^>4S FAMILY XI.-- SlAl'IIVI.IXID.K. 



(<~)1 ( ). Taciiyisa AMERICANA Casoy, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, 



XVT. 3906, 207. 

 Slender, convex. Ulackisli-pieeous, shining, sparsely clothed with pros- 

 trate yellowisli pubescence; elytra dark brown, the tips paler; antennae fus- 

 cous or reddish-brown ; legs pale yellow, the femora often darker. An- 

 tenna' reaching middle of elytra, the second joint longer than third. Thorax 

 about as long ns wide, distinctly wider than head, disk convex (male), 

 feebly flattened ahmg tlic middle (ft-malo. rtnely and sparsely punctate. 

 Elytra about one-half wider and a third longer than thorax, minutely, 

 sparsely and roughly i)unctate. Length 2.5-2.8 mm. 



Clark ;ind Posey counties; scarce. ]\[ay 6-.June 3. 

 ('.52 (204o). Tachyusa cavicollis Lee, New Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 1863, 29. 



Elongate, very slender, sparsely and finely pubescent. Thorax and ely- 

 tra reddish-brown, the latter with tips paler; head and apical half of ab- 

 domen piceous; antennjie and legs pale yellow% the former fuscous at apex; 

 iiase of abdomen reddish-yellow. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides 

 nearly straight; disk tinely and sparsely punctate and with a broad deep 

 groove at middle. Elytra a third wider and one-half longer than thorax, 

 finely, sparsely and roughly punctate. Abdomen distinctly narrower at 

 base than middle. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Lawrence Connty; i-arc. Antiiist 7. 



XII. Gnypeta Thoins. isf)?. (f!r.. "to fall on the knees.") 



Rather stout specic^s having- the middle eoxa^ well separated, their 

 cavities chased ])ehind : antenna^ rather long ; neck t^vo-thirds or more 

 as wide as head ; thorax with a short transverse impression before 

 t]i(^ scutellum ; abdomen nari'owei- tha?) elytra, very feebly con- 

 stricted at base. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF GNYPETA. 



a. Deep black; thorax widest at apical third; dorsal basal segments of ab- 

 domen coarsely and distinctly punctured. 653. nigreixa. 

 (td. Dark reddish-brown to piceons; thorax widest at middle; basal seg- 

 ments of abdomen without punctures. 654. baltifera. 



653 (2044). Gnypf.ta niurei.la Lee, N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 1863, 29. 



Deep black tliroughout, shining, sparsely clothed with fine grayish 

 hairs; antenme and legs piceous. Antenme reaching base of thorax, the 

 first three .ioints e(iual in length. Thorax slightly wider than head, two- 

 fifths wider than long, sides broadly rounded in front, thence feebly con- 

 verging to base ; disk almost without punctures, but with a faint median 

 line and a transverse impression at base. Elytra distinctly wider and one- 

 half longer than thorax, minutely and densely punctate. Abdomen nar- 

 rower than elytra, parallel to near a])ex. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Starke and jyawrence connlies; scarce. Prohahly t liroiiiihont 

 the Slate. .AFav 1 1 -August 22. 



