400 ■ FAMITvY XT. — STAniYUNTD-T^. 



thorax, densely gramilate. not imnctate; vertex with a dislinct but not 

 large median fovea. Thorax nearly as In-oad as base of elytra, one-third 

 wider than long; sides parallel and feebly curved for two-thirds their 

 length, thence converging and feebly sinuate to base; disk convex, finely 

 and sparsely piinclate. median line line but distinct, hind angles obtuse. 

 Elytra one-hall" longer and at apex one-fourth wider tlian tlmrax; finely, 

 deeply and rather closely punctate. Abdomen finely granuhite. finely and 

 very sparsely punctate .above, more coarsely and somewhat closely ])eneath. 

 Length 3.5 mm. 



^Farioii Counl.v; r;ii-('. M;iy IT). Described from Pennsylvania. 



SOS (27;;0). I'.ledivs annularis Lee, N. Sp. N. Amer. Col.. L 1803. 53. 



Elongate, slender. Head, thorax and tip of abdomen black; elytra, 

 i)ase of abd(jmen and antenme reddish-brown ; legs dull yellow. Head finely 

 granulate, sparsely and finely punctate, with a small fovea on vertex. Tho- 

 rax not wider than long, sides rounded to behind middle, thence obliipn" 

 and slightly sinuate to base; disk finely granulate, sparsely, evenly and 

 shallowly punctate, median line fine. Elytra finely, deeply but not closely 

 punctate. Abdomen at base narrower than elytra, finely and very sparsely 

 punctate. IxMigth 3.8-4.5 mm. 



Marion Connty ; rare. April 16. TIk^ liind inarp;ins of the. 

 dorsal sei>'inents of abdomen ai-e often dai'lxei-. thns cansiiig it to 

 ai)i)ear indistinctly faseiate. 



89t) (2731). Bledii s eoNFUsrs Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, VI, 1877, 228. 

 Elongate, slender. Head, thorax and abdomen black; elytra and legs 

 reddish-brown, the former fuscous in the region of the scutellum ; antennjie 

 piceous. the b.-ise paler. Head less finely granulate, sparsely and finely 

 pimctate, with a small vertical fovea. Thorax one-fourth wider than long, 

 sides straight to middle, thence rounded to base, the liind angles very ob- 

 tuse; disk sparsely .-iiid rather finel.v and iri'cgnlarly jmnctate. the median 

 line fine. Elytra deeply, rather finely and somewhat densely punctate. Ab- 

 domen as ill iiiniiiUiris. Length 3 3.5 mm. 



IMarsliall and .Marion counties; scarce. A|)ril IT-Ang'ust 15. 



'.Mi(» (2741). r.iKDH s KMAiioiNAJis Sav. Ti-aiis. Amer. IMiil. Soc.. 1 \', |s:',l. 

 4(51 ; ibid. TI. .577. 

 Elongate, ver.v sleiuler. r.lack ; anteiiii.-e, legs and elytra ]i:ile. the lat- 

 ter with suture dusky. Head convex, coarsely, deeply and sivarsely |Minr- 

 tate. Thorax a little wider than long, sides rounded into base; disk jiunc- 

 tate like the he.-id, the impressed median line evident but fine. Elytra finely 

 and rather sparsely innictured, the sutural angle very widely roundtHl. Ab- 

 diimen very sparsely and finel.v i)unctate. Length 2 2.3 nun. 



Sonllici-n Ihii'd ol' Slate; fi-(',|iieiit. .May 1-Angust 17. Oeciu*s 

 alonij' tlie sand\' inaroins of streams. 



