1296 



FAMILY LVIII. MELANDRYID.E. 



ff. Maxillary palpi with last joint hatchet-shaped; length less than 



4 mm. 



It. Spurs of middle tibia 1 small, equal ; second joint of antenme shorter 



than third. XV. SYMPHORA. 



////. Spurs of middle tibia 1 very unequal ; third joint of antennae not 



longer than second. ANISOXVA. 



X. MELANDRYA Fab. isoi. (Or., "black + oak.") 



This and the next genus have the head inclined, never vertical: 

 suture between front and el ypeus distinct ; hist joint of maxillary 

 palpi wider, hatchet-shaped: front cox;v conical, contiguous with 

 distinct trochantins ; middle coxa? contiguous. Melandrya, the 

 typical genus of the family, is represented in the United States and 



Indiana by one species. 



2.".9r ( 7t ;."i: ',). MEIANDRYA STRIATA Say, 

 Long's Expert., II, 1823, 

 L'sr,; ibid. I. It 10. 



Elongate-oval. Ill ark, shining; termi- 

 nal joints of palpi and antenna' reddish- 

 brown ; pubescence very tine and sparse. 

 Thorax gradually narrowing from base to 

 apex, where it is but slightly wider than 

 the head; surface finely and sparsely punc- 

 tate and with three wide, shallow grooves 

 on basal half, the middle one the longest. 

 Elytra gradually broader from base to 

 apex, widely and deeply striate; intervals 

 convex, sparsely and irregularly punctate. 

 Length 7.5-15 mm. (Fig. 572.) 



Throughout the State ; common in 

 the southern counties, less so north- 

 ward. April 9- June 18. Occurs be- 

 neath bark. 



Fig. 572 (Original.) 



XI. EMMESANewm. 1838. (Gr., "intermediate.") 

 One of the two known United States species occurs in the State. 



2390 (7<>5.j). 



EM MESA LABIATA Say, Long's Expert., II, 1823, 287; ibid. I, 

 190. 



Elongate, subparallel. Black, shining, sparsely and finely pubescent; 

 labrum, terminal joints of palpi and tips of last joints of antennae reddish- 

 brown. Thorax one-third wider than long, sides feebly curved from base 

 to apex ; disk finely and rather closely punctate and with a deep, wide, 

 oblique impression each side on basal half and a narrow one at middle. 

 Elytra closely and rather finely punctured, each with two or three indis- 

 tinct raised lines. Length 9-11 mm. 



