TT-TE DARKLING BEETLES. 125] 



flexed; base sinuate, angles not prominent; surface with coarse and fine 

 punctures intermixed, the coarse ones mure numerous on the sides. Elytra 1 

 stri;e closely and densely punctate: intervals suhconvex, finely and rather 

 densely punctulate. Length 12-1.'! nun. 



Throughout the State; common beneath bark. Hibernates. 

 February 20-December 8. 



VII. DOLIEMA Pasc. 1800. (Gr., "insidious.") 



Small, pale, very flat species having the antenna? gradually 

 thickened towards the tip. The males have a small triangular horn 

 or tooth each side of the head in front of the eyes. One of the two 

 known species occurs in the State. 



2313 (7421). DOLIEMA PALLIDA Say. Journ. IMiil. Aead. Nat. Sci., Ill, 1824. 



271 ; ibid. II, 100. 



Oblong, parallel, much depressed. Pale reddish-brown. Head concave 

 between the eyes; clypeus emarginate. Thorax obcordate, much narrowed 

 behind the middle, apex broadly and deeply emarginate ; front angles 

 rounded, hind ones rectangular ; surface finely and sparsely punctured and 

 with a short impressed line each side near base. Elytra with rows of mi- 

 nute punctures, the side margins slightly elevated. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Crawford County; rare. September 8. Occurs beneath bark. 

 Resembles a Cucujid in form and general appearance. Listed as 

 Adelina pallida. 



Tribe II. PEDININI. 



In this tribe the "body is oval, not very convex; front short and 

 broadly dilated on the sides; clypeus emarginate, covering the base 

 of mandibles ; labrum prominent ; elytra feebly embracing the sides 

 of abdomen ; middle coxae with distinct trochantin ; hind coxse well 

 separated; front and sometimes the middle tarsi of males dilated 

 and spongy beneath. But two of the six recognized genera are rep- 

 resented in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA GENERA OF PEDININI. 



(i. Eyes not entirely divided; uientum trilobed in front; length 8-10 mm. 



VIII. IIOPATKINI S. 



<KI. Eyes completely divided, the upper portion large, rounded; nientum not 

 trilobed; length less than 7 mm. IX. KLAPSTIM'S. 



VIII. IIoi-ATUiNns Latr. 1, Q 2!>. (Or., "also I a senator.") 



To this genus, as above limited, belong three species, one of 

 which occurs in Indiana. 



