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*2.-i9 (902). LERIA BIVITTATA Fab.. Ent. Syst. Snpp., 3798, 59. 



Oval, rather broad. Thorax reddish-yellow; white stripes of elytra 

 narrow, the outer one the shorter ; legs black, the tibiae pale. Head finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Thorax slightly broader than long, sides distinctly 

 curved, apex much broader than base. Length 5.5-6 rnrn. 



Vigo County; scarce. January 5-December 28. Hibernates 

 beneath chunks in the corners of rail fences about which piles of 

 dead leaves have drifted. A member of the Austroriparian fauna. 



XLI. COPTODERA Dej. 1825. (Gr., "cut + neck.") 



Small bluish beetles, having the meutum deeply emarginate, 

 without a tooth ; first joint of tarsi as long as the next two, fourth 

 feebly emarginate; tarsal claws pectinate. But one species is 

 known from the Eastern United States. 



260 (904). COPTODERA JEKATA Dej., Sp. I, 1825, 277. 



Rather broad, subdepressed. Head, thorax and under surface piceous: 

 elytra bluish-green ; antennae and legs dark brown or piceous. Head finely 

 wrinkled on side near the eyes. Thorax twice as wide as long; sides dis- 

 tinctly curved, rather broadly margined near the base; hind angles obtuse. 

 Elytral striae fine, not punctured. Middle tibia- of males distinctly notched 

 on inner side near tip. Length 5.5-6.5 mm. 



Southern half of the State, frequent ; Lake County, rare. April 

 15-October 10. Occurs on vegetation and beneath bark. 



XLII. DROMIUS Bon. 1813. (Gr., "a runner.") 



Small piceous beetles, having the palpi and tarsi slender, the 

 fourth joint of latter not bilobed nor emarginate; tarsal claws ser- 

 rate; mentum without a tooth. One of the two species is found in 

 Indiana. 



261 (906). DROMIUS PICEI:S Dej.. Spec. V. 1829, 363. 



Ovate, slender, depressed. 1'iccous. moderately shining ; antenna*, mouth 

 parts and legs, and narrow margins of thorax and elytra, pale brownish- 

 yellow. Head with lengthwise wrinkles above the eyes. Thorax slightly 

 wider than long, narrower at base; sides curved with a rather wide re- 

 flexed margin; disk finely wrinkled, the median line distinct, hind angles 

 obtuse. Elytral stria- fine, indistinctly punctured; intervals slightly con- 

 vex. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Jennings County; scarce. November 20. Occuvs beneath bark. 



XLIII. APRISTUS Climid. 1846. (Gr., "without + saw. ") 



Small black species having the tarsal claws simple; mentum 

 toothed; ligula small, cordilorm with Pour seta 1 in front; thorax 



