THE ANT-LIKE FLOWER BEETLES. 1339 



much stronger and without distinct punctures except a very few within that 

 impression. Length 3.3-3.5 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. April 27. One specimen taken by sift- 

 ing dead leaves. Described from Indiana and Iowa. 



X. LAPPUS Casey. 1895. 



Casey separates four species from Anthicus and describes 14 

 new ones under the above name. The characters distinguishing 

 them from Malporus and allied genera are given in the generic key. 

 Two species have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF LAPPUS. 



(i. Body and legs deep black throughout: hind tibia} of male not dilated or 



sinuate. 2486. OBSCURUS. 



ad. Body and legs reddish-brown; abdomen and apical portion of elytra 



usually black or piceous; hind tibi;e of male dilated and sinuate on 



inner side. 2487. STURMII. 



_'4Sf, (7930). LAPPUS OBSCURUS Laf., Mon. Anthic., 1848, 116. 



Black, shining; finely pubescent except on basal third of elytra, where 

 the hairs become coarser and slightly paler. Thorax strongly constricted 

 near base, front lobe evenly rounded, widest at middle, hind one cylin- 

 drical; surface, as well as that of elytra, finely and densely punctate. Suit- 

 basal transverse impression of elytra faint. Length 2.7-3 mm. 



Orange and Posey counties; scarce. June 1-June 18. Beaten 

 from wild grape and elder. 



2487 (7938). LAPPUS STURMII Laf., Mon. Anthic., 1848, 304. 

 Reddish-brown, finely pubescent; elytra piceous, the basal third red- 

 dish and with a distinct crossband of coarser gray pubescence. Thorax less 

 strongly constricted, the basal lobe snbcylindrical. its sides parallel. Sub- 

 basal impression of elytra distinct. Length 2.7-3 mm. 



Tippecanoe, Crawford and Harrison counties ; scarce. June 14- 

 July 5. 



XI. HEMANTUS Casey. 1895. 



Sufficiently distinguished by the characters given in generic 

 key, "the mesosternum in our species dilated so as to extend more 

 than half way between the coxre and elytral humeri, its outer mar- 

 gin bearing a close fringe of long, fine decumbent hairs." 



2488 (7945). HEMANTUS FLORALTS Payk., Faun. Suee., I, 1798, 25<>. 

 Reddish-brown, shining; head, abdomen and apical two-thirds of ely- 

 tra piceous; pubescence extremely short and sparse. Vertex with a distinct 

 notch or impression. Thorax widest near front angles, which are rounded; 

 sides straight and converging to base ; disk with a small double tubercle on 



