THE OROUND BEETLES. 147 



s(»utlici-ii third of the State. Very apt to be confused with ornata, 

 l>iit easily distino-nished by it.s punctiired head and more deeply 

 striate elytra. 



253 (892). Lebia analis Dej.. Spor. I. 1S25. 265. 



Broadly oval. Head lila<k : antenna' piceous. the four basal joints 

 paler; thorax reddish-yellow, the niaruin paler; elytra black, each with 

 I he narrow niar.ixln and usually a larLce irregular humeral siJOt and small 

 apical spot yellowish; under surface and legs pale yellow, abdomen darkei-. 

 Thorax l>r(>adly margined, finely and irregularly wrinkletl. Length 4.5 . 

 .">.."> mm. 



Sonthern third of State; frequent. April 19-Novemher 7. 

 Taken hy sweeping low herbs. Readily known l)y the longitudinal 

 stria' on head and the dee]> elyti-al stria'. The pale markings of 

 eltyi-;i vary u'l-eatly in extent ;nid have given rise to a number of 

 .synonyms. 



254 (SO:!). Lkbia fiscata Dej.. 8jkm-. I. 1S25, 270. 



Broadly oval, subdepressed. Head and disk of thorax piceous; elytra 

 pale brownish-yellow, each with a narrow marginal line, a large scutellar 

 spot and a spot just behind middle, black; rarely the spots l>ehind middle 

 merge to form a ]>r()ad cr(iss-l)and : antenn:e. legs and under surface red- 

 dish-yellow. Thiirax Hnely wrinkled, m.ai-gin hrnad. Length t>.5 mm. 



Known from Indiana by a single specimen taken near Pine, 

 Lake County, by Wolcott. July 23. Resembles closely some of 

 the color varieties of nnalis. but distinguished by the larger size, 

 smooth head and dark disk of thoi-ax. 



GRorp C. 



This group comprises the Indiana species of the subgenera 

 Dianchomena and Aphelogenia, which are separated only by the 

 head being more strongly constricted behind the eyes in the former. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF GROUP C. 



«. Head suddenly and strongly constricted behind the eyes; vertex strong- 

 ly convex ; length 4.5-5.5 mm. 

 h. Thorax narrowly margined: head and elji^ra dull green, thorax red- 

 dish-yellow. 255. abdominaIjIS. 

 /*'/. Thorax widely margined: liead strigose at sides: elytra with black 

 and yellow stripes, shining, moderately striate. 256. scapularis. 

 ad. Head less constricted : vertex less convex. 



c. Head and thorax reddish-yellow, the latter widely margined. 

 d. Black stripes of elytra narrow ; elytral striae fine ; length 6.5- 

 7.5 mm. 257. fuecata. 



fhJ. Black striyies uf clylr.i li-o.id: stria^ distinct: length 5.5-6 mm. 



25S. vittata. 



