American Caraboidea 287 



though similarly having a series of about four long erect lateral 

 setae, in its more parallel elytra, with straight and not arcuate sides 

 and a definite pale basal spot, and not gradually pale throughout 

 in about basal fourth as in bipartita, and in its coarser striae, with 

 more close-set punctures; the humeral angles are much more 

 rapidly rounded and the apices more evenly arcuate. 



Cymindis continens n. sp. — Rather stout, subcuneate, moderately 

 convex, shining, the elytra subopaque, black, the pronotal sides not 

 paler; elytra narrowly rufescent at the sides and each with a large and 

 well defined red humeral spot, with arcuate inner margin and extending 

 from the middle of the base to the external margin at about two-fifths; 

 under surface black, the hind body medially and the legs rufous; pubes- 

 cence stiff, erect and pale; head large, slightly elongate, only very little 

 narrower than the prothorax, with prominent e^'es; surface coarsely, 

 deeply and closely punctate, smooth antero-medially; labrum, mandibles 

 and palpi rufescent; antennae long, slender, fusco-rufous, more than 

 half as long as the body; prothorax large, as long as wide, the sides 

 subparallel and broadly arcuate, becoming rather rapidly sinuate basally, 

 narrowly but abruptly reflexed, the angles prominent, rather sharp and 

 much more widely and very strongly reflexed; base feebly arcuate 

 laterally, slightly narrower than the apex, which is feebly sinuate, with 

 moderately rounded angles; surface coarsely, very deeply and rather 

 closely punctate throughout, the median line broadly impressed, very 

 fine at the bottom, greatly biabbreviated; elytra nearly one-half longer 

 than wide, two-thirds to three-fourths wider than the prothorax, modr 

 erately inflated behind, the apices rounded, oblique, more strongly 

 rounded internally; striae deep, very closely punctate, the intervals 

 very slightly convex, with the punctures confused, moderately close, 

 deep and about as large as those of the striae. Length 10. 5-1 1.4 mm.; 

 width 3.9-4.2 mm. Colorado (locality unrecorded in the Levette col- 

 lection). Two female examples. 



Allied to the eastern venator and americana of Dejean, but shorter 

 and relatively broader in build, the elytral interstitial punctures 

 less close-set than in the former and the body larger and much 

 broader than in americana, the head and prothorax larger, the 

 elytra broader and with flatter intervals. 



Since my last revision was published I have received three 

 examples under the name Cymindis elegans Lee, from Loding and 

 Manee — two from Mobile and one from Southern Pines, North 

 Carolina. The strial intervals have each a regular series of punc- 

 tures, which are much smaller than those of the striae. The speci- 

 mens from Mobile represent however a subspecies. The language 

 of LeConte in describing elegans is: "Elytra brunneo-marginata, 



