rill' (;i;or\p I!E1".ii,ks. 



1G9 



Noiilici'ii li.ill' of Sljitr: scjin-c. .\|>iil L'(i N'oviMiilitT LIS. \'cry 

 close 1o Iricdior Imt ii.-ii-i-owcr iiiid with the I;i1)imiiii IVclily l)iil dis- 

 litidly ;iii(l hrondly ciii.-ii-uiii.-ilc. Ilic tin. rax hi'oadfi- and less nar- 

 rowed in I'rohl and 1 lie clylral siria' nmrc coarsely pnnchii'cd. 

 .".(IS (lOlS). ('nri:.Niis ikkoiok l>c.j.. Slice 11. IM'C,, :',:;i. 



l']l(>n,i;-;Uc-(i\ al. iM'nadcr llinn the I wo prcrcdiiiL:'. Head ^ ^ 



and IlKirax .^rccii. cl.vira hlaekish-bluc. Tlinrax iiai-- \ / 



rower at apex than base, l)roadcr ilian ion;,': sides y1^^^^ 



curved and feebly sinuatt' behind: disk ralhcr coarse- / 

 l.v and densely iiunctured. basal impressions uari'ow j 

 and rather dec]'. Kiylral stria' tine, rather deep, line 

 l,\ pniiclured: intervals Hal. tinely. sparsely and indis- j ^;,tjjj 



tinctl.\- puneiale. Lcnutli 11.'' 1-"! nnn. ( l-'iu^ !>l.l 



I'lii-oueiioiil the Stale; t're(Hie!il. .Vpril 17- / 

 \n\enil)er 28. 



l'i)i. 91. < L';,. (Orifjiril.) 



.■'.nil I iniTl. ('hl.knil\s momokaus Say. Ti-aus. Anier. 

 Pbil. Soc. II. 1823. (in; ibid. 11. 487. 

 Form of hicolnr. Head and thorax coppery-broii/e ; 

 elytra black with but a faint bluish tiuse; anteimie and le.^s I'eddisli-bi-own. 

 Thorax narrower at apex than base: disk .alntaceous. tinely and rather 

 sparsely punctured; basal impressions narrow, deep: median line distinctly 

 impressed its full length. Elytval stri;e narrow, rather coarsely punctured: 

 intervals sliij;htly convex, very finely and siiarsely iinn<-tate. Length 11.r»- 

 1."! nnn. 



Xortlieni half of State; ii-c(|iient. March 'il-Octohei' 7. Very 

 eh)se to tricolor l)iit the thorax distinctly ahitaceoiis. snhopafiiie. 

 more convex in front and nuieh more finely pnnctatc. 



IjVI. AxoMOGLossrs Chaud. ^^~^^^. ((Jr.. "irregnlar + toniiiie.""^ 



The members of this genus resemble those of fJilaiiiiis. t)ut 

 differ by the entire absence of any mentnm tooth and 1).\' the man- 

 dibles being longer and less curved. The entire surface of the ab- 

 domen is pnnctni'(Hl and pubescent, the basal line of (dytra is angii- 

 late at humerus aiul the labrnm is emar-ginate. Two species occur 

 in Indiana. This genus and 1h(> next are treatinl by: 



Honi. — /;/ Ti-ans. Amer. ImiIoiii. Soc. V, 187(). 27;}-274. 



Hon,.- ]„ Hull. IJrook. Enl. So,-.. TV. 1SS2, 29. 



;-U0 llo:;-li. AxdMooi.ossrs kmakoixai is Say, Trans. .\mer. I'hil. Soc. II. 

 ISL!:;. (;i>: ibid. 11. is.". 

 Klongate-o\ al. rather slender. Head iirigiit gi-eeii ; liiorax green tinged 

 Willi bronze: el.\tra dai'k bine: anlenn;e and legs pale. Thorax slightly 

 longei' than wide. Iiro.-idcr at liase liian apex, sides no| :it all sinunle near 

 base, hinil .-nmlcs ol.lnse. dis!<. coarsely .and rather closely pnndate. Ml.v- 

 lr;il inlei\,-ils ll.it. densei.s and co;n-sel.\- puiiclnred. l.iMmlli \'J. II nnn. 



