78 FAMILY II. - CARABIDJE. 



05 (417). BEMBIUII/M OCADKIMAC TLAU IM Linn.. Syst. X;it., I, 1758, 416; 

 Say, Ed. Lee., II. 501, 55:j. 



Moderately elongate, slightly depressed. Head and thorax bronzed or 

 blackish-bronzed, shining; elytra brownish or black, with a triangular 

 subhumeral spot and a smaller one behind the middle, dull yellow; an- 

 tenn.-e piceoiis. the basal joints and legs dull yellow. Length 2.7 .">.7 mm. 



Southern half <>f Stale; scarce. April 11-December 27. Re- 

 semhles /it <!!<< Ihil u m but is less convex and with punctures of ely- 

 Ira. titier and moi-c closely placed; elytral spots more distinct. Hi- 

 bernates as imago. 



'..'<' (407). BEMBIIJU .M AFFIXE Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., II, 1823, SO; 

 ibid. II, 501. 



Slightly elongate, convex. Black or piceous, slightly bronzed, shining; 

 elytra with a small spot near humerus. a large, triangular submarginil 

 one at middle, a small one one-fourth from apex and ofteu the apex, dull 

 yellii\v; antenna? fuscous, the basal joints and legs dull yellow. Thorax 

 slightly wider than long, sides curved in front, sinuate behind, hind angles 

 rectangular, very finely carinate. Elytra more than one-half wider than 

 thorax, strife distinctly punctate, the first and second only entire. Length 

 2. 5-3.5 mm. 



Throughout the State ; common February 20-November 8. 

 Hibernates as imago. 



/>'. mufiricola Playw., 2.5-3.2 mm. in length, has been taken in 

 Michigan and northern Illinois and should be found in the north- 

 .ern third of Indiana. 



!7 (410). BEMBIDIUM ANGULIFERUM Lee.. Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., V, 1852, 185. 



Slightly elongate, convex. Black, feebly bronzed, shining; elytra with 

 dull yellow markings as given in key: legs reddish-brown to piceous. 

 Thorax much narrower at base than apex; basal impressions deep, with 

 one stria; sides curved in front, sinuate behind: hind angles acute, cari- 

 nate. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, strue punctate, feebly impressed. 

 especially on sides; intervals nearly Hat. Length 3.2-4 mm. 



Lake County; rare. May ;~>. A species of northern range, ex- 

 tending across the continent. 



as (414). BioMmmr.M ASSIMILK <Jyll.. Ins. Suec., II. is 10, 20. 



Moderately robust. Black; elytra piceous or brownish with suhmar- 

 ginal spot and apex paler: antenn;e fuscous, paler at base: legs dull yel- 

 low. Thorax narrower at base than apex, sides strongly curved in front, 

 distinctly sinuate behind; hind angles rectangular, disk sparsely and 

 coarsely punctate at base and apex ; bas:il impressions deep, unistriate. 

 Elytra nearly twice as wide as thorax, coarsely punctate, the punctures 

 obsolete on apical half. Length 2-2.7 mm. 



Lake. Laporle and Vi.n'o counties; scarce. May 5-October 21. 

 Our smallest species. The subopaque pale spot is ocellate, being 



