(hSO FAMILY XXXIII. — TAKXID.!-:. 



c. Thorax with a short elevated line c>ach side at base; elytra each willi 

 an ()l)li(ine clay- yellow strii>o. 

 (/. Elylral intervals distinctly iiuneturcd; obliiiue pale stripe (entire. 

 extending from humerus nearly to apex. fastiditis. 



(Id. Elytral intervals scarcely punctured; oblique pale stripe broken. 



1299. ovALis. 

 cc. Thorax with oblique folds converging backward, its sides sinuate. 



pi'siixrs. 



12!)S (.3925). Elmis vittatus Mels., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 3844,99. 



Elongate, subcylindrical. convex. Piceous black, shining; elytra each 

 with a yellowish stripe, broadest at base, extending from humerus nearly 

 to apex ; antenniP. tibite and tarsi reddish-brown. Thorax slightly bi-oadcr 

 than hmg, gradually narrower from base to apex, sides feebly rounded; 

 disk convex, finely and rather sparsely punctate. Elytral striae feebly im- 

 pressed, the punctures fine, separated one from another by a space greater 

 than their own diameters. Length 2.5-:' nmi. 



^larshall and Kosciusko couutic-;: i-are. June 16-August 5. 



E. quadriiwtaUis Say, elytra witli a pale spot at base and an- 

 other behind middle, length 2.3 mm., is known from the Middle 

 States and Canada. E. fastiditus Lee., bronzed black, elytra with 

 an entire reddish-yellow stripe, length 4 mm., is a boreal species 

 which may occur in northern Indiana. 



1299 (3931). Elmis ovalis T^ec, N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., T, 1SG3, 74. 



Oval, ccmvex. Blackish-bronzed, finely and sparsely ])ubescent; elytra 

 each with an oblique narrow, dull yellow, usually interrupted, striiie reach- 

 ing from humerus to apex ; tarsi and antenna? reddish-yellow. Thorax 

 with an elevated line each side at base; sides feebly curved: disk convex, 

 densely and finely jjunctate. Elytra deeply striate, stii.c willi coarse imiic- 

 tures; intervals very finely punctiilafe. Length 2.5^2.8 nun. 



Kosciusko, Fountain, Starke and Kn(»x counties, rare; LawrcMico 

 County, frequent in tlu^ swift stream enuM'ging from llamcr's (*ave, 

 east of Mitchell. June 8-September 7. 



E. pusillus Lee, black, elytra each with a humeral and suba|)ical 

 yellowish si)ot and with the second, fourth and sixth intervals cai-i- 

 nate. length 2 mm., is loiown from the Middle Stat(^s and Canada. 



IV. Stexp:laiis Dufour. l'^/)."). ((ti-.. "jiai-row -i EZ/x/.s. ") 



Elongate, subcylindrical specie-^, very closely allied to Elmis. 

 Six a.re listed from the United States, three of which may occur in 

 the Stale, wliile a fourth is herewith described. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF STENEL.M IS. 



a. Second elytral interval not elevated at base; elyti'a black with a broad 

 yellow stripe; length 2-2.5 nun. i.ineauis. 



fid. Second clvti-al inkM'val (>]evated on basal third. 



