THE OLIOK BKKTLKS. 753 



tenn;i> rcacliiii.ix Imsiil third cf elytra in male, (iiiid Jniiit mic half loiii^iM- 

 than socoiul. the twt) tojiotlicr slii^litly sliortcr tliaii f(iurt]i. Thorax a little 

 longer than wide, sides nearly strai.irhl, disk rather sparsely and luiely punc- 

 tate. Elytra very little or not at all narrowed from base to apex, stri;u 

 feebly impressed, rather linely punctate; intervals linely, sparsely and some- 

 what roughly punctate. Length 10.7-12 mm. 



l.ako Coinity; rare. Jiiiio 7-Jiily 11. The slender, parallel 

 form, strongly concave clypens and straii-lit sides of thora.K easily 

 distinguish this species. 



1424 (4327). MEi^Noms verherans Lcc Trans. Amor. Phil. Soc, X, 1S5:'>, 



478. 

 , Elongate, subdepresscd. D.ark reddish or fuscous-brown, sparsely clothed 



j with grayish pubescence; antonme and legs smoky reddish-brown. Third 



joint of antenna? twice the length of second, one-third shorter than fourth. 



Thorax about as wide as long; sides nearly straight on basal two-thirds, 



thence distinctly rounded to apex; linely and sparsely punctured on disk. 



more densely and coarsely on sides ; hind angles sometimes with a faint 

 j inner carina. Elytra feebly attenuate from base to apex, punctures of stria' 



slightly impressed; intervals subconvex. finely and very sparsely punctu- 



late. Length 10-11.5 mm. 



Orange and Knox cmnties;- scarce. June 1-June C^. Resem- 

 bles comnnotis, hut the punctures of thorax much fiuer on disk and 

 without trace of median impressed line. 



1425 (4314). Mei^vnotus angustatus Erichs., Germ. Zeitschr., Ill, 113. 

 Elongate, slender. Pale reddish-browu. sparsely pubescent with pale 



yellowish hairs. Clypeus feebly convex, coarsely and closely punctate, its 

 front obtusely rounded. Third joint of antenufe double the length of sec- 

 ond, one-third shorter than fourth. Thorax a little wider than long, sides 

 straight from hind angles to middle, thence strongly rounded to apex ; disk 

 rather sparsely and finely punctate, more closely on sides, the earinre of 

 hind angles close to and parallel with margins. Elytra finely striate-punc- 

 tate; intervals very minutely punctate. Lengtli nun. 



Steuben and Fidton counties; rare. May (i-Junc Ki. A niem- 

 bei" of the Alleglianian fauna. 



1426 (4338). Melanotus gradatis Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 18U(J, 



390. 

 Elongate, rather rol)ust. Peddish-brown, sparsely clothed with short 

 imbescence. Third joint of antenn.-c twice as long as second, but little 

 shorter than fourth. Thorax convex, distinctly longer than wi(.le, sides 

 rounded in front of middle; punctures fine and very dense on basal half, 

 gradually becoming spai'se and coarse near front margin; disk feebly chiui- 

 neled behind the middle. Elytral stri;e with rather distant moderately im- 

 pressed punctures. Length 13-14 mm. 



Vermillion. Lawrence, Clark and Si)encer counties; scarce. ^lav 

 24-June 21. Beaten from foliage of elm. Known elsewhere only 



