844 K^.Ml^^' \i,i. — MAi.vciiim.T:. 



/. Elytr;i entirely lilack. shining'; lejis w ludly ycUdW. 



1G15. MELAXOI'TKIUS. 



//'. I'Jlytra n<jt wlidlly ]>hu-k. 



(J. Tips of elytra uarrowiy ledilisli-yellow : liliia' and tarsi yellow, 

 femora marked with lila(l<. KUTia. \ar. aiahoimpknnis. 



//;/. Elytra reddish-yellow with one nr two black sjiots. 

 //. Elytra each with one small Iilack spot on humerus. 



Ill MERALIS. 



Iili. l']lyti'a eacli with two black spots, one l)asal. one anteapical. 



IGIG. PETTITI. 



re. Head and thorax unt of one color. 



/. Thorax reddish-yellow; elytra sooty; front and middle tibia' jtale. 



1G17. oTiosis. 

 //. Tlinrax with discal lilack spot, the margins broadly pale. 



/. I'llytra with suture and side margins narrowly pale; abdomen 



black. Kits. CIRCUMSCRIPTUS. 



./,/• Elytra cithei' nearly wholly pale or black without pale side mar- 

 gins. 

 A". Suture and margin of elytra often lilack. the remaimler dull 

 reddish-yellow. 1619. scinceti's. 



/.7i'. Entire elytra except tips black or riiceous. 



IGlOa. var. coNFisrs. 



Kill (. ■)(>.")!>). AxiAU s lEKMi.xAi.is Ericlis., Entoni.. I. 1S40, 1(»8. 



Oblong, depressed, dilated behind the middle. Black, shining, sparsely 

 pubescent; tifis of the male elytra and a nai'row margin along their sides 

 to beyond the middle pale .\-ellow : front and middle tibia' dusky oi' dull 

 .yellow. Length ^.H nun. 



Tliruugliotit the State; frequent. .Iiiiic 'J-Jiily 20. 



1G12 (5054). AxTALis gkani'lakis Erichs.. Entoni. , I, 1840, 112. 



Broadly oval, much dilated belnnd the middle. I'iceous black; legs all 

 dull yellow. El.vtra of female nearly as broad as Umg. Length 1.5 mm. 



Stetiheii and Kosciusko counties: rare. -June 17-Jiine 20. 

 Taken hy siftinii' debris in low, moist woods. 



ir,i:; (5055). Attaias MOKi lis Lee.. I'roc I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. W. 1S5-J. 

 1G7. 

 Oblong, feebly dilated behind. Wlioll.v black, shining, very s]iarsely 

 imbescent; legs piceous or dusky. Length 2.5 mm. 



Martin County; scarce. .Inl,\' 1'!. The i'einales of this s[)eeies 

 are almost inseparable from llio^e of h niii iial is. 



IGll (5(»5(;). A'lTAi.i s I'Ai.MiHoxs .Motsch.. Bull. AIosc. 1\'. is.5;i. 40.S. 



Elongate-oblong, nearly ]i.arallel. I'iceous black; cly|ieus. front legs 

 and sometimes the narrow fr^mt margin .and hind angles of thorax, dull 

 yellow; (^l.vtra subniia(iuc with a ^ont\- aiipearance, sparsely and tinel.v pu- 

 bescent; middle and hind I'cnioia dusl.;\-, llicir tibia' paler. Length ."> 

 ;>.5 mm. 



Knox and Posev cotmties; scarce. Miw 11-Jnlv 10, 



