832 i\\\iii.\- XI.. I .\.Mi'N!;ii).i;. 



aa. Base of thorax not lol)e(l; iiroctss bcliiml the notch not ante-basal but 

 proceeding from the l)a.se itself by an extension nf tlie hind angles; 

 Itorh jirocesses narrow, ])araHel, cduipressed and obtuse at tip. 



1583. SPATIIIIATA. 



1582 (4020). SiLis pekco.mis Say. Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., I, 18:15, 15'.t; ibid. 



II. (•)?,(;. 



Oblong, depressed. Black, often witli a liluish tinge; tliorax reddish- 

 yellow. Thorax wider than long, obtusely rounded in front, the sides (if 

 female with a slight notch near hind angles ; those of male deeply notched 

 as noted above; surface of elytra finely granulate and pul>cscent. Length 

 5 nun. 



Lake ('(iiiiity; scarce. .May 2S. 



1583 (4924). Sius spatiulata I>ec., Trans. Amer. Entom. Soc, IX, 



1881, 57. 

 Form and color of itcrcoiiils. Tliorax strongly margined but not lobed 

 at base, tlie basal margin blackisli. Antennae of male nearly as long as 

 I>ody, .joints 4-l(J about four times longer than wide, slightly broader at tip, 

 therefore subserrate; those of female one-half length of body, not serrate. 

 Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Lake, ^Lirshall and Fountain counties; scarce. May 12-^Liy 

 28. LeC'onte's types were from Illinois. Occurs especially on th.^ 

 flowers of th(^ \\ild cranesl)ill, Grrdiiiiint iiiacnlaiuni L. 



XX. Telei'Horcs Scliaff. 176H. (Gr.. "afar + bearing," i. e. of 

 wide distril)ution."' 



The species beloniiing here arc small or medium, soft-bodied 

 forms, wliich are very difficult to sepai-ate. From allied genera 

 tlie.v are distinguished only by the chai'acters given in the generic 

 key. They occur iikisIIn- on the foliage of low hei'bs and shrubs, 

 especially in moist lowhuids. About :J(i sps^cies are known from 

 the Fnited States. VI of which hav l)een taken in Indiana. 



KEY TO INDIAiNA SPECIES OF TEEEPHOKTS. 



<i. Claws of tarsi eitlier in \n\Yi or wholly toothed or cleft, 

 ft. Tarsal claws similar, all being tootlu'd or cleft. 



c. All the claws .ippcudiculate or lu-oadly toothed at base. 



(1. Thorax onc-lialf wider than long; last .ioint of maxillary paljii 

 dil.Mtcd. 1ri;ingular. 1584. dentigeh. 



<1<1. Tlioi-;i\ uo( wider (b;iii long; last .ioint of maxillary palpi elon- 

 gate, iriaiignlar. 15S5. kxcavatis. 

 (■<: \\\ the claws cleft oi' acutely tooliied. 



r. Size larger. '.> 10 mm. 15S<i. CARfjEiNiS. 



(•('. Size small, not o\er 7 iinii. 



/. lOlytra rather coai-sely .and densely rugose-punctured; thorax 

 yellow with a wide dors.al striiie bl.ack. 1587. LiNEor„\. 



