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Allied to fuscicornis Dej., but with relatively smaller prothorax, 

 less reflexed at the sides, especially toward base, and with the 

 foveae well outside of lateral fourth and not very near lateral fourth 

 as in that species; it also differs in its rather longer elytra and less 

 infuscate antennae; from erythropus it differs in its much broader 

 form of body, blackish tarsi, relatively shorter third palpal joint 

 and much more distinct subapical sinus of the elytra. 



Chlaenius oblongipeimis n. sp. — Body large, broad and only slightly 

 convex, rather dull, the head shining, the elytra opaculate; under surface 

 and legs nearly as in the preceding, but with the tarsi fusco-rufous; 

 upper surface black, with faint purplish bloom, the head bright purplish- 

 blue, nearly three-fifths as wide as the prothorax, with rather large 

 prominent eyes; surface coarsely punctured subbasally and near the 

 eyes, the anterior impressions short, broad and evident; antennae slender, 

 fusco-testaceous, the carina of each joint distinct; prothorax a fifth 

 wider than long, much smaller than in fuscicornis but almost similar in 

 outline and in the basally more reflexed side margins; surface somewhat 

 concave medially, the punctures moderate and well separated, gradually 

 becoming dense basally, the stria short, very fine; foveae rather short, 

 impressed and slightly outside of lateral fourth; elytra oblong, one- 

 half longer than wide, fully two-thirds wider than the prothorax, the 

 sides rapidly rounding at base, the subapical sinus long and very feeble; 

 striae rather fine, feebly impressed, finely, not closely punctate; intervals 

 not quite flat, minutely and very closely punctate; anterior male tarsi 

 with the first three joints widely dilated; under surface punctured nearly 

 as in erythropus dind fuscicornis. Length (cf ) 21.5 mm.; width 9.0 mm. 

 Florida (Lake Worth), — Kinzel. 



This species is more closely related to fuscicornis than to ery- 

 thropus, but the relatively small prothorax is, in proportion to the 

 body, almost as in erythropus and relatively much smaller and 

 narrower than in fuscicornis; the pronotal punctures are much 

 smaller than in erythropus and are even feebler than m fuscicornis , 

 the bright purplish-blue head forms a rather striking character. 



Chlaenius regestus n. sp. — Rather stout and convex, somewhat shining, 

 with opaque elytra, wholly bright sericeous green in color above, black 

 beneath, the abdomen rufous at tip, the legs pale flavate, with rufous 

 femora; head three-fifths as wide as the prothorax, with prominent, 

 well developed eyes, the surface with some distinct punctures laterally, 

 the anterior impressions short, broad and shallow; third palpal joint 

 evidently longer than the fourth; antennae slender, flavo-testaceous, 

 extending somewhat behind the middle of the body; prothorax slightly 

 more than a fourth wider than long, widest somewhat before the middle, 

 but with very evenly arcuate sides to the subbasal sinus, thence parallel 

 to the broadly rounded angles; base feebly bisinuate, wider than the 



