b'32 FAMILY XXVI. NITIIH'LID.K. 



gg. Elytra bieoiored, the base reddish-brown, apex piceous ; pro- 

 sternum in front densely and rather coarsely punctured. 



1216. ANTIQTTS. 



1210 (3672). CARPOPHILUS HEMIPTERUS Linn.. Syst. Nat., I. 1766. 565. 



Oblong. IMceous, feebly shining, sparsely pubescent : 



^fl_ i''^~\\ _jC9 



elytra each with a humeral spot and large irregular 

 apical space dull yellow ; legs pale. Thorax one-third 

 wider than long, narrowed at apex, sides feebly curved, 

 hind angles obtuse: surface sparsely punctured at 

 middle, more densely near sides. Elytra and abdo- 

 men above and below sparsely and finely punctate. 



_ ._, I'rosternum coarsely and sparsely punctured. Length 

 f 'SP / ^ 



m^ \ 4 mm. (Fig. 2:"!!>. I 



HK. 239. V 6i. ,) , , M .)- 



(After Smith.)" loSCY ( o| 1 1| t V : 1VI IV. MayJ.). 



1211 ( 3C74 >. CAKPOPHIIA s IUMIDIATIS Fab.. Enl. Syst.. I. 17U5. 261. 



Oblong, moderately robust. Pale brownish-yellow to piceous; feebly 

 shining, sp; rscly pubescent. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides curved 

 on apical third, thence nearly straight to base, bind angles obtuse, surface 

 rather densely punctured, more so on sides. Elytra together longer than 

 wide, more sparsely and finely punctured than thorax. Abdomen above and 

 below finely and sparsely punctured. I'rosternum coarsely and densely 

 punctured. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Wells and Vigo counties; rare. .July 21 -September 23. Taken 

 on rotten melon. 



1212 (3675). CARPOPHILUS MELANOPTERUS Erichs., (Jerm. Zeitschr., IV. 



1843. 262. 



Oval, moderately robust. Uniform pale reddish-yellow, above and be- 

 low, except the elytra, which are black or piceous. Thorax one-third wider 

 than long, narrowed in front, sides feebly curved, hind angles small, re- 

 tracted ; disk convex, together with the elytra rather finely and densely 

 punctured. I'rosternum coarsely but not densely punctured. Length 4- 

 4.5 rani. 



A southwestern species, collected in Marshall and Putnam coun- 

 ties; scarce. June 4 October 15. 



121.", (3678). rAKPOPiim-s MOKK Say. .Tourn. 1'liil. Acad. Xat. Sci.. III. 

 1823. 1 !ir>: ibid. II. 121. 



Oval, slightly oblong. Uniform brownish-black or piceous. sparsely 

 pubescent; legs, scape of antennae and abdomen reddish-brown. Thorax 

 one-half wider than long, sides regularly curved, bind angles rectangular: 

 disk, as well as that of elytra, slightly flattened, densely punctured. Hu- 

 meral angles of elytra prominent. Length 3.5-4.2 mm. 



Steulteii and Vigo comities, scarce; at sap of soft maple. I'roh- 

 ably occurs throughout Ihe State. June 18-September '2'2. 



