THE ANT-LIKE FLOWER BEETLES. 1341 



//. Larger, 4 mm.; elytra 1 pubescence long and distinct. 



HEROICUS. 

 ////. Smaller, not over 3 mm.; pubescence very short. 



2493. HAl.DEMANNI. 



gg. Elytral punctures fine and very dense, the surface dull; basal 

 spots of elytra elongate, not confluent ; pubescence short. 



SAUCIUS. 



o. Smaller, not over 2 mm. ; sides of thorax oblique and straight from 

 apical third to base; eyes very small and distant from base; color 

 dull brownish to yellow. 2494. MELANCHOLICUS. 



2490 (7951). ANTHICUS SCABRICEPS Lee., Agassiz Lake Sup., 1850, 230. 

 Elongate, rather narrow. Dark reddish-brown to piceous, shining ; pu- 

 bescence dense and coarse. Head wider than long, truncate at base, both 

 it and thorax densely and roughly punctate or minutely tuberculate. Tho- 

 rax as wide as long, sides broadly rounded, converging behind. Elytra 

 twice as wide as thorax, coarsely and sparsely punctate. Length 2.5 mm. 



Northern half of State; scarce. April 23-November 28. The 

 elytra are for the most part piceous except at base and apex ; rarely 

 they are wholly reddish-brown. 



2491 (795G). ANTHICUS EPHIPPIUM Laf., Mon. Authic., 1848, 163. 

 Elongate. Dull brownish-yellow ; head and thorax often reddish-brown ; 



elytra with dark crossbar as mentioned in key ; pubescence sparse, long and 

 rather coarse. Head broadly curved at base, sparsely and coarsely punc- 

 tate, smoother at middle ; eyes large. Thorax about as wide as long, widest 

 one-third from apex ; surface, as well as that of elytra, rather densely and 

 coarsely punctured. Length 3 mm. 



Lake, Parke and Vigo counties: scarce. May 13-December 28. 

 Occurs beneath rubbish in sandy localities. According to Casey, 

 LeConte's difficilis and confusus are both synonyms of this species. 



*2492 (7959). ANTHICUS CEBVINUS Laf., Mon. Anthic., 1848, 181. 



Reddish-brown, feebly shining, sparsely and finely pubescent; antennae 

 and legs dull yellow; elytra marked with piceous as noted in key. Head 

 broad, subtruncate at base, coarsely and rather sparsely punctate, smoother 

 at middle. Thorax about as wide as long, the sides gradually but slightly 

 converging toward base ; surface, as well as that of elytra, finely and dense- 

 ly punctate. Length 2.42.7 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. January 7-October 9. Occurs 

 beneath rubbish, more commonly in sandy places. Hibernates as 

 imago. The head is usually darker than thorax and the front black 

 bar of elytra varies much in width, sometimes uniting with the 

 other so that the entire apical half is piceous. 



A. coracinus Lee., elongate, tibise and tarsi pale, elytra parallel, 

 strongly and coarsely punctate, length 3.5-4.2 mm., is said to occur 

 in the "regions near the Great Lakes." 



