AND ClCINDELA 5 



Body rather stout, strongly convex, the sides of the prothorax converging 



and but slightly arcuate from near the apex to the base 2 



Body much narrower, the elytral punctures denser; prothorax with the 

 sides subparallel and broadly arcuate in more than apical half, then 

 rapidly more convergent to the base; copulatory spicule in mimus 



nearly as in californicus, concealed in the type of sculptilis 3 



2 Form only moderately elongate, ventricose, shining; head narrower 

 than the prothorax in both sexes, rugose throughout, the median 

 part of the front without punctures; prothorax obtrapezoidal, about 

 as long as wide, a little wider in some females, very deeply vermicu- 

 lato-rugose throughout; elytra oval, barely more than one-half longer 

 than wide, widest at the middle, the coarse strong punctures well 

 separated suturally, close and subconfluent laterally; copulatory 

 spicule obliquely and almost rectilinearly truncate externally at 

 tip, the latter only moderately prolonged. Length (cf 9 ) 14.0 

 16.8 mm.; width 5.0-5.9 mm. California (about San Francisco 



Bay) . Abundant californicus Esch. 



A Similar to californicus but rather larger and more elongate, the 

 elytra three-fourths or more longer than wide; prothorax always 

 wider than long by a fourth to third of its length in the female, 

 in which sex it is more than three-fourths as wide as the elytra; 

 copulatory spicule not exposed in the single male. Length (d 71 9 ) 

 15.5-17.5 mm.; width 5.4-6.0 mm. California (locality not recorded 

 but probably near San Francisco). Three examples. 



vermiculatus n. subsp. 



Form still more abbreviated, ventricose, much smaller in size, rather 

 shining; head barely narrower than the prothorax, rugose throughout; 

 prothorax as in californicus but with the vermiculiform rugosity 

 coarser and rather less deep, becoming in fact rather feeble very 

 near the median stria; elytra very evenly oval and widest at the 

 middle, with strongly arcuate sides, the punctures coarse, deep and 

 rather close-set, more evenly spaced throughout than in californicus; 

 copulatory spicule very different, narrower and more prolonged 

 apically and evenly arcuate in curvature, not at all truncate exter- 

 nally. Length (cf) 13.0 mm.; width 5.0 mm. Oregon (Josephine 



Co.), -Nunenmacher oregonensis Csy. 



3 Body rather narrow and elongate, moderately convex, moderately 

 shining, more densely sculptured than californicus; head narrower 

 than the prothorax, very closely and strongly rugose throughout; 

 prothorax wider than long, the vermiform rugae very deep and finer 

 than usual in californicus; elytra oblong-oval, two-thirds longer 

 than wide, the sides only moderately arcuate, widest near the middle, 

 coarsely, deeply and very uniformly, closely and almost subcon- 

 fluently punctured throughout, each puncture having a more dis- 

 tinct granule at its anterior end than in californicus and rather less 

 coarse and more elongate in form. Length (c?) 15.5 mm.; width 

 5.4 mm. California (north of San Francisco). A single example. 



sculptilis Csy. 



A Smaller and still narrower than sculptilis but otherwise very similar, 

 except that the head is about as wide as the prothorax, the rugae 



