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than those of the striae though fine; pubescence fulvous; under surface 

 punctured throughout, strongly and rather closely on the sterna; anterior 

 tarsi (cf) with three dilated joints. Length (c?) 13.5 mm.; width 5.7 

 mm. California (Mokelumne Hill, Cala'veras Co.), Blaisdell. 



There is no species very closely allied to the above, but it may 

 be placed near cestivus for the present; the strial punctures are very 

 minute and become apparent only under careful observation. 



Chlaenius cumatilis ssp. sparsellus nov. Similar to cumatilis in 

 general habitus but stouter and with larger prothorax, deep indigo-blue 

 and opaculate throughout above; head as in cumatilis but with the an- 

 tennae slightly more elongate; prothorax much larger, a fourth wider 

 than long, the sides more broadly and feebly rounded, similar basally 

 and on the disk, except that the sparse punctures are much less coarse; 

 elytra similar but broader, with the fine striae less impressed and the fine 

 punctures scattered over the intervals about twice as numerous; tarsi 

 more elongate; under surface nearly similar, except that the punctures 

 are more numerous, especially on the prothorax throughout. Length 

 (9 ) 15.0-16.0 mm.; width 6.2-6.7 mm. Arizona. 



Distinguishable from cumatilis, from the coast regions near San 

 Diego, by its rather larger size, stouter form, larger prothorax, 

 which is less rounded at the sides and by the more numerous 

 punctures. 



Chlaenius texanellus n. sp. Body rather small in size and moderately 

 convex, rather shining and pure indigo-blue anteriorly, the elytra more 

 obscure, blackish-blue and opaque; pubescence very short, fine, obscure 

 fulvous; head moderate, smooth and with rather large and very convex 

 eyes; antennae moderate, fusculate, the three basal joints paler; prothorax 

 in outline and sculpture nearly as in brevilabris, the punctures rather less 

 close-set; elytra oblong, barely one-half longer than wide, nearly one-half 

 wider than the prothorax, the striae fine, rather strongly punctate, the 

 punctures perforate and much wider than the striae; intervals flat, very 

 finely, rather closely punctate, the punctures feeble and shining in the 

 opaque ground; basal and marginal beads joining in a broadly rounded 

 angle; under surface black, shining, distinctly and rather closely punc- 

 tured throughout, the legs testaceous. Length (cf 9 ) 9.8-11.0 mm.; 

 width 4.3-4.9 mm. Texas (Galveston). 



This species is allied to brevilabris but is shorter and is always 

 of a pure deep blue color; the elytral striae are finer and the fine 

 punctures of the intervals are much less asperulate. In a series of 

 eleven specimens of brevilabris at hand, the pronotum is always 

 bright green to coppery, while in a series of nineteen examples of 

 texanellus, the pronotum is deep bright violet-blue, except in one 

 where the blue is mixed with blue-green. The general outline is 



