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fourths. Length 10. 3-10. 8 mm.; width 3.9-4.0 mm. Arizona 

 (Douglas, Cochise Co.), — Snow. [Cymindis hlanda Csy.]. 



blanda Csy, 



Color and lustre as in the preceding, except that the elytra are only 

 slightly darker than the anterior parts and piceous-brown, smaller 

 in size; head similar, the punctulation more minute, the lateral 

 rugosity and plicae distinct; antennae rufo-fuscous, not very slender 

 and obviously less than half as long as the body; prothorax not 

 quite so broad or transverse, the rounded sides broadly and equally 

 reflexed throughout the length, less oblique posteriorly than in 

 hlanda, broadly arcuate; median part of the base more thickly 

 margined; surface nearly similar, except that the anterior im- 

 pression is deep medially; median groove greatly biabbreviated, the 

 basal deplanate depression more punctate and in part longitudinally 

 plicate; elytra as in the preceding in outline but two-thirds wider 

 than the prothorax, the sides more arcuate posteriorly; apex 

 similar, except that the external angles are much less broadly 

 rounded; striae fine and feebly impressed, closely punctulate, the 

 intervals slightly convex, flatter behind, similarly very minutely 

 punctulate in single loose series, the outer side of the seventh series 

 finely carinulate; dorsal punctures almost similar though still 

 smaller. Length 9.7 mm.; width 3.7 mm. Arizona (Tugson), — 

 Tucker subcarinata n. sp. 



6 — Form more abbreviated than in the two preceding, intensely black 

 and polished, the legs and tarsi deep black; head fully four-fifths 

 as wide as the prothorax, with very prominent eyes, the surface 

 feebly, sparsely subrugulose and sparsely, finely punctulate, with a 

 few long plicae at the sides; palpi piceous, pale at apex; antennae 

 dark brown, the first four joints blackish-piceous, more than half 

 as long as the body; prothorax a third wider than long, widest near 

 apical third, the sides oblique and nearly straight from the rounded 

 anterior part to the base and widely, equally reflexed; base arcuate 

 and beaded medially; impressions broad and very feeble, the base 

 not deplanately depressed; surface nearly smooth, sparsely punctu- 

 late peripherally; median stria fine, almost entire; elytra inflated 

 posteriorly, a third longer than wide, three-fifths wider than the 

 prothorax, the striae rather deeply impressed, not very fine and 

 closely punctate; intervals convex, the punctures of the series 

 strong and widely spaced. Length 9.7 mm.; width 3.5 mm. 

 Mexico (Tres Marias, Morelos), — Wickham. [Cymindis atro- 

 lucens Csy.] *atrolucens Csy. 



Form and coloration nearly as in the preceding but with smaller head 

 and more abbreviated elytra, the legs black, with dark rufous tarsi; 

 surface not glabrous as in the preceding, each puncture bearing a 

 short erect hair; head smoother but with more plication laterally; 

 eyes much less prominent; antennae relatively not so long, though 

 fully half as long as the body, dark rufous or brownish-rufous 

 throughout, clearer at base; prothorax nearly similar but smoother, 

 less punctate peripherally; elytra not so inflated posteriorly, sub- 

 parallel, with broadly arcuate sides; striation and interstitial punc- 



