic>Chrysotus parvulus<\/jats:italic> Van Duzee. Lectotypes are designated for <jats:italic>Achradocera apicalis<\/jats:italic> (Aldrich) and <jats:italic>Asyndetus fratellus<\/jats:italic> Aldrich. The fauna of Montserrat is summarized and compared with that of Dominica. 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