iiii': cAKi.Ktx i:i:i:ii,i':s. 281 



piuictnlMte. Elytra as wide and a little mnvv than twice as long as thorax, 

 i-athei' densely iiunctnlale, suhstriate near Ihe tiii, (lie snlural slria distinct, 

 l.eni^th ") nnn. ( I'li:. l.'!l>, h.) 



'IMu'oiiulioiit llic State, l)itt seai'ce. April .l;i-Atigiisl. 12. Tsii- 

 all\ (111 riiiini, l)ul si Tied from nests of rabbits in spring and l)eaten 

 from veiiclation in .Inne. 



VI. PTo:\LOPiiAGrs llli^'. 17!)S. ((Jr.. "a corpse eal.'') 



Small oval or sliyiitly ohlotiti-hrdw iiisli beetles, bavini;' Ihe eiulith 

 antenna! joinl always shoi-tei' and nsually slight ly narrower than 

 the seventJi and ninth. The surface oi' elyti'a, and often that of 

 thorax, is transversely finely wrinkled instead of being pnuctate. 

 Four species are knoAvn from Indiana. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF PTOMOI»HA(iLS. 



0. Eighth joint of auteumie very short aud transverse, s(>niewh,it nani;\ver 

 than the seventh and ninth. 

 h. 'J'luira.x transversely strigose or finely wrinkled; elytra very oblitiuely 

 striguse. (Fig. 139, c.) TM). consobkim s. 



?<?>. Thorax imnctate. rarely strigose near the margin. 



c. Inner spnr of hind tibi;e as long as the tirst tarsal joint; thcrax 

 of same color as elytra. 551. or.s.m s. 



cc. Inner sjmr of hind tibite less than half the length of lirst tarsal 

 joint; thorax distinctly darker than elytra. 552. i-Ls'io. 



aa. Eighth joint of antennae at least half the length of the ninth and scarce- 

 ly narrower; thorax rather densely ])nnctate. 55:;. pakasitis. 



550 (1735). I'TOMOPHAous consobrinus Lee., Proc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



VI, 1853, 2S1. 

 Oblong-oval, somewhat wedge-shaped. Dark brown or ijiceons, feebly 

 shining, pubescent; legs and autennse at base paler. Thorax one-third 

 wider at base than long, hind angles acutely rectangular. lOlytra gradually 

 narrowing to near ai)ex. the latter suddenly oltli<iuely narrowed. Length 

 2.5-3 mm. (Fig. 139, c.) 



Putnam and Posey counties: scarce. April IT-iMay 7. Tlie 

 tine wrinkles on the surface of both thorax and elytra show very 

 prettily beneath a lens. 



551 (1740). Ptomophagis oj5L1ti s Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., liS5.'., 



282. 

 Resembles the next species, but differs by characters given in ki'y and 

 by its larger size. Head piceous ; thorax and elytra dark reddish-brown. 

 Ilind angles of thorax more obtuse and sutural stria? of elytra less im- 

 I)ressed than in piixio. Length 2-2.2 mm. 



Lawrence County; scarce. June 11. Taken from carrion- 

 baited traps. Known from Georgia and Florida. 



