098 



FAM)(.V xxxvi. — i:i!IIM("i:Rin. 



IT. Saxdai.i's ICiKicli. ISOl. (Gr.. ''slip|i('i- (»)• sniidal.'") 



M;in(lilil('s l.'ii-iic stout. piMuniiiciit and lootlicd on the iiiiu'i- 

 side ncai" hast' ; antenna' but little loniici' than head; inctastt'rniiin 

 short, Avith wide side pieees ami larsic eiiimei'a. Fouf s])('cies are 

 known, two from Indiana. 



ki;y to indfaxa spkctkk of saxdaiis. 

 (/. 'riiiir.ix (ihfuscl.v sul)augnIato boliiud llie luiddli'; elytra but little wider 



tll.UI tll(ir;lX. . 1o25. PETROPHYrS. 



(Id. TlKinix reirul.irly eonieal ; elytra distinctly wider than thorax. 



132G. Ni(a:i{. 



l.'!i:ri (4021). Sandalvs PETROPiiYiis Knoeli., Neue I'.eytr.. Isol, l.'!!. 



Elongate, subcouvex. D a r k 

 cbestuut brown to black. Thorax 

 about twice as wide as long; sides 

 with distinct, rather sharp edges, 

 subangulate on basal third; surface 

 densel.v punctate with fine and 

 nnnierous coarse punctures inter- 

 mingled; median dorsal line line, 

 slightl.v impressed. p]lytra each with 

 three faint costje or raised lines; in- 

 tervals very coarsely and reticulate- 

 ly punctured. Male one-third or 

 mnrt' sniallei- than female and with 

 the elytra narrowing, instead of 



slightly widened beliind the middle, as in flie latter se.x. Length 12-17 mm. 



(Fig. 271.) 



i\rarion and Putnam counties; rare. May 31-August 2. Oc- 

 curs l)('nealh l)ai'k or on liMinks of \vooh near clumps of red cedars. 

 Ivanoc-^ fi'din Peiuisvlvania to Illinois. 



Fig. 271. fi, inalf: /., IViiKilo. (After H(ini. ) 



i:'.2<! (102:!). Sandaij's nioer Knoch., /or. cil.. p. 110. 



l'il(ing:ite, convex. P>lack, somewhat shining. I'lmnix conical, much 

 narniwed in fmnt ; base bisinuate, sides ronndect withmit distinct edges; 

 median d(irs;il line distinct; disk with a basal and two Lateral impi-essions, 

 linciy and denscl.N punctnliite with very few coai'sei' i)unctui'es intermingled. 

 i;i\ti'a nearly l\vi<-e as wide as thor.ax. the cost;e ver.v faint or obsolete; 

 lanictured as in /»r/yoy(//y/»x. l.cngtJi 21 21 mm. 



Marion. I'nlnani am! I'oscy counlics; scai'cc. Occurs on cedar 

 or heth'.ith c(i\cr in I heir \iciiii1\ ; also on tiic lower trunks or about 

 the roots of ash trees in late suiinner. -iuK 14 ()cl(il)cr 1. 



