THE KIKKFI.IF.S OK ! .IC I ITN I X(i UTOS. J^-^ 



t niiic;ih' (ir i'\cii sdincwlinl cmariiiiijitc in ri'mil : seventh veiilral 

 se.iiiiieiil (if male liMineate. the eitihth exposed. Tlie tarsal claws ol' 

 all (Hii- known liidiaiia sjieeies are anned with a lon^- acute tooth, 

 causino- them to a])pear hi'oadly ehd't. In another group, which 

 may vet l)e fo\nid to be i-epresented in the State, the claws ai-e 

 armed with a hi'oad, neai-ly reetan.unlai-. hasal tooth. iMii'ht spe- 

 cies have been taken in t lie State. 



KKV lO INDIANA STDCIKS Ol I'ODAIUUS. 



a. Eighth ventral segniciit of male trianjiular, Hat. rounded at tip. 



I). I'^l.vtra distiiictl.v dilat«Ml on the sides, their elevated liiu>s strongly 

 marked: anteniiie stouter. 

 V. Size larger, 11 -K". iiiiii. : tJiorax more lliaii twice as wide as long. 



ir>T4. TKU'OSTATIS. 



cc. Smaller. 7-S mm.: tiiorax nol mucli wider tiiau long, distinctl.v 

 narrowed in fmnl. '•"•"•"''• mcosrn s. 



bb. Elytra not or scarcely dilated on tlie sides, their (>levated lines in- 

 distinct. 

 d. Elytra rather coarsely rugose. 



e. Thorax twice wider than long; color smoky brown or dull bla<-k. 



1576, BASILARIS. 



ee. Thorax hut little wider than long; color, except sides of thorax, 

 shining black. 1577. fkatkh. 



d(I. Elytra tinely rugose; thorax but little wider than long. 



/. Elytra black without pale margins; median impressed line of 

 thorax distinct. diadema. 



.//. Margins and suture of elytra narrowly pale; median line of tho- 

 rax feeble or wanting; second and third .ioints of antenujie sub- 

 equal. 1578. MODESTfS. 

 (1(1. Eighth ventral of male olilong with sides parallel, obtusely rounded at 

 tip, 

 (/. Head suddenly narrowed behind the eyes, neck short; head and tho- 

 rax uniform reddish-yellow. 1579, tomextosus. 

 .(/(/. Head much prolonged behind the eyes, neck long. 



/;. Head sparsely punctured behind ; thorax feebly punctured. 



1580. PROTENSUS. 



///(. Head and thorax botli coarsely, tlie latter sparsely punctured. 



15S1, lUJlNXICOLUS, 



1574 (4879). Podabris TituosTATis Say, Host, Journ. Nat, Hist, T, 1S:?5, 

 1.58; ibid, H, 635, 

 Elongate, robust. Black ; front of head and sides of tho- 

 rax reddish-yellow, Antemne about half the length of body, 

 .joints two to four increasing in length. Head and nnddle J'i ^ .^ 

 of thorax densely punctured, the sides of latter broadly Hat- 

 tened and reflexed. Elytra very broadly dilated on middle 

 third, densely rugose, each with three strongly elevated lines. 

 Male elytra less dilated and antenna? longer than in female. I'ix. :i23 x i*. 



•' „„ , (After Kiiobelj 



Length ll-KJ nun. (Fig, 323.) 



Lawrence and Perry counties; rare, IMay 31--Iiinel<. 



