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KKY TO INDIANA Sl'Kt IIOS Ob' ACKITVS. 



(I. Tliorax without a row of puiu-turos across the base. 1203. exigi rs. 



(/(/. 'IMiorax with n row of pimcturos across the base; prosternura much 



lon.ircr tlian wide, its stria* not nioro divergent in front thau at base. 



1204. STRIHOSUS. 



120;i (o849). Acuni s kxicits Ericlis.. .lalirli., ls;:i, '20^. 



Broadly obh)ng-oval, slightly convex. Dark roddish-browu, shininj;. 

 Thorax rather cik-u-soIv and sparsely punctured. Elytra more coarsely but 

 not more densely punctured thau thorax, the marginal stria rather deep, 

 entire. Prosternuni more thau twice as long as wide, its surface w'ith very 

 few punctures. Front tibiiP slender. Length 1 mm. 



Sdutlierii half of State: fi'cqueiit l^enoatli l)ark of elm and other 

 lows. Gregarious and ])rohal)ly liiheriiales. .\pvil O-Novonihcr 22. 



1204 (3654). AcRiTVis strujosls Lee. Proc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 1S,53, 2S1). 

 Rounded-oval, moderately convex. Dark brown, shining. Thorax sparsely 



and rather (iuoly punctured, the basal row of punctures slightly curved and 

 not extending on either side beyond the middle of the base of elytra. Ely- 

 tra coarsely punctured, less distinctly on basal 1liii'(L Metasternum coarsely 

 and rather sparsely punctured. Length O.S mm. 



Clarion County; scarce. Taken by 11. Morrison from the sides 

 of a bridge abutment on which they had alighted to bask in the sun- 

 shine; also by sifting. April 23-November 8. 



XTIT. .Et.etes Horn. 187:?. 



The species of this genus are separated from those of Acritusf 

 only by the absence of a scutelinni. Tn such minute forms this 

 character is very difficult to distinguish except under veiy high 

 jiower. Four species are knoA\ai from the United States, two of 

 which havi* been taken in Indiana. 



1205 (.3657). -TELEXES POLrns Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1853, 200. 

 Rounded-oval, convex. Brown, shining, surface wholly devoid of punc- 

 tures. Prosteruum twice as long a^ wide: nirsostcnnini with loiigitiidinal 

 grooves. T^ength O.S mm. 



Throughout the State: fre((i!enl. (>cciirs l)eiiealli bark and in 

 dead leaves and other rubbish about tiie base ol' trees where it iiia.\ 

 be taken by sifting. April 9-Novemliei- 2S. 



1206 (3660). .1]LETES siMPr.KX Lee, Bost. .Tourn. Xat. Hist., V. 1S45. .S4. 

 Oval, moderately convex. Reddisli-brou n. shining. Thorax and ely- 

 tra very sparsely and finely punctured, the former with a basal row of 

 coarser punctures the middle ones of which ;u'e linear or snlciform. Vvo- 

 sternum nearly as broad as long. Ateso- and metasterna smooth, the suture 

 coar.sely punctate. Length 1 mm. 



