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igerous puncture and the side margin of thorax distinctly 

 reflexed and the disc convex and coarsely closely punc- 

 tate. The elytral intervals are also closely punctate. In 

 the present species the side margin of the thorax is not at 

 all reflexed and the disc as flat as in Apenes nebulosa. 



One specimen. San Luis Obispo. (Chas. Fuchs.) 

 This is the first instance of the occurrence of Cymindis 

 in California. 



Apenes limbata n. sp. 



Form of nebulosa, head and thorax rufo-testaceous, 

 elytra piceous with a broad lateral pale margin, a humeral 

 lunule and a somewhat sinuous band near the apex testa- 

 ceous. Antenna pale. Head finely rugulose and sparsely 

 finely punctate. Thorax alutaceous, faintly wrinkled and 

 very sparsely punctulate, median line distinct from base 

 to apex. Elytra with fine strige, finely punctulate, inter- 

 vals distinctly alutaceous, sparsely minutely punctulate. 

 Body beneath and legs testaceous, abdomen piceous, 

 paler at middle. Length, .30 inch; 7.5 mm. 



The pale lateral border covers the outer three intervals. 

 The humeral lunule is like that of many Cicindelce. The 

 apical band is very near the apex and is composed of 

 short lines on the intervals, the innermost one being at 

 the sutural angle. 



This species is entirely unlike any in our fauna in its 

 paler color and especially the pale sides of the elytra. 

 This is the first indication of the occurrence of Apenes 

 in the California fauna. One specimen collected at San 

 Luis Obispo and given me by Mr. Chas. Fuchs. 



Having had occasion to refer to an essay of Baron 

 Chaudoir on some "Aberrant genera of the group Cym- 

 indides " (Bull. Mosc, 1875, ^^' PP- 1-61 in sep.), there 

 was observed a species described as A . opaca, the name 

 having been used by LeConte in 1866. 



