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.'147 (lllT)!. Ski K.NuriioKi s i-kdu i LAiur.s Dej., Spec. IV, 182S, l(i(». 



Obl(»iij;-()v:il. I'iceuus. sliining. surface bronzod ; antenmo dusky, tlu- 

 liiisal joints and logs reddisli-lm.wn. Tlmrax (iuadi'at<\ slightly broader at 

 base than apex: sides curved, bind angles obtuse, itasal impressions scarcel.\ 

 distinct. Klytra alutaceous, liuely striate; intervals Hal. siiiootb, the outer 

 one ]innctulate : apex leelily sinu.nte. Length ."> (i..") niiii. 



Lake. \'io() and ( 'raw fori [ counties: scarce. Aj)!'!! .l-Aiiji'iist 17. 



."'.is (lloO). Si:i.i:.xoi'iioKrs gagatims Dej., Spec. lA', 1S2^^, 111'. 



Oblon.g. lilack. iridescent; femora iiiceous; anteniue, tibi;e and tarsi 

 reddish-brown. Thorax qnadr.'ite. slightly broader than long: margin verj 

 narrow, not translucent; bind angles obtusely rounded; basal dei)ressions 

 t'vident but shallow, finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra slightly wider 

 than thorax, the punctures scarcely visible ; Intervals slightly convex. Length 

 7.5 mm. 



Crawford County; scarce. .Ma\' l(i. (V-ciirs beneath stones on 

 hio'h. dry hills. 



.■549 (ll.";i). Selexophori'S oPALiNis Lec., List Col. N. Amer.. lS(j;i, i;}. 



Oblong-oval. Black, strongly iridescent; autenn;io and legs reddish-yel- 

 low. Thorax oue-third broader than long, base as wide as apex, sides feebly 

 curved; margin narrowly flattened and translucent; basal impressions obso- 

 lete, the base finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra rather deeply striate; 

 intervals feebly convex, minutely and sparsely punctate. Length 9-10 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. April Ki-July 25. Our 

 largest species. Occurs beneath baric. 



S. iri'penuis Say is known fr(»ni Illinois, (leorgia and Texas, aud 

 l)robal)ly occurs in soutlicrn Indiana. 



350 (1134). SelExNopiiorl s eixipticus Dej., Spec. IV, 1828, 108. 



Oblong-oval or elliptical. Black, subopaque, alutaceous; anteume and 

 legs reddish-yellow. Thorax ;is wide as elytra, their niargins nearly con- 

 tinuous ; hiud angles rectangular, basal impressions indistinct. Elytra finely 

 striate; intervals flat or nearly so, the dorsal [junctures very small. Length 

 5-G mm. 



Lake, Laporte, Vigo and Crawford ci^mties; scarce. April 21- 

 September 10. Occurs beneath cover in sandy localities. 



LXIX. Stenoi.ophis ])e.). 1829. ((xr.. "narrow + neck. ") 



Small brownish or piceous oblong l)eetles having the elytral 

 stritc not punctate; third interval with a small dorsal punctiu-e be- 

 hind the middle and very close to the second stria ; front and middle 

 tarsi of males as in Selenophorus. For literal lu-e treating of the 

 genus see above under Aqonodcr^ifi. Our species hibernate beneath 



