SUBFAMILY XIII. CALANDRIN^E. 



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with tufts of long, sparse, fine hairs nearly covering each side of 

 posterior half," as described by Chitteuden, nor does Horn in his 

 (Synopsis mention this character. 

 867 ( ). SPHENOPHORUS SETIGER Chitt., 1905-b, 55. 



Similar to pertinax. Black with ash-gray or grayish-brown coating; 

 elytra nearly opaque gray. Beak as described in key, three-fourths to 

 four-fifths as long as thorax, finely and sparsely punctate. Even elytral 

 intervals thickly coated, flat, except a narrow, more or less distinctly ele- 

 vated, smooth, black median line which is attenuate and abbreviated at 

 each end. Male with ventral concavity deep and broad; metasternum with 

 a row of short brown seta? just within the lateral margin, a few minute 

 setee each side of the first abdominal segment, second with a transverse 

 median brush of longer dark ochraceous hairs. Fcssa of last ventral 

 segment of variable depth, coarsely punctate. Length 10 12.5 mm. 



Common on salt meadows near New York City. Ranges from 

 Vermont to Illinois and Dakota, south to Texas. Not recognized 

 among the Indiana material at hand. 



( ). SPHENOPHORUS PENINSULARIS Chitt., 1905-b, 56. 



Similar to setiger but more slender. Black, largely covered with a 



clay-colored natural coating. Beak as in setiger, 

 five-sixths as long as thorax. Thoracic vittae 

 with curved or sinuous outlines, more widely 

 separated than in pertinax, the basal third of 

 the median one very narrow. Elytra coated as 

 described in key, their striae finely punctate. 

 Length 14 mm. 



Jacksonville, Fla. Described from the 

 female. 



869 (89S8). SPHENOPHORUS ROBUSTUS Horn, 

 1873, 419. 



Similar to pertinax but more robust. 

 Beak more curved, subequally compressed. 

 Thorax as wide as long, the median vitta 

 feebly dilated at middle, its hind portion 

 usually broad, attaining the base; lateral vittae 

 much less sinuous on the inner side than in 

 pertinax, gradually wider from apex to base, 

 lateral branch feeble. Elytral striae fine, dis- 

 tinctly and rather distantly punctured, the inner 

 ones crenate on sides; intervals alternately with 

 one and two rows of very fine punctures. Male 

 ventral concavity feebly impressed, nearly as 

 coarsely punctate as at the sides. Length 11 14 

 mm. (Fig. 122.) 



Fig. ,. Beetle, dorsal and Lake aml Vi S Counties, Ind., Scarce J 



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