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FAMILY XT. STAf'TTYUMII.i:. 



rower than elytra, rather coarsely and closely punctate. Thorax slightly 

 longer than wide, sides feebly curved: disk sparsely and rather tinely punc- 

 tate. Elytra one-third longer and one-halt' wider than thorax, coarsely and 

 closely punctate. Abdomen as wide as elytra, rather finely and densely 

 punctate, the hind margins of the segments paler. Last ventral of male 

 with a triangular notch, ab nit as wide as deep. Length 8-9.5 mm. 



Poi lei 1 . Marion and Putnam counties; scarce. March 6-Decem- 

 ber 25. Listed as /KiHi/nx var. hilihr'icnUi, but in my opinion dis- 

 tinct. Say's name lias priority. 



sor, (1M07). IlKspEKOim-M ( uir,ATrM Lee.. X. Sp. X. Am. Col., I, 1863, 46. 



Elongate, ralher slender. I thick, shining; antenna?, moutli parts and 

 elytra reddish-yellow: suture darker on basal third; legs dull yellow. Head 

 elongate-oval, slightly wider than thorax, with a few coarse punctures be- 

 hind the eyes. Thorax subcylimlrical. one-fourth longer than wide, sides 

 nearly straight: disk smooth at middle with a row of seven to nine coarse 

 punctures each side the smooth area and a few others between these and 

 margin. Elytra one-third wider and slightly longer than thorax, with about 

 nine irregular rows of coarse, sparse punctures. Abdomen rather finely 

 and closely punctate. Male with the last ventral with a deep, triangular 

 notch. Length S.5-10 mm. 



Vigo and Posey counties; rare. May 5- June 11. 

 by the lon.u. sparsely punctured head and red elytra. 



Easily known 



SOT (.iritis'). Ili.s]>i:i:oiaiM si-:rxATrM Lee.. N. Sp. N. Am. Col., I, 186.'-',. 46. 



Hat her stout, subt'usiform. Black, shining: color 

 of elytra given in key : antenna? and mouth parts 

 reddish-brown; legs dull yellow. Head elongate- 

 oval, coarsely and rather closely punctate behind 

 the eyes, the front almost smooth. Thorax sub- 

 cylindrical, slightly narrower than head, one-third 

 lunger than wide, cuarsely and rather sparsely punc- 

 tured each side of a median smooth space. Elytra 

 one-third longer and distinctly wider than thorax. 

 surface, as well as that of abdomen, finely and 

 ral her densely punctate. Length S-JI mm. (Fig. 163.) 



Lake County; frequent beneath cover, es- 

 pecially the dumps of prickly-pear cactus, in 

 the sand dune region; Posey County; rare. 

 March 2(i-Septemher 25. A handsome spe- 

 cies, readily known by the wed^e-shaped black 

 sutural stripe of elytra. 

 ('. serpentinurn Lee., 9.5-10 mm. in length, is a rare species 

 known from Pennsylvania. North Carolina. Alabama and Kansas, 

 and therefore should occur in southern Indiana. 



inal.) 



