THE FIRE-COLORED BEETLES. 



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III. SCHIZOTUS Newm. 1838. (Gr., "cleft + back.") 



A single rather small, dull species represents this genus in the 

 Eastern United States. 



iTiOii (7003). SCHIZOTUS CERVICAI.IS Xewm.. Lmtom. Mag., V, 1838, 37.". 



Elongate, snboval. depressed. Dull blackish-piceous, sparsely clothed 

 with tine, prostrate, grayish-yellow hairs; thorax, front of head and very 

 narrow sutural and marginal lines of elytra, obscure reddish. Thorax one- 

 half wider than long, sides and angles rounded; disk uneven, very finely 

 and densely punctate and with a wide, deep median groove. Elytra feebly 

 widened behind the middle, finely and densely granulate-punctate. Head of 

 males with a deep fovea each side at base and with the branches of antenna- 

 long and slender. 



Lake County; rare. May 12S. Taken from beneath the bark of 

 dead birch in the Kankakee Valley near Shelby. A member of the 

 Alleu'hanian fauna. 



IV. DENDROIDES Lat. (Gr., "branch or tree + like.") 



Medium-sized species, readily known by the very large eyes 

 which, in the males, almost meet on top of the head, and in the 

 female are but slightly separated. Two of the four species recog- 

 nized by Horn occur in the State. 



2507 (7!>'.t4). DENDROIDES BICOLOR Newm.. Ent. Mag., V, 1838, 375. 



Elongate, slender, subparallel. 

 Ueddisli-yellow ; head, anteniuc and 

 elytra piceous. Thorax about as wide 

 as long, widest at middle, the sides 

 strongly converging in front, slightly 

 sinuate near base; disk sparsely and 

 coarsely punctate, with a median 

 impression on basal half. Elytra 

 nearly parallel in male, distinctly 

 wider behind in female, coarsely and 



-> r , Fig 587. a, Larva; b, pupa; c, beetle (female); d, en- 



rather closely punctate. Males more larg / d anal ho ;. ns of f^. \ ' nlarged head of {. ame . f< 



slender, with a narrower thorax and antenna of male. (After Riley.) _., 



with branches of antennal joints very long and slender. Length 0-13 mm. 



(Fig. 3, No. 5, and tig. 587.) 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 21- August 17. 

 beneath bark. 



Occurs 



I'r.ox ( 7! >or> i . DKXDROIDKS COM 01,01: Xewm., Ent. Mag.. V. 1X3X. 37".. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Uniform pale brownish-yellow. Thorax 

 distinctly longer than wide, narrower in front; disk smooth and shining. 



