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17. Chlaenius azurescens. 



icenius azurescens, Chaudoir, Monogr. Chlen. p. 220 . 



Hab. Mexico, Orizaba \ Playa Vicente (Salle), Almolonga (Edge) 





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18. Chlaenius planipennis. (Tab. III. fig. 8.) 



Chlaenius planipennis, Chaudoir, Monogr. Chlen. p. 220. 



Hab. Mexico, Juquila (Salle). 







19. Chlaenius tricolor. 



Mono 



Var. Chlcenius vigilans, Say, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. iv. p. 419 (1834) 2 . 







Chlcenius chalybeipennis, Chevrolat, Col. Mex. i. fasc. 4 (1834) . 



Hab. Noeth Amekica 1 , northwards to Canada. — Mexico 123 , Guanajuato (Luges, 

 coll. SallS), Oaxaca (Salle, Hbge), Almolonga (Hoge); Guatemala (Salle), Panajachel 

 (Champion). 



The species occurs in Mexico and Guatemala under two distinct colour varieties. 

 In one, which prevails at Oaxaca and in Guatemala, the head and thorax are green ; 



the other 



b 



chiefly 



the 



pital and at Jalapa and Puebla, the same 



parts are of a rich coppery 



some Jalapa specimens 



intermediate 



colour 





The green variety is that described by Say as ChlcBnius vigi 



20. Chlaenius melanarius. 



(1831Y ; Chaudoir, Mono 



Chlcenius soccatus, Say, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. iv. p. 419 (1834) 2 . 



Mex 



Var. Chlcenius violaceus, Chevrolat, Col. Mex. ii. no. 170 (1835); Chaudoir, Monogr. Chlen. 



p. 242. 



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Hab. Mexico l 2 , Guanajuato, Puebla, Toluca (Salle), Hacienda de los Bleados 

 (Dr. Palmer), Mexico city (Salle, Br. Palmer, Hoge), Jalapa, Oaxaca (Hoge). 



The two forms (pale legs and black legs) occur together in the same localities. 



21. Chlaenius obsoletus. 



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N. York. v. v. 180 1 : Chandoir, Mono 







Hab. Noeth America, California 1 . — Mexico 2 , Oaxaca (Hoge); Guatemala 



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Guatemala city (Champion) ; Nicaragua (Salle). 



22. Chlaenius viridicollis. 



Hab. Mexico 2 , Etla (SalU), Oaxaca (Hoge). 



Amazons 2 . 



, Monogr. Chlen. p. 244 \ 



South America, Colombia 



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