COLEOPTERA OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, 23 1 



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oblong oval, one-third longer than wide, humeri obtuse, 

 disc feebly convex, stri^ composed of moderate punctures 

 not closely placed, obliterated at apical third, sutural stria 

 at apical half and the eighth impressed, the latter distant 

 from the margin, third interval finely bipunctate, punctures 

 near the third stria. Body beneath smooth and shining. 

 Legs and coxge yellowish testaceous. Length, .14 inch; 

 3.5 mm. 



This pretty little species belongs to the group xv, as de- 

 fined by Dr. LeConte (Proc. Acad. Phil., 1857, p. 5), 

 containing axillare, quadrimaculatimi et al. , to which group 

 B. s-phcBroderum and cyclodes Bates (Biol, i, pp. 147 and 

 290) probably belong. In fact, the present species seems 

 closely allied to cyclodes. 



Two specimens. San Jose del Cabo and Sierra San 

 Lazaro. 



Cymindis californica n. sp. 



Piceous feebly shining, elytra paler, legs testaceous. 

 Antennae brownish, basal joint paler. Head not closely 

 punctate. Thorax distinctly broader than long, trape- 

 zoidal, sides arcuate in front, slightly sinuate posteriorly, 

 hind angles distinct, not prominent, side margin not trans- 

 lucent nor reflexed, disc very feebly convex, coarsely 

 punctate at sides and base, more sparsely at middle, 

 median line fine, sutural margin with three setse, the mid- 

 dle one short. Elytra very finely striate, stri« with fine 

 indistinct punctures, intervals flat, indistinctly alutaceous 

 and with one series of irregularly placed punctures, each 

 with a ver}^ short hair. Body beneath piceous, very 

 sparsely punctate. Length, .30 inch; 7.5 mm. 



A small species without translucent side-margin to the 

 thorax and with the thorax very distinctly wider than long. 

 It is therefore more allied to unicolor than any other in 

 our fauna. The latter has, however, but one lateral set- 



