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Extremely near B. spretum. It seems, however, to be a distinct species, the thorax 

 being much less contracted near the base, with the hind angles less prominent, or, as 

 Say describes it, " sides not arquated from behind the middle to the basal angle." The 

 elytra, too, have always a semifascia of three or four small yellow spots on a level with 

 the first puncture, which are absent in B. spretum. 



13. Bembidium sparsum 



Oblongum, vix convexum, cupreo-fuscum viridi-tinctum, capite thoraceque subtilissime alutaceis minus nitidis ; 

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infuscatis ; elytris lineolis plurimis apice Mvo-testaceis ; f oveis frontalibus rectis parum impressis ; thorace 

 cordato-quadrato, minus lato, paullo ante medium rotundato, prope basin sinuatim angustato, angulis 

 posticis obtusis sed distinctis, foveis sat profundis, cannula juxta angulum acuta ; elytris punctato-striatis, 

 striis omnibus passim sequaliter impressis prope apicem fere lsevibus, 3° 4°que et 5° 6°que ante apicem 

 conjunctis, interstitiis planis, 3° bipunctato. 



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Hob. Mexico, Tuxtla (Salle), Vera Cruz, Oaxaca (Edge) ; Guatemala, near the city, 

 Paso Antonio, Champerico (Champion). 



The pale lineoles of the elytra are arranged almost the same as in B. scintillans ; 

 but, though varying in length in different examples, none of them are so much elon- 

 gated. Besides the apical spot, there are about fourteen on each elytron, viz. two small 

 basal on the fourth and fifth interstices, two longer, following each other (a little before 

 the middle), on the third, with five others exterior to them forming a fascia on interstices 

 4 to 8. Towards the apex there is a similar fascia formed of lineoles on interstices 



4 to 8. 



I have adopted the name given to the species by Chaudoir in the Salle collection. 



14. Bembidium placitum. 



Bembidium (Notaphus) placitum, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 602 \ 



" Elongato-oblougum, depressum, viridi- vel subcupreo-seneum, elytris cupreo-fuscis ( 3 nitidis, $ subopacis) 

 vitta laterali ab humero usque medium, intus biloba, fasciaque maculari ante apicem, fulvo-testaceis ; 

 sulcis frontalibus latis, baud profundis ; thorace late rotundato, postice magis quam antice angustato, 

 angulis posticis obtusis, fovea media profunda carinaque parva juxta angulum ; elytris subtiliter punctato- 

 striatis, interstitiis planissimis, tertio 3-punctato ; palpis, antennis pedibusque obscure piceis. 



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Hab. Mexico, near the capital (Flohr \ Salle). 



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mediate gradations occur ; and sometimes the apex is testaceous. The thorax is much 

 contracted at the base ; and the hind angles would be correctly described as rounded off, 

 were it not for a small, almost dentiform projection. The carina near the angle forms 

 a fine raised line, often difficult of detection, and sometimes even obsolete. The species 

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