•I'lii: (M.icK HKiri'i.KS. 755 



(•(nirscly oil sides mid with ;i VMi^iU' iiiodiiiii iiiiiii'cssioii on hiisjil iiMJf; Iiiiid 

 ;iii,irh'S sli,t,'lill.v (livcrm'iit. lOlyliM as iii li.nis. Lcii.^tii 1."..") niiii. 



Mat'shall ('(Miiily: viwe. -luiic 2(). 



1 i:!l (4oi;j). IMkuxnotis DKi-KKSsi's Molsli., I'roc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sfi., II, 

 1S44, 151. 

 Eh>iij;ato. slonder. Fuscous or dark reddish-brown, sparsely iiuboscont; 

 antenna^ and legs paler. Third joint of antenuiie more than twice as long 

 as second, subequal to fourth. Thorax as long as wide, sides straight al- 

 most to apex, then feeblj^ rounded; median line obvious from base to mid- 

 dle; earimt! of bind angles long, parallel and close to margin. Elytra dis- 

 tinctly narrowed from base to apex ; the striae feebly impressed, finely punc- 

 tate. Abdomen coarsely and rather densely punctate. Length 9-10 mm. 



Throiigliout the State, frequent ; much more so in the northern 

 counties. Ai>ri] 17-.July G. Beaten from vegetation. Close to 

 both trapczoiilevs and pnlinar. From the former it may be known 

 by tlie longer thorax and the more nearly equal third and fourth 

 joints of antermte; from prrfinax Iw the paler color, less rounded 

 sides, and finer punctures of thorax. 



14.32 (4333). Melanotus pertinax Say, Trans. Amor. Phil. Soc, YI, 1830, 

 185; ibid. II, 623. 

 Elongate, slendei". Black or piceous, sparsely clothed with very fine 

 pubescence; antennre and legs much paler. Third .ioint of antennjB twice 

 as long as second, slightly shorter than fourth. Thorax slightly wider at 

 middle than long, thence strongly rounded to apex ; disk rather coarsely 

 and very sparsely punctured, a faint median impression on basal half. Ely- 

 tra gradually attenuate from near middle to apex; strine with feebly im- 

 pressed punctures; intervals sparsely punctulate, transvei'sely wrinkled. 

 Length 10-10.5 mm. 



Starke and ^Marshall counties : scarce. May 9-June 26. 



1433 (4335). Melanotus tenax Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, VI, 1836, 

 185; ibid. II, 023. 

 Elongate, slender. Blackish-piceous; legs and antennie paler. Third 

 joint of antenuj^ one-half longer than second, a little shorter than fourth. 

 Thorax slightly longer than wide, sides almost straight to apical fourth, 

 thence rounded to apex ; disk rather finely and evenly, not closely punctate, 

 with a vague median impression on basal third. Elytra feebly narrowed 

 from the base ; punctures of sti-ire rather fine; feebly impressed. Length 

 7.5-8.5 mm. 



Steuben Count)' ; rai'e. .May l()-.)uly '^. Easily known by 111" 

 distiiict ard iiuiiicrcus punctiu'es of elytral intervals. 



XXXi\\ Li.Moxirs Ksch. 1S2i). (Tir.. "found in meadows.") 



Siiiali iir iiicdiiitii-sizcd rallicr slender click beetles, usually dull 

 sooty-brown in coloi- aiul having the fi-ont margined, the mouth 

 anterior; first joiid of tarsi scai-ccly luugei- than second; tarsal 

 claws simple. In some of the s[)ecies llie margin of the clypeus is 



