198 FA:\iir;Y it. — carabid^. 



l)b. Intervals flat or iu'arly so, not punctate; head without red spot. 

 c. Species more or less oval, Amnra-like, with usually a metallic or 

 bronzed lustre. 

 (J. Thorax widest at middle, the apex almost as wide as base; basal 

 impressions not punctate; legs wholly pale. 

 e. Margin of thorax more or less flattened in the region of the 

 hind angles; larger, 7.5 or more mm. 

 f. Uniform piceous above; basal impressions rather narrow 

 and shallow. 376. sayi. 



//. Head and thorax piceous; elytra greenish-metallic; basal 

 impressions distinct, very wide. 377. terminates. 



ec. Margin of thorax not flattened ; basal impressions indistinct ; 

 smaller, not over 7 mm. 378. nitidipennis. 



dd. Thorax widest at base, thence distinctly narrowed to apex ; 

 basal impressions distinct, finely and sparsely punctate; femora 

 piceous; length 8 mm. 379. ccenus. 



cc. Species oblong, black without lustre; hind tarsi long and slender; 

 length 11-12 mm. 380. lugubkis. 



an. Elytra without dorsal ])uiicture: surf.nc(> finely pubescent, densely punc- 

 tulate; first .lojnt of middle tarsus of male pubescent over half its 

 surface. 

 g. Wholly black above; tibire and tarsi brown. 381. sericeis. 



(jff. Head, thorax, antennjie and legs reddish-yellow ; elytra piceous. 



382. intersttttaus. 



375 nif)8K Anisodactvh s verticm.is !>(>(■., .\nn. r>yc. Nat. Hist., IV, 

 1848. 378. 

 Elongate-oblong. Black, shining; base of mandibles and a quadrate 

 spot on vertex red ; antennte and legs dull yellow. Thorax more than one- 

 half wider than long, narrowed behind ; sides broadly rounded, margins 

 distinctly reflexed, hind angles obtuse; basal impressions broad, densely 

 and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra deeply striate; intervals convex, 

 finely and densely punctate. Length 12.5-14 mm. 



Thi'(miili()nt the State; scMrco. April lO-Angiist 20. Occurs in 

 sandv locations near water. -,'i/ . vJ'"',-a 



•376 (1201). Anisodactylus SAYI sp. nov. f^f-"-' - ' 



Kin-ijtrichus piccns Lee, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., IV, 1848, 388. 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform piceous, shining; narrow margin of thorax 

 and I'egion of hind angles, reddish, translucent ; antenniie and legs bro\AT3ish- 

 .vellow. Thorax a little broader than long, sides feebly curved; margin 

 depressed behind the middle, hind angles i-ectangular; basal impressions 

 shallow, ill-defined, smooth. Elytra! striae fine; intervals finely alutaceous. 

 flat. Length 10-10.5 mm. 



Lake, Marshall. Vi<'() and Fulton counties; frequent. May 8- 

 September 28. This species resembles our common forms of Cala- 

 fhus and is doubtless often confused with them. x\s the genus 

 Eurytrieh'Hs under which rjeConte described this form has been 



