THE SOFT-WINGIOD FTjOWKK lUOKThKS. 843 



behind, siiuiato near the tip and i)npkini;tHl in the male; broadly dilated and 

 obtusely rounded in the female. f.eiigth 1.7 2.12 mm. 



Marion and Posey counties : s-ai-ce. May 24 •June 5. 



1609 (5045). PSEUDEB.EVS oblitvs Lee., L'roe. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1852, 



167. 

 Form of apicaUs. Color above wholly black ; antennre at base and legs 

 pale dull yellow. Male characters as in apicalis. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Steuben County; rare. Jtnie 17. Swept from her])age in tam- 

 arack swamp. Ranges from Canada to Georgia. 



1610 (5042). PsEUDEB.EUS BicoLOR Tiec, l'roe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., YI, 



1852, 167. 



Similar to apicaUs but with tlie thorax shorter and more rounded on 

 the sides. Head reddish-yellow but darker than thorax. Male with ely- 

 tra yellow at tip. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce. .May U-June 24. Occurs on 

 soft maple and allied trees. 



P. pusillus Say, bluish-lilack, length 1.5 mm., occurs in the 

 Southern States. 



IV. Attalus Erichs. 1S40. (Cr.. after King Attains.) 



Species of small size, having the sec- 

 und joint of front tarsus of male pro- 

 longed over the third and grooved be- 

 neath. (Fig. 328.) Nine species and 

 two varieties have been taken in Indiana. 



mi . 1 T ji 1 Fis 328. Front male tarsus of A ((oJms as 



The species are based mostly on color seen from above and from the side. (After 



and merge into one another, so that a 



number of them wnll, in time. pro})ably have to be suppressed or 



li.sted as varieties. 



KEY TO TNnrATN"A SPECIES OF ATTAEUS. 



rt. Head, thorax and elytra black or nearly so. 



1). Apical margin of elytra in male bordered narrowly with yellow ; 

 female wholly black. 1611. terminalis. 



J)h. Apical margin of elytra not pale. 



c. Legs all pale; broadly oval; length 1-1.5 mm. 1612. granularts. 

 cc. Middle and hind legs black; larger, 2.5-3.5 mm. 



fl. Head wholly black; elytra black, shining. 161.3. morxtlvs. 



(1(1. Clypeus and front legs pale ; elytra sooty, opaque. 



1614. pallifrons. 

 (la. Body above bicolered. (he lieail. Ihni-a.v (ir elytra in part or wholly yel- 

 lowish or reddish-yellow. 

 c. Head and thorax heth wholly reddish-yello\v. 



^330-3r.z^ 



