1016 FAMILY LII. CERAMBYCID.T;. 



1882 (5085). SMODIGTM CUCUJIFOKMK Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. V. 



ibid. II. 334. 



Elongate, narrow, depressed. Pale, dull yellow, shining ; antenna.' slight ly 

 darker. Thorax longer than broad, slightly contracted before the middle; 

 surface, together with that of elytra, rather sparsely, linely and irregularly 

 punctured. Femora much dilated. Length 7-8 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. July 2-Noveniber 24. Occurs 

 beneath the close fitting bark of dead poplar, oak, locust and linn 

 trees. Has the form and habits of a number of the Cucujiche, 

 whence the specific name. 



Tribe II. CALLIDIINI. 



The species of this tribe are more or less flattened, but not very 

 slender in form, and the thorax and elytra are never armed with 

 spines. The eyes are finely granulate and deeply emarginate; head 

 small with the front short and perpendicular ; front coxal cavities 

 transverse, open behind, the coxa 1 with large trochantin. Males 

 with antenna? usually longer than body and thicker at base than in 

 females; the fifth ventral segment short, subemargiiiate. Four 

 genera are known to be represented in the State, while two others 

 probably occur. 



Ki:V TO INDIANA GENKKA OF CALI.IUIINI. 



</. Elytra with narrow raised white lines; thorax with very deep median 

 groove: thighs strongly clubbed. VII. PIIYSOCNKMUM. 



(/</. Elytra without distinct raised white lines. 



It. Thorax very short, strongly rounded on the sides; upper surface en- 



tirely opaque ; black, thorax red. KHOPALOPUS. 



1>I>. Thorax not very short, the width not much exceeding the length; up- 



per surface more or less shining. 



c. Front coxa' contiguous, the prosternum very narrow and pointed. 

 d. Palpi unequal, the labial much the shorter; thorax rounded. 



VIII. PHYMATODES. 

 <1<1. Palpi about equal; mesosternum obtusely triangular. 



IX. CALLIDIUM. 

 c<\ Front cox;e at least moderately separated. 



c. Dorsal surface of thorax with narrow median elevation and 

 moderate or small ones on the sides: prosternum broad; hind 

 cox;e inclosed. HYLOTRI'PES. 



<('. Dorsal surface of thorax with a broad, smooth, shining median 

 space <ni basal half; elytra with more or less distinct but 

 broken whitish markings. X. MERIUM. 



