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shorter and relatively broader than in brevilabris and the head is 

 smaller, with more conspicuous eyes. 



Chlaenius zunianus n. sp. General habitus and structure as in 

 tomentosus Say, but more elongate and parallel, deep black above, beneath 

 and throughout the legs and palpi, the antennae black, with the basal 

 joint partially pale; pubescence short, much less close than in tomentosus 

 and rather darker fulvous in color; head smoother, with only a few very 

 minute punctures laterally and no rugae; there is an isolated cluster of 

 three or four coarser punctures about the setigerous fovea near each 

 eye; prothorax in form and sculpture throughout almost as in tomentosus, 

 except that the punctures are everywhere coarser in corresponding posi- 

 tions; elytra differing decidedly, oblong, parallel, more elongate, more 

 rapidly obtuse at apex, a fifth wider than the prothorax, the striae, 

 strial punctures and humeral angle of the beading similar, the intervals 

 about one-half as densely and less asperately punctate; under surface 

 as in tomentosus throughout; prosternum margined. Length (9) 14.0 

 mm.; width 5.9 mm. New Mexico (Fort Wingate), -John Woodgate. 



Differs from tomentosus in its deep black color, more elongate and 

 abruptly obtuse, much less densely punctate elytra, rather more 

 transverse and somewhat less anteriorly narrowed and more 

 coarsely sculptured pronotum and smoother head. From insperatus 

 Horn, it differs in having the lateral and basal beads form a sharp 

 angle at the humeri and in its dark fulvous and not black vestiture. 



Chlaenius pimalicus n. sp. Body somewhat as in chrysopleurns Chd., 

 but narrower and with uniform elytral coloration and flatter intervals, 

 shining and vivid metallic green throughout the head and pronotum, 

 except the convex lateral part of the latter basally, which is cupreous; 

 elytra opaculate, bright green throughout, the smoother marginal interval 

 rather brighter green; under surface, legs and tarsi black; vestiture short 

 but stiff, fulvous; head smooth, with the frontal foveae prolonged to a 

 point opposite the middle of the eyes, where there is an additional short 

 groove more inwardly; antennae short, stout, piceous; prothorax in form 

 and sculpture almost exactly as in chrysopleurus throughout; elytra 

 differing greatly, being narrower, with much less convex, more opaque, 

 more closely and much less strongly punctate intervals, the punctures 

 of the much shallower striae similarly very small; under surface nearly 

 smooth but with more coarse sternal punctures than in chrysopleurus. 

 Length (9) 13.5-14.0 mm.; width 5.6-5.8 mm. Southern Arizona. 

 Three examples from the Levette collection. 



The differences as shown between this species and three examples 

 of chrysopleurus from Guatemala and Honduras, which I have 

 before me, are expressed above, but pimalicus is very much closer 

 to forreri Bates, from Ventanas, Mexico, and may prove to be 

 merely a subspecies of the latter. In forreri the elytra are described 



