"''• FAltrLY II. CAB.\BID,5;. 



mm. in length, ocnr.^ in Canarla and ^Michigan and probably in 

 northern Indiana. 



77 (oO.'ii. Bemeidium cakixtla Cliaud.. lle\. et Mag. ZooL, XX. 1^1^. 23'.t. 

 Broad, slightly depressed. Coiipery bronze to black ; autenute and 

 femora lir<jnzed-irKeous. the tibue and tarsi often paler. Thorax with the 

 sides curved in trnnt, deeply sinuate behind; hind angles subacute, carl- 

 nate; disk alutaeeous. finely wrinkled near base and along the median 

 line; basal Impressions broad, dee]), bistriate. Elytra one-half wider than 

 thorax, alutaeeous. finely striate, the strife finely punctate. Length .j..">-7 mm. 



A handsome bronzed form, common along the beach of Lake 

 Michigan and the larger lakes of northern Indiana ; also in Craw- 

 ford Ccunty. :\Iay 13-Octobcr 21. 



7N (:iii4). Bembidium prxcT.\.TOSTKiATC .m Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Sjc. II, 

 1N2:'.. s:; : ibid. II. 4!is. 5W. 

 Kubust, moderately convex. Bronzed, more or les,s coppery; anteunfe 

 and le,gs brouzed-piceoiis. the femora at l>ase and the tibi;e beneath often 

 reddish-yellow. Thorax with sides slightly curved in front, sinuate behind; 

 hind angles prominent, acute, not carinate : disk slightly rugnse at base 

 and along the median line, the basal impressions broad and deep. Elytral 

 stri;e deep and very distinctly punctate. Jjength 6.2-7..'i mm. 



Crawford County; rare, ilay 17. The lari;est species of the 

 group. 



B. robust icriJIc Hayw.. 5.7-6.2 mm. in length, is known from 

 ^Michigan. Iowa and Kansas, and doubtless occurs in northern In- 

 diana. 



7!i (311). Bembujium coxexdix Say. .Jdurn. I'hil. Acad. Xat. Sci., III. 

 182;^, 1.51 ; ibid. II, 07. 

 Slightly eliiiigiite. rather slender, (ireenish-brcjiize or bluish-black, 

 shining; antenn.e, femora and tarsi bmnzed-pice us : tibi.e, base of femora 

 and two basal joints (.f antemiie reddish-brown. Thorax (me-half wider 

 than long, sides moderately curved in front, sinuate behind; hind autrles 

 slightly prominent, subacute, very finely carinate: disk minutely alu- 

 taeeous. the basal impressiims broad and deep. El.vtra one-third wider 

 than thorax, deeply stria te-punctate. Lei!i.'th .".o-i;.." mm. 



Throughout the State ; scarce. .April lO-September 7. Cn-urs 

 along moist sand bars of streams. One of the must handsome mem- 

 bers of the genus. 



Ml (:'.na). PiEMBimrM co.xki sim Hayw., Tvaiis. Amer, Eiu. S.m-., XXIV. 

 1897. .j2. 



Moderately robust, convex. Bronzed, usually roppery. shiuiug : disk 

 of elytra dull lirownisli-yellow; legs and basal third of anteuufe pale yel^ 

 low. Thorax less than one-half wider than long, si,l,.s curved nearly to 

 base; hind angles nut prominent, subreitangular, feebly carinate: disk 



