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fuvd wilh Aiiisod'iihihis. the iinitic iiicciis is preoccupied by a 

 West Const species, the No. 1176 of the Ilensliaw Catalogue. 1 

 tluM-efore propose the name sajii in honor of Tlionias Say of New 

 Ilaniionv. liidiniia. who was prcr'iniiu'iitly the father of American 

 Kiifoiiiology. 



*.S77 ( 1110- ». Anisouactvll's terminatls Say. Trans. Amer. I'bil. Soc, II, 

 1S23. 48; ibid. II, 473. 



ohioiiu'-oval. Head and tliorax dark brown or pieeous, tlie edge of tlie 

 hitter reddisli-translncent : elytra with greenish-metallic lustre; antenn:e 

 ;nid legs pale yellow. Thorax one-Iliird broader than long, sides regularly 

 curved from base to apex, hind angles rectangular. Elytra as in the pre- 

 ceding. Length 7.5-8.5 nun. 



Tlii-(iii-iii(,iit the State; frecpuiil. April 15-December 25. In 

 Se[)teniher. WHYS, this species was noted as very common on the 

 heads of the tireweed {Kreclitites hiemeifolm L.) in a deadening 

 near Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Connt.w wliere it was feeding on 

 the seeds. 



;iTS (1204). Anisodactyia s NrnaiPENNis Lee, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., I\'. 

 1848, 388. 



Ublong-oval, rather narrow. Color of terminatus. Thorax scarcely 

 broader than long, sides very feebly curved, hind angles subrectauguhu' ; 

 disk minutely and very sparsely punctured near base. Elytra alutaeeous ; 

 intervals almost flat, sometimes very finely and sparsely punctulate. Length 

 0.5-7 mm. 



Thi-oughout the westei-n lialf of State; frequ.ent in the southern 

 counties, rare northward. April 9-December 25. Occurs beneath 

 cover in sandy localities. 



37<J (120G). AxisoDACTYLis CCEM.S Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soe.. II. 1823. 

 34; ibid. II, 401. 



Oblong-oval. Piceous, moderately shining; elytra bronzed; tibi:e. tarsi 

 and base of anteume paler. Thorax as broad at base as elytra, sides feebly 

 curved, margins narrowly depressed from middle to base, hind angles rect- 

 angular. Klytr.il intervals flat, smooth, more shining in the male. Length 

 8 mm. 



Vigo and Posey count i(-s: r;ire. .\piil 16-]\Iay 11. Easily 

 known by its dark femora and i)niH'tnr(d liase of thorax. 



*3S0 (1208). ANisoDACTVi.rs Liornnis Dej., Spec. IV, 1829, 118. 



01)long, rather broad, subdepressed. Black, feebly shining; antenn:e 

 and legs picenus. the basal joint of former and tarsi reddish-brown. Thorax 

 iwo-thirds broader than long; sides gradually curved from apex into base, 

 the margins behind the middle flattened; basal impressions broad, shallow, 

 very finely and densely punctate. Elyfral strire very Hue; intervals thU. 

 alutaeeous. Length 11-12 nun. 



