'riir: i.onc.'-'I'oI'.d \v\'I'i:i; iji^iotlms. 



(;7!) 



I iikc. lj;i|)(irt('. L.-iwrciicc , ■111(1 i'liliuiiii cuiiiitics: ri'c(|ii('iit. July 

 L'l-AllKllsl L'O. 



IL'HT (oOl'li). DuYOPS lASTUiiATLS Siiy, Lung's Kxi)ed.. 11, lsi.'4, 1275; ibid. 

 I. 1S1. 

 Siiiiil.ir ill si/.i' mikI rnrm l<i liio |ii-octHlin.i:. IMITors in iinviiii,' (lie l);is;il 

 rc^ii'ii III' iIk' IIku'.-ix rntiicr siKldciily doprosscd, siiKuitii, sliiiiin;,' ;nid wlKtliy 

 willnMii iiiiiicscciicc. Sides (irdylni dciisfdy iiiiiu'sct'id. ImiI .i sp.ii-c (jii earii 

 side ni' the siitiirt'. rc.iiliiiiL: llir sccniid (ir tjiird n>\\ t>[' |iiiiict incs mi basjil 

 liall' a III! widcniiiii In tlic luiirlii rnw (Hi aiiiral liaH'. wilii inily a few scal- 

 Icicd hairs: imiictiircs iai-Lic ctiarsc. LtMii,dli 5 "(.5 iinii. 



Wells. Hancock. \'i,u() and Icscy (Mmiitic's; scnrcc. Aii<^ust 10- 

 OcldlM'f I'd. The \'i,uM ('(uiiity specimen was taken I'l-oiii hciicath a 

 JdU' ill a deep ravine. 



I), slriafiis Lee., elon^i'ate. l)laekish-olivaeoous. (» iniii. in lein^tli. 

 is a horeal species exlen<.linii' across the continent. 



Subfamily 111. ELMINAE. 



TTere the front coxa' are iMUiKJed wiilimd ti-ochantin ; abdomen 

 with five ventral segments, the lilili rounded at tips; antemue sim- 

 |)le, inserted upon the I'lvint near the eyes; middle coxa^ widely sei)a- 

 rated ; In'nd coxai- separated, not dilated into a plate. })i*otecting the 

 thiii'hs. Koiir genera are known, all ol' \\iii<'h may oeeur in Indiana. 



KEY TO INDIANA GENER.V OF ELMIN.E. 



(I. Head protected beueatli by a inMsternal lobe. 

 I). AiitcniiiP ll-joiuted. 



e. Fnmt tibiie pubescent mi tbe inner side; tborax in onr species with- 

 out median gi'onve. III. Elmis. 

 cc. l''rcint tibiie glabrons on the iinier side; thorax with a distinct me- 

 dian srroove. . IV. Stenelmis. 

 bb. Antenn;ie (i-Jointod. Macronyciius. 

 nil. Head free; pi-i sternum not lobed ; antennre 11-jointed. Ancy'rony'x. 



III. Ei.Mis Latr. 1802. (Gr.. "I drive.") 



This genus comjirises about 20 small, elongate 

 or oval species (Fig. 25'?). of wlii<-h the following 

 may oeeur in Indiana: 



KEY' TO INDIANA SPECIES OF ELMIS. 



(I. 'rimrax witii even surface; i. e.. witlimU elevated 

 lines or folds. 

 b. Thorax more or less reddisli-bi-own. slightly nar- 

 rower from base to apex. 



J)b. Thorax blaclc, slightly bronzed. 

 (/(/. i'liorax with nioi'e or less uneven surface. 



Fis- S.'i:}. Elmk hivitlalusLcc. 



129S. VITTATUS. 

 QUADRINOTATUS. 



