TiiK siioiM'-wiNci'.i) sc a\i;n(m:i; i!i;i;ii.i:s. 379 



72(i (LM44). ()( VIMS .\ri;ij (Irnv., Moii. ( 'nl. Micr.. 1S(»C,. \(\{\. 



r.lnrk, shiiiiui;: liliiir. t;irsi ;ni(l li;is;il IimIT >^^ 

 of .•inlfiin.-i' |ii<-ciMis. Anlciiii;r slcndci-. rc;i<-li 

 iim luiihllc <>r tiKirax. lIcMd (lisliiicUy hi-n.id 

 cr llinii Ion--, liiicly ;iu(l sicirscly iMiiiclnlc. 

 'I'li(ir;i\ loimcr lli;m lirond, sliu'ldly nai'i'owci- 

 llian head: sides nearly sd'aiulil, rounded 

 inin base; disk linely and sparsely imnclale. 

 i:iylr;i a little wider thau thorax, together 

 slitrhtly longer than wide, finely iuid densely „ /. 



punctate, sparsely pubescent. Abdomen slight- ' '« ^■''^- (After Knubd.) 



ly narrower than elytra, above coarsely and rather closely punctate on 

 l>asal half, more linely and s|iarsely toward jU)ex. Length 15-17..". nun. 

 (Fig. 150. b.) 



Vigo and Posey counties; rare. May ll-July 5. Occurs be- 

 neath stones and other (;over near vva-ter. 



XXXTV. Belonitciius Noi'dni. 1837. (Gr., "a dart + to have.") 



One small black and yellow si)ecies having the femora armed be- 

 neath with a row of fine, slender spines, occurs in the State. 



727 (2146). Belonichis formosus Grav., Men. Col. Micr., 1806, 72. 



Elongate, slendei-. Ueddish-yellow ; head, thorax and last two seg- 

 ments of abdomen black, shining. Autennte reaching middle of thorax, 

 fuscous, the three basal joints piceous, apical one paler. Head slightly 

 broader than thorax, coarsely and very sparsely punctate and with a length- 

 wise impression between the bases of antennae. Thorax slightly longer than 

 wide, sides nearly straight, rounded into base; disli with a row of five dee]> 

 punctures each side of middle, and with about six others between these 

 and margins. Scutellum piceous, coarsely punctured. Elytra one-half 

 wider and slightly longer than thorax, finely and sparsely punctate. Ab- 

 domen slightly narrower than elytra, sparsely pubescent, the dorsal seg- 

 ments punctured on their basal halves. Length 6.5-7.5 mm. 



Southern half of State; comnum. April 17-November 10. Oc- 

 cni-s at maple and other sa^), in decaying fungi and carrion, and 

 rarely on flowers. 



XXXV. PiiiLONTiHis Curt. 1S3(). (Or., ''a lover of dung.") 



A large group of small, slender beetles distinguished from allied 

 genera only by the characters given in the generic key. The tho- 

 rax, in the great majority of species, is marked on the middle of the 

 disk wnth a d()nl)le row of dorsal punctures, and the number of 

 punctures in tbese rows is used in separating the genus into groups. 



