4C)2 FAMILY \"I. ST.XrilVr.lMD.E. 



Tribe 1. OXYTELINI. 



In Uiis Irilic I he jiiitc'iiia' ai'c iiior(> or less elbowed; first joint of 

 maxillary i)aii)i sliorl ; second- ventral \vi1liout rid<i('s; tai'si in all of 

 our genera but one, three-jointed. Tiie Idllowinti- <;cnera are known 

 to be or are probably represented in th' State: 



KEY TO INDIANA GENEKA OF OXYTELINI. 



(/. Aiit('iin;e lO-.juinlcd ; eyes very Ini-.u'e ; lai-si ri-.jeinttMl. 



LXXI. MEfiAi,()i's. 

 nil. Aiitt"iiii;e 1 l-.jniiitcd : tai>i .■i-.joiiited. 



J). Front lilii.-e iimre or less siiiiiniis eii oiilcr margin. 



c. FrdiiL tibiie willi two rows ol" spines; body siibeyrnidrieal; aii- 

 teuiiJK stro7i,!j;Iy elbowed. LXXII. Bledius. 



(C Front 1ibi:v witii a sin;;le row of spines; body depressed. 



(/. .Middle libi.i' nlso witli a single row of siiines. Peatystethts. 

 till. .Middle tibiie wilbonl spines; middle eoxa' not contiguous. 



J.XXIII. Oxytelus. 

 hb. Tibia' all pubescent and without siiiues. 



<:. Scutelluni not visible. I.XXIV. Trogophlceus. 



ce. Scutelluin visible. 



f. Head strongly constricted behind ; body glabnais. 



LXXV. Apocellus. 

 //. Head not constricted behind: body pubescent; last joint of max- 

 illary palpi awl-sliaped. Thinobius. 



LXXl. ^Ikcaloi'S ])ej. 188:?. (Gr.. "big ^ eye.") 



Short robust species, resembling those of Oxi/- 

 po^-us ill form, having the eye.s larger than in 

 Stcnvs; thorax coarsely and irregularly punc- 

 tured and marked with a few trausverse furrows 

 on the sides. (Fig. 1 (>(). ) 



SOL' (2f)Sr.). Megai.ops CKFATrs (Irav.. Mon. Col. Mlcv.. 

 ISOC, 1!»7. 

 lOlongate-oblong, robust. Ulack, shining; elytra 

 with an oblique reddish stripe, extending from hume- 

 /oto^riehs. x' «." (After '""^ ^'* suture at apex ; legs and autemiiB reddish-brown. 

 Erickson.) A South Aiiini- Hie latter Shorter than head, the last joint very large. 



nan spcpie."!. ,/ ^ 



Jusci.us. Head wider titan thorax, coarsel.v, sparsely 

 and iMig; sely puncl.-ite. Thorax subcylindricjil. :ts wide as long; disk with 

 a nunibi-r <>\' l.irge tubercles in addition to the coarse punctures. El.vtra 

 one-third wider .iiid slightly shorter than thorax, very coarsely, roughly 

 and irregularly i)unctate. Abdoinen slightly ii:trrower than elytra, almost 

 smooth. Length 4-4.5 nun. 



Posey (Vuinly: rare. May 7. Occmus beiiealh bark of fungus 

 covered Iteecll loiiS. 



