iriK SHOiri'-WINOKD S('AA'KN(ir':i{ HKETLKS. 399 



(til. Fourtli joint of ni;i\ill;ii-y p;il|ii vciy siii:ill: (nilcr iu:ir,i,'iii dl' llini-;i\ iml 

 acute in I'nint oi' middle. 

 /'. TlKtrax elniitiatt' (ival, liic sides nmiidcd into liasc and apex. 



77-^. l.DMJK Ol.l.l.S. 



hi). Tiiorax witii distinct a nicies. 



t*. Fuiiclures of Lliorax confused, and conlined lo the sides; reddisii 

 ltf(v\vu. elytra i>iceous willi sides and tips yellowish. 



775. RUi' ICO 1,1,1s. 

 cc. I'uiictures of thorax in dorsal rows; cnlor i»it'eous ov hlaek. 

 (/. runctnres of dorsal rows s lo in nnniher; legs pale. 



NIGRITUI.rs. 



'/</. Punctures of dorsal rows 11' 1 I in nuinher: ic,t;s dark. 



SEKIATCS. 



77."! (2284). Leptacinis fi.avipes Lee, N. Sp. N. A. Col., 1, 1863, 41. 



Elongate, slender. Head and abdomen blackish-piceous, shining ; thorax 

 and elytra dark reddish-brown; antennae brown, paler at base; legs reddish- 

 yellow. Head longer than wide, with rather dense elongate punctures on 

 sides and base. Thorax oblong-oval, rather sparsely, evenly and finely punc- 

 tate on the sides, smooth at middle, the dorsal rows with 12-10 punctures. 

 Klytra as wide and long as thorax, sparsely and finely pinictate. Ai)doinen 

 linely and rather densely punctate. Length 4-4.5 mm. 



Putnam County; fre(ineiit lo.-ally. .March 2()-A{)ril 22. Siftcnl 

 ffdin vegetable debris. 



774 (2287). Leptacinus longicollis Lee, N. Sp. N. Amer. Gol., I, 1863, 41. 

 Elongate, very slender. Dark reddish-brown to piceous, shining, sparsely 



clothed with erect hairs; legs and base of antemue paler. Head (ine-half 

 longer than wide, its surface, as well as that of thorax and elytra, finely 

 and siiiirsely punctate. Thorax one-halt longer than wide, hut feebly nar- 

 rowed behind, disk with a smooth space at middle. Elytra slightly wider 

 and distinctly shorter than thorax. Abdomen slightly narrower at l>ase 

 than elytra, thence gi'adually broadening, the fifth dorsal distinctly wider 

 than first; surface finely and r.-itlier closely punctate. I^^ngth 3-3.3 mm. 



Clark C(miity ; rare. May H. Occurs beneath stones, often in 

 ants' nests. 



775 (2290). Leptacinus rificollis Lee. N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 1S63. 42. 

 Elongate, slender. Head and abdomen piceous; antennjie, thorax and 



legs pale reddish-l>rown. Head longer than wide, alntaceous, coarsely antl 

 evenly punctate. Thorax one-third longer than wide, with a broad, smooth 

 .space at middle. lUylra wilii lnur or five somewhat irregular rows of fine 

 [lunctures. Abdomen vt^ry slightly widening from base to apex, finely and 

 sparsely i)unctate. Length 4-1.5 mm. 



Putnam Connty; rare. April 22. Probably occurs sparinglx' 

 throughout the southern half of State. 



L. )df)rHitl>i.^ Lee. 3.5 ram., and />. serial }is; Lee 4.8 mm. in 

 length, were both described from Detroit and ('aiiada. and prohahly 

 occur in the northern third of Indiana. 



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