.iL'S I'WMILN' X VI. -(•()( 'CI XKlJiin.T;. 



simrs(>ly and indistiuetly ininetale. Elytra loiii^cr than wide, rather closely, 

 luil coarsely punctate; imhesceiice coarse and c(>iisi)i(U(ius. Iieiij;tli l.n 

 '2 iiini. 



Starke. Putnain and Posey comities; a single specimen from 

 each. .March 2(1-1 )e!-eiiib('r (i. dtic was taken fi-oni beneath ehnnk 

 ill a. rencc row on 1 he hidcr dale. 



N. onidliis Lee., lentil h - -••'> iiiiii.. is a boreal species which may 

 occur in norl hern I ndiana. 



lOOS (;!1;j;J). Scvmm .s ri.AViiuo.xs Melsh.. Troc. Phil. A<nd. Xal. Sei., 111. 

 J 847. 181. 

 Oval. P.lack : an i.val yellow sjxit on each elytron one-third tnmi apex 

 and equally distant ti'eni side and sntnre: h-'ad et'ten, tihi.-e and tarsi 

 always, yelldw. Therax narrower in ti-oul. tlie siuMace sitarsely i)nnctate. 

 Elytra rather coarsely punctate. Length 1.5-2 nun. (Fig. l!!"). h.) 



St(Mil)en, Vt'rmillion. ]\Iari(Mi and Martin cotnities; scarce. Prob- 

 ably hibernates. '\Iai'ch 14-June 15. Those on the former date 

 were taken fi-om a freslily cut maple stump where they were feed- 

 ing on sa]). Our form is the one commonly called hiocnlatus INIuls.. 

 which both Horn and Casey place as a sniall variety of fiavifrons. 



lOU!) (.3138). ScYMNis AMKRicANTs .Muls.. Spcc. .Scc, 1800, !)()5. 



Broadly oval, rather strongly convex. Piceous black; thorax usually 

 orange red with a central jiiceous space. S(.nietiiues black throughout: ely- 

 tra narrowly margined witli red at apex ; legs yellow or piceous. Thorax 

 narrowed in front, sides feebly curved, disk sparsely punctate. Elytra 

 coarsely and sparsely punctate, the pubescence coarse, rather long, ashy and 

 consi)icuous. Length 2 2.5 mm. 



Throtighout the State; connnon. ^lay o-Decemlier 25. Hiber- 

 nates beneath logs ami rubbish. Taken while sweeping grass or 

 beating foliage. 



Group B. 



This gi-oup coi'iesponds to Group 1). of Ilonrs |)a])er, the meta- 

 coxal line forming a comph4e arc begiiiniiig at the inner edge of 

 Ihe hind coxal cavily, sometimes touching, at the apex of the curve, 

 the (ii'st suture and ending nearly at the outer fi'ont angle of th^' 

 segment. (T^'ig. P'4. Xo. 1. i 



KKV TO Sl'KCIKS OF (iHOt'P B. 



(I. PY)rm bro.idly oval, the margins of thorax and elytra continuous: elytra 

 uniform in coloralion on the disk, not considering the apex. 

 b. Ely1i-a |)ale at a|iex. either merely bordei'cd with yellow (»i- witli an 

 apical area of that color. 

 c. Elytra witli a wide, pale, connnon ai'ca at ajiex. 



