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New West Indian Carabidse 
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Holotype $ (American Museum) and 4 paratypes 
($$99) from Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe ; 3 paratypes 
($99) from Long Ditton, Dominica, July 21, 1911. Para- 
types in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (no. 19496) 
and the American Museum. 
This species is distinguishable from its relatives (the 
preceding and the three following species) 1 by its more 
abruptly prominent eyes, as well as by other characters 
given in the key. 
Tachys (s. s.) putzeysi F. & S. 
Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe, 7 specimens (American 
Museum). One specimen has been compared with the type 
in the Paris Museum by Dr. Jeannel, to whom I sent for 
comparison specimens of all five Lesser Antillean Tachys 
known to me. 
Tachys (s. s.) dominicanus n. sp. (PL 5, fig. 1) 
Rather broad and depressed ; shining rufo-testaceous, 
iridescence) very faint, appendages paler. Head relatively 
small, with poorly developed eyes; antennse with middle 
joints rather less than twice as long as wide. Prothorax 
by measurement just over one and a half times as wide as 
long, sides oblique or just sinuate before the obtuse but 
distinct basal angles; disk with usual impressed lines. 
Elytra each with about two inner strise distinct and several 
outer ones indicated; strise irregular, almost punctulate; 
anterior dorsal puncture about on fourth stria a third from 
base, posterior puncture within recurved tip of apical 
striole. Male with two basal joints of each front tarsus 
moderately dilated. Length 2-214 mm. 
Holotype $ (American Museum) and 16 paratypes from 
Long Ditton, Dominica, June 21, 1911. Paratypes in the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology (no. 19497) and American 
Museum. 
The distinguishing characters of this species are suffi- 
ciently given in the key. 
33. Tachys (s. s.) scitulus Lee. 
