420 



KAMll.V \T. -STAT'TIYI.IN'ID.T:. 



rower than t'lytr;i. nitlior conrscly and ddscly imiirlatc. Thorax sli.uhtly 

 louin^v than wido. sides IVt'lily curved: disk sparsely and I'ather finely punc- 

 tate. Elytra (Hie-tliird lnn;;er and one-lialf wider than thurax, coarsely and 

 closely punctate. Abdomen as wide as elytra, rather tinely and densely 

 punctate, the hind margins ot the segments paler. Last ventral of male 

 witli a Iriaimular n<.(cli. ali:iut as wide as deep. Length 8-9.5 mm. 



Poiter. .Marion fiiul Putnam counties; scarce. March 6-Decem- 

 hei- 2;"). Listed as pa^lififs var. l(ii( hricohi. Imt in my opinion dis- 

 tiiu-t. Say's name has |)ri()rity. 



SOG (I'.jOT). IlKsi'KitoHn M ckiijatim Lee., X. Sp. N. Am. Col., I, 1863, 4(5. 



Elongate, raliier slender. I'.lack. shining; antennje, mouth parts and 

 elytra reddish-yellow: suture darker on hasal third; legs dull yellow\ Head 

 elongate-oval, slightly wider than thorax, with a few coarse punctures be- 

 hind the eyes. Thorax sulx-ylindrical, one-fourth longer than wide, sides 

 nearly straight ; disk smooth at middle with a row of seven to nine coarse 

 punctures each side the smooth area and a few' others between these and 

 margin. Elytra one-third wider and slightly longer than thorax, with about 

 nine irregular rows of coarse, sparse punctures. Abdomen rather finely 

 and closely punctate. -Male with the last ventral with a deep, triangular 

 notch. Length S.5-10 nun. 



Vigo aiul Posey counties; rare. May 5-June 11. Easily known 

 ])y the ion*!', spai-sely nnnctured head and i-cd elytra. 



.807 (2ri08). Ili:si'i;iioniiM skliatim Lee, N. Sp. N. Am. Col., I, 186.3, 46. 



i;;ither stout, subfusiform. Black, shining; color 

 of elytra given in key; antenna^ and mouth parts 

 red<lisli-brown; legs dull yellow". Head elongate- 

 oval, coarsely and rather closely punctate behind 

 the eyes, the front almost smooth. Thorax sub- 

 cylindrical, slightly narrower than head, one-third 

 longer than wide, coarsely and rather sparsely punc- 

 tui-ed each side of a median smooth s])ace. Elytra 

 one-tliird longer jiud distinctly wider than thorax, 

 surface, as well :is that of abdomen, finely and 

 rather densely punctate. Length 8-9 nun. (Eig. \(\'\.) 

 Lake County; frequent heneath cover, es- 

 pecially the chimps of prickly-pear cactus, in 

 tile sand dune region; Posey County; rare. 

 .March 26-Septeml)er 25. A handsome spe- 

 ( ies. readily known hy the wedge-shaped black 

 snlnral sti-ipe of elyti'a. 

 ('. s( )■/!( iiliinnn i-ec, !).;") 1(> nun. in length, is a rare species 



loiowii I'roiii Pennsyl\ania. Xoi'th Cai'olina. Alabama and Kansas. 



and fiuTcl'iirr sliould occur in southern Indiana. 



Fig. 103. (OrJEinal.) 



