1340 FAMILY LXIJ. ANTHJCID^E. 



middle near apex, its surface, as well as that of elytra, finely and rather 

 closely punctate. Elytra very faintly or not at all impressed behind the 

 hunieri. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Posey County; rare. September 27. Occurs on flowers. A 

 European species, widely distributed throughout the United States. 



2489 (10,727). HEMANTUS BASILIARIS Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1824, 279; ibid. II, 165. 



Resembles the preceding but without the double tubercle on front of 

 thorax and with a distinct impression just behind the humeri of elytra. 

 Length 3-4 mm. 



Lake and Marion counties ; scarce. January 17-June 18. 



XII. ANTHICUS Payk. 1798. (Gr., "like a flower.") 



A large genus of small species which, as limited by Casey, have 

 the mesosternum normal and undilated; last joint of maxillary 

 palpi moderate in size and hatchet-shaped; antennas rather short 

 and gradually enlarged toward apex, the last joint entire; pubes- 

 cence consisting of but a single set of hairs in addition to the erect, 

 tactile seta?. About 60 species are recognized, of which the follow- 

 ing have been taken or probably occur in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF ANTHICUS. 



a. Larger, 2.5 or more mm. in length ; sides of thorax broadly rounded in 



front, generally oblique arid curved toward base. 



7>. Abdomen rather coarsely and sparsely punctured; body pale in color. 



c. Head densely and roughly punctate; elytra usually with a large 



ill-defined piceous spot. 2490. SCABRICEPS. 



cc. Head sparsely, coarsely and simply punctate ; elytra with a fuscous 



or piceous band at middle, interrupted at suture. 



2491. EPHIPPIUM. 

 bl). Abdomen always minutely and more or less densely punctate; body 



usually dark. 



<1. Reddish-brown ; elytra with a dark interrupted crossbar at middle 

 and another near apex, the two enclosing a rounded pale spot, 

 on apical third. 2492. CEKVINUS. 



del. Elytra not as above. 



c. Color wholly black or piceous. 



/. Head and thorax alutaceous and without pubescence; basal 

 margin of thorax completely obsolete. CORACINUS. 



//. Head and thorax pubescent as usual ; thorax with sides ob- 

 tusely prominent near apex, thence straight and oblique to 

 base; elytra large, flat. SODALIS. 



cc. Body black ; elytra each with a well defined pale spot near base 

 and another near apex, these occasionally more or less con- 

 fluent ; thorax feebly constricted before the base; occiput im- 

 pressed in middle. 



<j. Elytral punctures rather coarse and sparse, the surface shin- 

 ing. 



