I'^S KAMii.^' II. (\\ i;.\ i;i D.io. 



loji's and i'iil)l)isli in dry oi- s;uidy places, and some of tliciii arc vcr\- 

 coinnion on the winu' diirino- ih,. |ii-.;) warm da\s ol' .Mai'cli or Ai)ril. 

 Six species and one \ ari(^1y Jiaxc i)cen taken in Indiana. 



KEY TO IXDl.V.X.V SIMX n^.S OF STENOLOl'in S. 



(/. 'I'lioi'ax but little narrowci- than cl.vtra; bud.v stent ; ireiit .ind iiiidille 

 tarsi ot male broadly dilated. 

 h. Sides of thorax broadl.v tlatteiied. scarcel.v rellexed : black, feebly 

 shining; length 7-7.5 mm. .-'.ni. (akmoxakh s. 



I)J). Sides of thorax narrowl.v margined, the margins not rellexed. 



c. P.asal impressions et thorax broad and shallow; black, shining, 

 el.vti-a i)iceons or brownish-yellow, slightly iridescent; length 7- 

 T.O nnn. :552. filkmnosi s. 



cr. liasal impressions of thorax small, ronnded. not or very sparingly 

 punctured. 

 iL Thorax with disk distinctly black nv picenus. the margin reddish- 

 brown; length .^) or more nnn. 

 c. Pale margin of thorax nari-ow; elytra wholly black. 



:'>.").■!. pi,i:ia:.frs. 



cc. Pale margin of thorax broader: clytr.-i dull rt'ddish-brown. tlie 



tijis darker. .•',.~).".a. var. itscatis 



(1<L Thorax cither uniform rc(tdish-lir(twn or jMceous. without distinct 



bla<kish discal spot; length not over 4.,") mm. 



.354. CON.Il'NCTtS. 



iKi. Thorax distinctly narrower than elytra; body more slender; front tarsi 



of male moderately dilated, fourth .ioint deeidy bilobed. 



/. Thorax and elyti'a black or ]tieeous. with nai-row paler margin; su- 



tnral stria long, .joining the first dorsal. .■!55. ociiropezi's. 



//. Thorax brownish-.vellow ; el.vtra iridescent black with brownish-.vel- 



low side margins; sutnral stria short, not .joining Hrst dorsal. 



DISSlillLIS. 



:;51 (11;',."). SrExoroi-m s cAiajoNAKus I)e.j.. Sp. <ien.. JV. 1828, 398. 



Pdongate-obhmg. Pdack. feebly shining; first .ioint of antennax tibi.e 

 • nid tarsi brownish. Thorax .-is broad at middle as elytra; sides nanided 

 into base; margins ll.-ittened. es)ie<'ially near hind angles; basal im])ressions 

 broad, shallow. s|iarscl.\- and tinely punctate. El.vti-a alutaceous, the su- 

 tur;il strin long, the ethers deep. Length 7-7.5 nnn. 



I'litnam Connly; rar<'. October 17. Sifted tVoiii dehi-is near a 

 hillside spring". 



.".52 Ml.".8). Stexoi.oimhs la i.kii.xosis De.j., Sitec. IV. 1828. 42.3. 



obleiig-oval. Color given in key; tai-si. I»ase of anteima' and nnrmw 

 margin of thorax bi-owiiish-ye!low ; lemor.-i and gr(>afer ])ortion of antenna- 

 darker. Thorax snb(|uadrnle : as long as broad, hind angles broadly rounded. 

 I'llyti-al stri.-r ratlicr deep; int( r\als niederalcly convex. i>ength 7-7.5 nnn. 



Throngliont ihe Stale; fre(pient. Hibernates. January 1-Oc- 

 tober 21. 



