R. Zweifel 1953 Cumecae brevirrostris 7 mi. SW El Vergel (Yeguinta) 7500', Chihuahua, Mexico 2285 R2 June 30 A hatchling found between bark and heartwood on the underside of a yellow pine log in yellow pine forest. The tail is brilliant blue. Body pattern consists of two yellowish-white lines which begin at a common point on the tip of the snout and pass posteriorly to the base of the tail, becoming indistinct there. The head is brown, the color becoming lighter and developing a golden tint toward the tail. There are not other white lines or marks on the head or body. 6 mi. WSW San Adijuntas 8500', Durango, Mexico 2394-2404, R2 July 9 Found both actively running about on the ground and hidden under logs and other pieces of wood and bark on the ground in the pine-oak-madrone forest. One adult was found beneath the bark of a fallen log closely associated with a nest of large red and black carpenter ants. Two of the skins were taken during the sunny morning hours; one was found under bark on the ground after the afternoon rains had started.