Ill I' (iijoiM) Ki;i;ii.i:s. 179 



/'. .Mciiluiii iidt l(Millu-(l: flylra !i-(Mnicnt ly willi si-vcral dni-sal |)\iiic- 



turt's: Iciiirlh less tliau :!.r) 111111. I,.\X. AcL paia'I s. 



t'f. MiMituiu tooIliiHr. elytra with a siiiyle dorsal puucture; length 



4.5-5.5 mill. LXXI. Bhadyckllis. 



(/(/. .Viiteiiiia' will) three basal joints u'lahnnis ; inentnin toiiVhed; middle 



tarsi (if males with twn n.ws of small scales iienealh; length •".-"> 



7 mm. T.X.Xll. Taciiycki-HS. 



L.W'I. (IvxAXDKMiiTs Dcj. IS'ia. f(;r.. "ordmihtriil sex +feet.") 



Sinnll (ihlon.i'- hhick hecth's haxiiiL; Mie (ii-hl jtiiiit of front tarsi 

 iif males almost as lon,u' as the next two. One speeies occurs in In- 



I liana. 



:\-2U (lo74l. (Jv.NA.XDitoLMs iivi„\ris Say, Trans. Anier. I'liil. See.. II. IH'l'.i. 

 :\\ : il.id. II. 4.")'.i. 

 I'Mdiiuate. rather slender, pai-allel. I'.laek. stnuiu'ly shining: anteniue and 

 leirs pale, the former dusky toward apex. Thorax convex, as long as wide, 

 narrower at base than elytra, widest at middle, sides broadly curved; basal 

 de]»ressions distinct, coarsely )»unclnred: hind angles obtuse. Klytral strie 

 moderately deep, the second, lit'tli and seventh each with a number of hue 

 dorsal punctures. Length 7.5 mm. 



Stai-ke. ^lai-KUi. IMitiiaiii. -lackson am! Dubois counties: scarce. 

 March ■Sl-Xovt'inhcr 'I'l. Occurs iKMieaHi t)ark. 



LXVIl. Hahpai.i-s i.at. lM'-2. (Cr.. "oreedy.") 



Large or mcdiiuu-si/.ed beetles, usually obloiio- in form and 

 rather Hat. havitig tlu^ thorax nearly stpiare: elytral stria' not punc- 

 tured: fii'st joint of hind tarsi never longer than the wvxt two. The 

 males have the first four joints of the front and middle tarsi di- 

 lated, th.c dilated joints scaly beneath. They occur beneath logs 

 ami rulibish. most conntionly about the margin of culti\at(>d fields, 

 and foi" till' most part are considered beiiclicifd. though the largest 

 and one of the most common. //. rallniitosus, is a seed eater and it is 

 claimed feeds largely upon clover and grass seeds. In 19 specimens 

 dissected by Di". L'ovbes. onl_\ alxait 12 per cent, of the food was of 

 animal oiigiii. |»iiiici|ially ca.tecpillai's and ants, while seeds and 

 othei- tissues of grasses ma-le up 14 per ce;it. The only pajier treat- 

 ing of the genus is by 



LeContf. — ''Notes on the S])ecies of llarpalus Inhabiting Amer- 

 ica North of Mexico." //- Proc. Phil. Acad. Xat Sci.. 1865. 

 !)8-l04. 



The genus is a lariit- our. alioiil od sov'cies being known from the 

 rnited States. Of lliese 17 have been taken in Indiana, while eight 

 others perhaps occur. Kor conveniefice the Indiana species nuiy 

 bi' divided into two groups: 



