GlG I^AMII.Y XXV. riISTERlD.1^.. 



c. Fourtli dorsal stria juininii the sutural by an are; elytra witii 

 (leej)ly impressed stria\ the intervals concave. 



1178. GEMINATUS. 



cc. Fifth dorsal stria joining the sutural, the fourth not arched at 

 apex. 1170. 11-striatus. 



hh. Eljiira without entire striie; prosternum without strife. 



(1. Elytra without ti-:u-o of sutural stria; form oliloiiii. suhdepressed. 



1 ISO. lilSTKIATlS. 



(!(}. V,\y\\-.\ Willi ;i (lisliiicl .■ibbrcvinlcd siiliiral stria; lonii oval, more 



(•(illVt'X. ilM. Sl'.MINTTLUM. 



'■'1177 (.'jij.j^). I'AKOMALi s .KQiALis Say. .loiiru. I'hil. Acad. Xat. Sci., \'. 

 3825, 44; ibid. 11. 'im. 

 Oblong, strongly depressed. Black, shining, sparsely and minutely 

 puuctulate. Elytra either wholly without striae or with traces at base or 

 middle of two or three dorsals; a deep, oblique humeral stria often present. 

 Front tibiai 5-dentate. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Throughout the State ; common beneath ])ark and k:»gs, especially 

 that of Cottonwood and poplar. IiiberDa.tes. January 21-Decem- 

 ber 8. LeConte's eslriaius is a synonym, the third dorsal varying 

 from a mere trace to nearly lialf the knigth of elytron. 



1178 (3555). Paeomalus oeminatus Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1859, 

 314. 

 Oval, moderately convex. Piceous black, shining. Thorax evenly and 

 finely punctulate. Elytra with a fine subhumeral, extending from apex 

 three-fourths to base and with dorsal striine one to four entire, the fourth 

 broadly arching at base to join the sutural ; fifth abbreviated at base ; in- 

 tervals slightly concave, sparsely and finely punctate. Front tibiiB with 

 two teeth. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Putnam and Marion counties; rare. March 25-May 10. Taken 

 while sifting leaves from fence corners. Eeadily known ])y the 

 peculiar striation of the elytra. 



117!) (3557). Paeomaia's 14-steiatus Steph., Illust. Brit. Entom., V, 1832, 

 412. 

 Oblong-oval, rather strongly convex. Piceous black, shining. Thorax 

 sparsely punctulate, more distinctly so at sides. Elytra with a fine sub- 

 humeral and dorsals one to five entire, the fifth arching and joining the 

 sutural ; the intervals flat, finely and sparsely punctulate. Front tibire with 

 two teeth. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Posey County; rare. May 6. Said to occur in Europe and to 

 be widely dislrilinlcd tlifougliout Hk^ United States. 



*1180 (35G4). Pakomaias bisteiattts Erichs., Jahrb., 1834, 171. 



Oblong-oval, suhdepressed. Piceous black, shining; legs and antenn;c 

 reddish-brown. Thorax rather finely and densely punctate, the marginal 

 stria entire, very close to edge. lOlytr.i more coarsely and sparsely punc- 



