626 KAI\III,V XXV. IIISTKKID.K. 



following; pi-()sternum broader than long, truncate at tip; niesoster- 

 mim truncate; front tibicT dilated and two-toothed. Six species are 

 listed from the T'nited States, two of which have been taken in In- 

 diana, while another jici-liaps oc.'nrs. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPE( UOS OK nACANIt'S. 



(I. Pro- and luesosterna smooth or very sparsely pmictiired ; elytral punc- 

 tures simple, rooiidecl. 

 h. Subhiimeral and first dorsal strire of elytra both entire, the latter not 

 arching at base; p.vgidium very minutely punctulate. misellcs. 



?>?j. Subhumeral stri;o abbreviated at apex, first dorsal short; pygidium 

 distinctly punctured. 1201. tantillvs. 



uit. Pro- .■lud niesosternn coarsely punctate; first dorsal strite entire. bro:idly 

 ;iicliing ;it l);ise; elyti'.il iiuncfures elongate, substrigose. 



1202. prxcTU'ou.Mis. 



B. iHis<llus l.ec., browiiisli-red, lengtli .8 mm., is recorded from 

 "the ]\nddle States region." • 



1201 (3645). Bacanius tantillus Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1S53, 



291. 

 Broadly oval, convex. Dark reddish-brown, shining. Thorax distinctly 

 but not densely punctured. Elytra more coarsely punctured than thorax ; 

 the subhumeral stria abbreviated at base and apex. Pygidium strongly in- 

 llexed. rather coarsely and distinctly punctured. Length 1-1.2 mm. 



Monroe County; scarce. June !). Sifted from delu'is of beech 

 stump. Larger and less convex than the next species. 



1202 (3(U6). Bacanius punctiformis Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



1853, 288. 

 Rounded-oval, subglobose. Dark brownish-red, moderately shining. Tho- 

 rax finely and sparsely punctured. Elytra with dense aciculate, elongnlc 

 I)unctures. Length 0.75 mm. 



^Farion. Putnam, Dubois and Posey counties; scarce. March 

 2r)-Ju]y 4. Taken while sifting in early spring and also beneath 

 bar]\ of half decayed elm logs. Proba])ly more cdiintion than indi- 

 cated. ])ut ovei'looked on account of minute siz(\ 



XII. .VcKi'rrs hoc. IS.D^. ((Jr.. " indisi iiiguishahle.") 



The species of this genus are \i'vy miuiil"' and may be known by 

 the four-jointed hind tarsi and distinct scutellum. As in the two 

 preceding and the following genera, the scape of the antenna^ is 

 lodged, when at I'esl. in a deep groove in front of the eye. Eleven 

 s[)ecies are liste(] From Hie I'niled Stales, two of which have been 

 taken in Indiana. 



