FAMILY IX. SCYDM/ENIDyE. 



tenna?, long, slender, more than one-half the length of body, the club slender 

 and gradually formed ; eighth joint only one-third wider than seventh ; ninth 

 and tenth one-fifth wider than eighth. Thorax scarcely as long as wide, 

 sides distinctly curved, apex three-fifths as wide as base. Elytra three- 

 fourths wider than thorax, humeral fold long and strong, subhumeral im- 

 pressions large and deep, basal fovese large. Length 1.2 mm. 



Lake, Starke. Marion, Putnam and Lawrence counties; frequent. 

 April 17-June 17. Taken by sifting damp vegetable debris. The 

 front femora are very much enlarged. 



581 (1836). CONNOPHKON CLAVATFM Lee.. Proc. Phil. Acacl. Nat. Sci., VI. 



1852. 153. 



I^longate. narrow. Dark reddish-yellow: head and thorax darker than 

 elytra, the latter rather thickly clothed with short, pale, recurved hairs; 

 antenme and legs paler. Head large, as wide as thorax. Antennae as long 

 as head and thorax, slender, the club sumewhat abrupt, the eighth joint 

 one-half wider than seventh, ninth and tenth subequal and one-fourth wider 

 than eighth. Thorax as long as wide, sides curved, converging in front, 

 apex three-fourths as wide as base; disk with deep, transverse sub-basal 

 impression. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, sides broadly curved, hu- 

 meral fold small, the inner basal fovea only distinct. Length 1.2 mm. 



Crawford County; rare. May 24. One specimen in Dury col- 

 lection. 



582 (- -). CONXOPHBON PEBILITANS Casey. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.. VII. 



1S9T, 446. 



Rather narrowly oval. Pale chestnut brown, shining: elytra more red- 

 dish, dusky toward tips, rather thickly clothed with short, coarse, pale 

 hairs: legs pale yellow. Antennae stout, as long as head and thorax, club 

 abruptly 3-jointed. Thorax as long as wide, sides nearly straight, apex 

 three-fifths as wide as base. Elytra three-fourths wider than thorax, hu- 

 meral fold short and feeble ; inner fovea distinct, outer one obsolete. Length 

 1 mm. 



Kosciusko, Putnam and Monroe counties; scarce. April 22- 

 June 20. Taken by sifting. 



583 (1845). CONNOPHRON Ft'LVUM Lee., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI. 



1852, 155. 



Narrowly suboval. Pale chestnut brown, shining; legs and antenn.-e 

 paler; elytra with numerous short, recurved pale hairs. Antenna? as 'oug 

 as head and thorax, club abrupt and 3-jointed. ninth and tenth joints equal 

 and globular, eleventh one-half longer. Thorax as long as wide, sides 

 feebly curved; base one-third wider than head. Elytra oval, one-half wider 

 than thorax, humeral fold very small, basal fovea; obsolete. Length .8-.0 mm. 



Marion County; rare. December 1. Taken from nest of ants 

 in low, open woods. 



