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Lake, Vigo iiiid Kosciusko counties; rrei|iienl. April I'M -lime 

 f>. Probably occurs throughout the Slate. 



A. iiifiixci'i/tts Dej., 5-(!.f> mm. in length, ranges from New York 

 soulhward and has hccii reported by Dury Prom Cincinnati. 



-321 I KKil). AGONODERI-S PALUPES Fab., Ent Syst., I, 1705, If,'.). 



Oblong, less convex. Color as given in key, 

 sometimes almost wholly pale; antenna? dark red- 

 dish-brown, the basal joints and legs pale. Thorax 

 with hind margin and shallow basal impressions 

 finely punctured, hind angles obtuse. Elytra with 

 deep smooth stria 1 ; intervals convex. Length 5-0 

 mm. (Fig. 95.) 



Throughout the State; common. January 

 21-September 18. Occurs in abundance at 

 cl( ctric lights. The more northern specimens 

 are larger. H-7 mm. in length, with head a 



deeper black, elytra! dark stripe wider and scutellar stria? one-half 

 or more longer. The name contnui was given them by Fabricius, 

 and they represent at least a distinct variety. 



::; 325 (10G2). AGONODERVS PARTIAKIVS Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., II. 

 1823. no ; ibid. II. 504. 



Oblong, subconvex. Antenna' brownish, legs pale. Thorax as wide as 

 long, sides broadly curved; disk convex, median impressed line deep, a few 

 fine punctures near apex and coarser ones in the basal impressions; hind 

 angles rounded. Elytral strife deep ; intervals convex. Length 3.5-4 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. February 5-November 11. 



326 (1003). AGONODERUS PAUPERCULUS Dej., Spec. IV, 1828, 453. 



Oblong, slender. Reddish-brown ; elytra more or less dusky or piceous. 

 the suture and margins pale. Thorax minutely alutaceous, more narrowed 

 behind; basal impressions more shallow; disk less convex, without punc- 

 tures near apex. Elytral strife tine, intervals lint. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. March 20-November 30. 



A. indix/iiichts Dej.. 3-4 mm., is recorded from New York and 

 New Jersey, and also by Dury from near Cincinnati. I have not 

 seen a specimen from Indiana. 



327 (1065). AGONODEIU'S TKSTACEI'S Dej., Spec. IV, 182s. 460. 



Oblong, subconvex. Uniform reddish-brown above, disk of elytra some- 

 times with a faint dusky cloud; antonmc dusky, basal joints and legs pale 

 yellow. Thorax as wide as long, sides broadly curved, hind angles much 

 rounded ; basal impressions faint with a few large pmicl nres ; disk convex. 

 sparsely punctate near apex, median line deep. Scutellar stria of elytra 

 pnnctifonn. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



