.■)!)-] K.\.Mll,^ .\.\i\. i)i:ix.MKS'r 11 ).!•:. 



'riif(»ui>li()iit the St.-itc: srni-cc. .M;iy II .Inly :><•. Ixcsciiihli'S 

 the |)i-('C('(lini;- ])ii1 iisiuilly siii;illcr. ifrndily disl iii.uiiislicd by llic 

 ('iiuu'U'iii.itc (»yos. 



IK'.;! ( ). Tkogodekma oissolkscens (3;isey, .Toiini. X. Y. Eiit. Soc. \'l\\. 



1000. 154. 

 Xiin-dwcr ;in(l luorc cldii^ntc tli;in UicUi.siim. Ilead. Iliornx :iiul uiuU'i' 

 surface dull hlnck or ]iic(Mius; olyfrn lirownish with a faint dull yelloAV 

 band bearini; .m'n.v pulu'sccuiv near base and juinthcr near apex; also a 

 si)ot of similar pubescence on each at nuddle near suture and a second on 

 side slightly behind the middle. Thorax twice as broad as long, its sur- 

 face, as well as that of elytra, very linely and rugosely punctate. Length 

 2-3 mm. 



l>awi'cnce County; scjirco. jMmv H. Beaton fi'oni flowers of 

 red liaw. ('raid (/us. 



VI. Cryptorhopalmm Guer. 18:38. (Gr., "liidden + eliil).") 



Small black or piceons. spai'sely pubescent species havine' the 

 antennal cliil) 2-jointe(l, tip' deep oTOOves l)eneath the inai'i>in of 

 the thorax; prosternuin coverine' ;dl the month ])arts except the 

 labrnm. its process witli ])i'(^ad til) \vi(h'ly dividing the mesosternnm. 



1134 (.3441)). Cryptorhopaijm ii.i-;morkhoidale Lee. Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., 

 L 1S24, 17(1. 

 Elongate-oval, moderately ceiivex. Head black; thorax and elytra dark 

 reddish-brown or piceous, the latter with apical third dull yellow and with 

 two transverse bands of short, rather sparse yellow hairs. Head coarsely 

 and densely, thorax more tinely, punctate; the latter with pale hairs on the 

 sides and basal lobe. Beneath, black with long, sparse yellow pubescence. 

 Joints of antennal club of male subequal, oval, together twice as long as 

 the preceding joints united. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Tippecanoe, Clarion, Owen, Vigo and Po-sey counties; frequent. 

 ^Fay 3-Jnne 23. Taken on flowers of the panicled cornel or dog- 

 wood. Corniis crnHlidissinKi ^Farsh. 



11:55 (3452). CKvrroHuoi'AH ;s[ ■ikiste Loc, I*roc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 

 VIL 1S5I. 111. 

 Katlicr narrowly u\al. subcnin'cx. I'liironii black or piccnus. ddtlied 

 with spjirse yellnwisli. semi creel puheseeiiec ; antenna- reddish brow n In 

 pieenus. 'I'lmrax tinel.x and very densely punctured, the lube .at middle of 

 base narrow, truncate; hind angles acute, l^lytra ni«ire co.-irsely and less 

 densely punctured. Antennal club of ni.ile of two uncipial joints, the ter- 

 nunal one being only li.-ilf as long as the iireceding. liCngth 2-3 mm. 



Throiighoiil llie State; common. .\pi-il 27-September li). Oc- 

 <'urs in sprint;- on the Mowers of vfil baw. yellow piiccoon and other 

 j)lant,s, and on lliosc of goldeiii'od in autumn. Whenever the plant 



