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as wide as the prothorax, with numerous coarse deep punctures, smoother 

 antero-medially, the antero-lateral plicae di&tinct; eyes moderate, promi- 

 nent; antennae piceous, rufous basally, nearly half as long as the body; 

 prothorax not quite a third wider than long, widest near apical third, 

 the sides rounded, oblique posteriorly, the hind angles minutely promi- 

 nent, not very broadly but strongly reflexed throughout; base slightly 

 oblique and arcuate at the sides, as wide as the apex to slightly narrower, 

 the apex broadly sinuate, with rounded angles; punctures moderate, 

 deep, sparse, especially centrad, the fine impressed stria greatly bi- 

 abbreviated; elytra about two-fifths longer than wide, subparallel, 

 with broadly arcuate sides, one-half wider than the prothorax; striae 

 moderately coarse, deep, closely punctulate; intervals fiat, each with a 

 single rather uneven series of well spaced, moderate punctures, which 

 are a little coarser than those of the striae. Length 10.0-11.3 mm.; 

 width 3.5-3.9 mm. Mexico (Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua), — Townsend. 

 Three examples. 



A comparison of the series of three specimens with four of the 

 species which I identified as uniseriaia Bates, shows that agitata 

 is much larger in size, with relatively broader head and prothorax 

 and less coarse and somewhat shallower elytral striae; the pro- 

 thorax is larger and rather more transverse. The dimensions of 

 uniseriata Bates (Csy.) are 8.2-9.6 by 2.9-3.2 mm. The length 

 given by Bates is 9 mm. 



Cymindis directa n. sp. — Oblong, moderately convex, shining through- 

 out and with short sparse coarse erect pale hairs, pale rufous, the elytra 

 piceous, with the reflexed margins rufous, and each with a pale basal 

 spot, involving intervals five to seven in basal fourth; under surface 

 rufous, the entire hind body and legs flavate; head large, four- fifths as 

 wide as the prothorax, with prominent eyes, having moderately coarse 

 deep and well separated punctures, broadly almost wanting anteriorly, 

 the antero-lateral plic^ few and feeble; antennae slender, testaceous, 

 more than half as long as the body; prothorax large, transverse, almost 

 one-half wider than long, the sides broadly and moderately reflexed, 

 parallel and feebly arcuate in about anterior half, rapidly oblique, 

 becoming sinuate basally to the angles, which are right, with acute 

 prominent tip; base broadly arcuate, very nearly as wide as the broadly 

 sinuate apex having broadly rounded angles; surface more convex 

 medially, coarsely, deeply, moderately closely punctate; elytra parallel, 

 with virtually straight sides, one-half longer than wide, only a fourth 

 wider than the prothorax, the tips arcuate, with broadly rounded external 

 angle; striae somewhat coarse, grooved, closely and strongly punctate; 

 intervals flat, with confused and moderate punctures, much smaller 

 than those of the striae. Length 7.4 mm.; width 2.65 mm. Colorado 

 (Akron) , — Shantz. 



This is an isolated species that could only be compared with 

 bipartita, but differing in its larger, less basally narrowed prothorax, 



