4l>4 KWIII.Y XI. — STAIMI VLTXTD-l-:. 



Laporte Coimly; rare, .inly 25. l)es('ril)ed iTom New York, 

 Ontario and Illinois. 



*S10 (2522). Latiikoijum akmaiim S;i.v. Trans. .\mer. IMiil. Soc, TV, 1S34, 

 45:]; ibid. IL 5(;s. 



El()ii,i,'ato, ratluT robust. I'.lai-k or piceoiis, I'l't'lily sliiiihiii:; palpi, aii- 

 tiMiiia> and U"^s rcddisli-bi'own. Head as wide as elytra, ils sides rounded 

 into base: surfatc (Inely ;ind spai'sely punctate. 'I'liorax olibaiic. nearly 

 eipial in widlli !<• iu'ad and elyti'a: surlMce. as well as lliat (>t elytra, 

 coarsely, evenly .•mil spiii'sely punclate: the niedi.-m si lb line vei-y nar- 

 row. AbdoUR'n as wide ;is elylr.i. pnrallel. linely ;ind I'.ilber closely but 

 not densely pnnct;ile. l.enutli S 10 mm. 



Southern half oT State, frcMitient; less so in the nortliern coun- 

 ties. Feliriiarx- 1-I-Sei)teni])er 22. Oeettrs esi)eeially in low, dani]) 

 sandy phucs; taken also at sap of soft maple. 



Ml (2521). LATUUoinrM simii.i:, Lee.. N. Sp. N. Am. Col., I, 1SG3, 4o. 



i;ion,!.'ate. rather slender. lUaek. shinini,^ elytra and abdomen pieeous; 

 antemue and tip cd' abdomen reddish-brown; legs paler. Head sulMiuadrate, 

 si)arsely and tinely punctate. Thorax oblong, as wide or slightly wider than 

 head, scarcely longer than wide, rather coarsely and sparsely punctate. 

 Klytra :is long and sligjdly wider than thorax. Abdomen as wide as elytra, 

 minutely and very densely punctate. Fitth ventral of male narrowly and 

 deeply imjiressed along tlu- nuddle; sixth also with a lengthwise groove 

 ;ind a wide, dceji notch at ai)ex. Length 7.5 ".) mm. 



Vieo aiid Marion counties; scarce. Fehriiary 14-()eto])er 4. 



si'j ( ).. IvATnHor.ii M ixsANis sp. now 



]''.longate. slender. Dark reddish-brown; elytra tinged with red; legs 

 and anlenuje paler. Head snlxpiadrate, narrowed in trout, its surf;u-e, as 

 well as that of tboi'ax, closely and I'atber coarsely jiuuctate. Antenna' 

 slender, the outei- Joints obconical, as wide at ajiex as long. Thor;ix longer 

 than wide, its sides straight, feebly converging from apex to base. Elytra 

 as long as thoi-ax. finely and nuicli niin-e sparsely punctate than there. 

 Abdomen linely and densely punclate. Xotcli of last ventral of male dis- 

 tinctly wider and less deej) than in s'nitilc. Length S.5 nun. 



Laporie Cotiiity; rare. -Inly 2."). 



/.. (riu'dlis ("iisey was descrihed frcnn New Jersey, Ohio and 

 Iowa. />. (inicolor Lee., is said by Casey to o(M^nr in "Indiana and 

 westward. "' 



(Jitoer ( '. ( LA'niuoiaoM A. ) 



This o'l-oiip is composed of rather snuill. slender sjx't ies which 

 reseiiilde those of (Jronii Ix ill their larp' iiead and thick, bead-like 

 aiileiina'. bnl the joiiils of tlic hind tarsi are snhe(pial. Casey has 



pi; <l ill Ihe ;_;ron|) 11 sj)ecies, two of which may occur in the State, 



tiioiigli neither is in the collection at hand. TIicn- arc: 



