;W0 FAMILY TX. — SCYDMzENID^. 



teniiiv. Idiig. slendei-. more than <me-lialt' tlie length of buily, (he club sleuder 

 and gradually formed ; eighth joint only one-third wider than seventh ; ninth 

 and tenth one-fifth wider than eighth. Thorax scarcely as long as wide, 

 sides distinctly curved, apex three-fifths as wide as base. Elytra three- 

 fourths wider than thorax, humeral fold long and strong, sulthumeral im- 

 pressions large and deep, basal fovejie large. Length 1.2 mm. 



Lake, Starke, ^Tarion, Putnam and Lawrence counties; frequent. 

 April 17-June 17. Taken by sifting dani]) vegetable debris. The 

 front femora are very much enlarged. 



581 (1S36). CoNNOPHRON ci.AVATUM Lec, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. VI. 



1852, 153. 



Elongate, narrow. Dark reddish-yellow; head and thorax darker than 

 elytra, the latter rather thickly clothed with short, pale, recurved hairs ; 

 antennjie and legs paler. Head large, as wide as thorax. Antenn?e as long 

 as head and thorax, slender, the club somewhat abrupt, the eighth joint 

 one-half wider than seventh, ninth and tenth subequal and one-fourth wider 

 than eighth. Thorax as long as wade, sides curved, converging in front, 

 apex three-fourths as wide as base; disk with deep, transverse sub-basal 

 impression. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, sides broadly curved, hu- 

 meral fold small, the inner basal fovea only distinct. Length 1.2 mm. 



Crawford County; rar(\ ^lay 24. One specimen in Dury col- 

 lection. 



582 ( ). CoNXOPHKON DEmLTTANs Cascy. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.. \l\. 



1897, 4-16. 



Rather narrowly oval. Pale chestnut brown, shining; elytra more red- 

 dish, dusky toward tips, rather thickly clothed with short, coarse. ])n!e 

 hairs ; legs pale yellow. x\ntenmie stout, as long as head and thorax. <'lub 

 abruptly -3-jointecl. Thorax as long as wide, sides nearly straight, apex 

 three-fifths as wade as base. Elytra three-foui*ths wider than thorax, hu- 

 meral fold short and feeble ; inner fovea distinct, outer one obsolete. Lengtii 

 1 mm. 



Kosciusko. Putnam and Monroe counties; scarce. April 22- 

 June 20. Taken by sifting. 



583 (1845). CoNNOPHKON Ft;LvuM Lec, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. VI, 



1852, 1.55. 

 Xaia-owly subnval. I'ale chestnut brown, shining; legs and antenn;e 

 lialer; elytra with numerous sliort, recurved pale hairs. Antennae as 'oug 

 as head and thorax, club abrupt and 3-jointed. ninth and tenth joints etpial 

 and globular, eleventh one-half longer. Thorax as long as wide, sides 

 feebly curved; base one-third wider than head. Elytra oval, one-half wider 

 than thorax, humeral fold very small, basal foveje obsolete. Length .8-.0 nun. 



Marion C^ounty; rare. December 1. Taken from nest of ants 

 in low. open w^oods. 



