52S FAMILY XVI. 



sparsely and indistinctly punctate. Elytra longer than wide, rather closely. 

 nut coarsely punctate; pubescence coarse and conspicuous. Length 1.5- 

 2 mm. 



Starke, Putnam and Posey counties; a single specimen from 

 each. March 20-December f>. One was taken from beneath chunk 

 in a. fence row on the laller date. 



N. oriHilux Lee., length 2-2.5 iniii.. is a boreal species which may 

 occur in nortliern Indiana. 



1008 (3133). SCYMM-.S FI.AVIFKONS Melsh.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 



IS47. 181. 



Oval. Black: an oval yellow spot on each elytron one-third I'roin apex 

 and equally distant from side and suture; li<-ad often, tibia 1 and tarsi 

 always, yellow. Thorax narrower in front, the surface sparsely punctate. 

 Elytra rather coarsely punctate. Length 1.5-2 mm. (Fig. l!i">. 1>. i 



Sleiiben. Vermillion. Marion and Martin counties; scarce. Prob- 

 ably hibernates. March 14- -June 15. Those 1 on the former date 

 were taken from a freshly cut maple stump where they were feed- 

 ing on sap. Our form is the one commonly called bioculatus MuK. 

 which both Horn and Casey place as a small variety of flavifrons. 



1009 (3138). SCYMNIS AMi.itirA.xrs Muls.. Spec. Sec.. 1S50. '.'>'>. 



Broadly oval, rather strongly convex. Pieeous black; thorax usually 

 orange red with a central piceous space, sometimes black throughout; ely- 

 tra narrowly margined with red at apex : legs yellow or piceous. Thorax 

 narrowed in front, sides feebly curved, disk sparsely punctate. Elytra 

 coarsely and sparsely punctate, the pubescence coarse, rather long, ashy and 

 conspicuous. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. May 5-Deeember 25. Hiber- 

 nates beneath logs and rubbish. Taken while sweeping grass or 

 beating foliage. 



GROUP B. 



This group corresponds to Group 1). of Horn's paper, the meta- 

 coxal line forming a complete arc beginning at the inner edge of 

 Ilie hind coxa! cavity, sometimes touching, at the apex of the curve. 

 the lirsl suture and ending nearly at the outer front angle of th j 

 segment. ( Kig. 1!)4. Xo. 4.} 



KKY TO SPECIF.S OF CROl'P 15. 



ii. Form broadly oval, the margins of thorax and elytra continuous; elytra 



uniform in coloration on the disk, not considering the apex. 

 h. Elytra pale at apex, either merely bordered with yellow < with an 



apical area of that color. 

 C. Elvira with a wide. pule, common area at apex. 



