TJiK (iiioiM) i;ei;ji.i:s. 



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S4 (32n). liKMiUDiUM NIGRUM Sa.v. Ti-Miis. Aiiicr. riiil. Soc, II, 182:'., 85; 

 ibid. II, 500 

 Black, foebly bronzed, strongly shiiiin.u:; antenna' I'nscous, the basal 

 joints and legs reddish-brown. Thorax snb(inadrato. one-half wider than 

 long, slightly narrower at base than apex ; sides cnrved in front, very 

 feebly sinnate behind; basal impressions broad, deep, bistriate; hind an- 

 gles i-eetangnlar, flnely carinate. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, stria- 

 coarsely and deeply punctate. Length o.T-4.5 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. July 10. Probably occurs sparingly 

 throug'liout the State. 



85 (341). Bembidium guexi Chaud., Rev. et Mag. Zool., XX, 1868, 242. 



Moderately elongate, depressed. Head and thorax blackish-bronzed; 

 elytra dark brown or piceous, sti'ongly shining: antenna' fuscous, the basal 

 joints and legs reddish-brown. Thorax one-half wider than long, very 

 slightly narrower at base than apex, hind angles subrectangular, indis- 

 tinctly carinate. Elytra nearly one-half wider than thorax, the five inner 

 strife entire, punctate, the sixth and seventli obsolete on apical half, the 

 seventh often wanting. Length 4.7-5.5 mm. 



Fulton, Vig'o, Jackson and Franklin counties; scarce. April 

 14-August 20. Listed as B. phDiuiH ITald., which name was pre- 

 occupied. 



B. fugax Lee., 5.5-6.2 nnii. ; B. trans fcrsalc Dej.; B. ustulatwm 

 Linn,, 5.2-6.2 mm., and B. posiremuvti Say, 6-7 mm. in length, each 

 have a known distribution which might bring them within the limits 

 of Lidiana, yet no specimens have as yet been seen from the State. 



8(j (358). r,KMBn)iUM nciPES Kirby. Faun. Bor. Amer., IV, 1837, 54. 



Elongate, rather slender, moderately convex. Black, shining, some- 

 times slightly bronzed or bluish; elytra rarely with a submarginal pale 

 spot one-fourth from apex ; antennae piceous or fuscous, the basal joint 

 and legs reddish-brown. Thorax one-half wider than long, narrower at 

 base than apex; sides strongly curved in front, distinctly sinuate behind, 

 hind angles rectangular, carinate; disk with median line fine, basal im- 

 l)ressions deep. Elytra about one-half . wider than thorax, rather deeply 

 striate, the fifth stria represented by a groove at apex. Length 5-6 mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent. April U-October 6. Oc- 

 curs beneath stones by running watei-. 



Group C. 



The species belonging to this group have the dorsal punctures 

 on the third interval and the humeri rounded into the sides of the 

 elytra. It comprises the Indiana species of Gronps XI to XXI, 

 inclusive, of Hayward. 



