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onym is fuscate Dej. (1831) but not complanata Dej. (1826), as 
assumed by Lee. (1859b, p. 446). The hind-angles of prothorax are 
said by Say to be “very obtuse.” As a “Var. a” he describes a form 
with long, pale humeral spot which must be limbata Dej. A cf from 
Allegheny, Penn., designated as neotype , and the place as type loc. — 
Pinacodera platicollis [Horn 1881, p. 40]. 
1731 Cymindis laticollis (1834: 413). Type area “near the 
Rocky Mountains.” Leeds first specimen as well as the one used for 
neotype agree with Say’s description. A cf from Colorado designated 
as neotype , and this state as type area. - — - Cymindis laticollis [Horn 
1882, p. 43]. 
1746 Cymindis pilosus (1823b: 10). No type area given. Say’s 
description is not decisive though the “transverse” punctures on the 
elytra point to pilosa auct. as conceived in coll. Lee. (MCZ). Say’s 
varieties a , f 3 and y belong to other species. A cf from Dorchester, 
Mass., designated as neotype, and the place as type loc. — Cymindis 
pilosa [Horn 1882, p. 43]. 
1756 Cymindis sinuatus (1823b: 8). Type area Maryland. The 
description is conclusive. A $ from Maryland designated as neo- 
type . — Apenes sinuata [Horn 1881, p. 40]. 
1783 Brachinus cyanipennis (1823a.: 143). Type loc. Engineer 
Cantonment, Missouri. This, as interpreted by Lee. in his collection 
(MCZ) 5 is the species deviating from all others in North America 
by possessing long, erect hairs in the elytral striae (T. L. E.). A cf 
from Ames, Iowa, designated by T. L. Erwin as neotype. — Brach- 
inus cyanipennis [erect setae of elytral depressions 2X or more as 
long as elytral pubescence]. 
1794 Brachinus stygicornis (1834: 415). Type area “Missouri” 
(possibly including Nebraska). This is an exceedingly variable 
species which includes also quadripennis Dej. (1825) and Dejean’s 
name has priority (T. L. E.). A cf from South Bend, Nebraska, 
was designated by T. L. Erwin as neotype , and the place as type 
loc. — Brachinus quadripennis Dej. [tibiae and tarsi infuscate, ab- 
domen dark brown to black]. 
1806 Epomis tomentosus (1823b: 60). Type area Pennsylvania. 
Say’s description, e. g. of the dilated, truncate terminal segment of the 
palpi, seems to be conclusive. A $ from Pennsylvania designated as 
neotype. — Chlaenius tomentosus [Bell i960, p. 103]. 
1814 Chlaenius impunctifrons (1823b: 64). No type area given. 
Say’s description is not conclusive; I have followed Lee., according 
to his collection (MCZ), and Bell (i960, p. 136). A cf from Dor- 
