rill'; iiis'i'KK iJKK'i'hKS. till 



KKV ro INDIANA Sl'KCIES OV TIIK SI' lUiKN I S 1" 1 1 KI.I.STKH. 



(/. Thorax with distinct submar^'iiial stria; elytra with live entire dorsal 



stria'. 1 UilJ. si ukotundus. 



(/((. 'Phorax with no suhmarjiinal stria; elytra with I'oui' entire dorsal stria?. 



1104. VKRNUS. 



*1U>3 (Holfi). llisriCR suHBoTiJJNDrs Saj* .lonrn. I'hil. .\cad. Nat. Sei., V. 

 1S25, 3!>; ibid. II. :.'»)-.. 

 Uroadl\ rounded-oval, convex. l>ark reddish-brown lo blackish, shin 

 inir; antenna' and legs i-eddish-brown. 'I'horax tinely punotulate on the 

 disk, more coarsely on the sides; the stria distinct but very close to mar- 

 j,'in. Sntural stria of elytra extending in front of middle. Pygidium 

 sparsely ami minutely i)uncttdate. Front tibite with a number of fine teeth. 

 Length 2 2.") mm. 



Throuuhont the State; common heiieath bark and often in fungi 

 on oak stumps and logs. Hibernates. .March 12-Deeember 10. 



*1164 (351G). HiSTEK VEENUS Say, loc. cit., 40; ibid. II, 26G. 



Oblong-oval, convex. Black, shining; antennae and legs reddish-brown. 

 Disk of thorax sparsely and finely, the sides much more coarsely, punctate; 

 marginal stria absent. Flytra vt'ith four entire dorsal striae, the fifth and 

 sutural extending from apex to middle. Front tarsi with eight or nine 

 teeth, the ai>ical three larger, sultequal. Length 2.5 mm. 



Soiithci-n half of State; frequent. Hibernates. Occurs most 

 commonly Ijeneath logs and bark, in low, moist, sand.y places. Janu- 

 ary 6-October 9. 



Subgenus III. (Platysoma.) 



Sinall oval, oblong or cylindrical, often much depressed species, 

 having the front tibi;B with a deep, sinuate tarsal groove; thorax 

 without inner marginal strias; middle and hind tibiae armed with 

 two to four teeth or short spines; front tibia^ without a tooth on the 

 inner side near the base; prosternum without stria\ Six species of 

 the subgenus h;ive been taken in Tndinna. while aiiothei" may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OE SUIWiEMS PLATYSOMA. 



II. Body broad, not twice as long as wide, more or less depressed; elytra 

 with not more than three entire dorsal striae. 



h. Sutnral stria well marked; front tibia' with five teeth. 



1165. CAROLINUS. 



hh. Sntiiral stria either obsolete or wholly absent; front tibia' with four 



teetli. 



c. Sides of thorax punctured. lUltJ. lecontei. 



cc. Sides of thorax smooth. IKJT. alkelianus. 



(iti. Body elongate, always as long or longer than twice the width, either 



cylindrical or depressed; elyti-n with more than {]\voo entire dorsal 



stria'. 



