NO. 3568 MELANOTUS — QUATE AND THOMPSON 29 



This species \vill be found in some collections identified by Lane as 

 "species 2." 



9. Melanotus verberans (LeConte) 



Figures 4m, 9i; Plate le 



Cratonychus verberans LeConte, 1853, p. 478. 



Melanotus verberans. — Cand^ze, 1860, p. 356. — Blatchley, 1910, p. 753. — Thomas, 

 1941, p. 260. 



Male. — Same as communis, except generally smaller in size and 

 usually reddish brown, but some specimens darker, antenna and 

 thorax usually concolorous, erect male hairs in antenna dense and 

 conspicuous, vnth smaller and sparser pronotal punctures, genitalia 

 with aedeagus nearly parallel sided and abruptly tapering to apex, 

 paramere rather broad and with Uttle curvature basad of apical blade. 

 Ratio of pronotal width /length =1.2 (1.1-1.3). 



Elytron: 7.7 ±0.45 mm (6.9-8.3). 9 spec. 



Female. — SLmUar to male except sexual differences. Genitalia as 

 figured ; differs from communis in that apex of bursa more bulbous and 

 truncate, spermathecal duct diverticulum branches at or near base of 

 duct. 



Elytron: 6.8-7.4 mm. 



Types. — Lectotype of verberans: Male, labelled with pink circle 

 "Md." (Ad!CZ). Only specimen now in type series, selected as lecto- 

 type by authors in 1962; location of second type unknown. 



Distribution. — 'Maryland to Florida and west to South Dakota and 

 Texas. 



Alabama: Locality?; January. Arkansas: Washington; May. Florida: 

 Pinellas; March, May. Georgia: Ribb, Peach; April, June. Illinois: Mason; 

 July. Indiana: Tippecanoe; April. Kansas: No data. Maryland: Baltimore; 

 July. Mississippi: Forrest, George; January, April. Nebraska: Lancaster; 

 May. New Jersey: Middlesex; April. New York: Essex, Niagara; May, 

 November. North Carolina: Duplin, Moore, Orange, Wake, Wayne; April, 

 May, October. Ohio: Athens; November. South Carolina: Bamberg, 

 Oconee; May, Julj', December. South Dakota: Bon Homme; June. Texas: 

 Bowie, Victoria; March. Virginia: Fairfax; April. 



10. Melanotus emissus (LeConte) 



Figures 4o, 9k; Plate Ih 



Cratonychus emissus LeConte, 1853, p. 478. 



Melanotus emissus. — Cand^ze, 1860, p. 372. — Thomas, 1941, p. 260. 



Male.' — Similar to verberans; antenna reddish brown and lighter 

 than rest of body, which is generally dark reddish brown, erect male 

 hairs of antenna dense and conspicuous, hind angles of pronotum 

 sometimes lighter in color than rest of pronotum, pronotal punctures 



