'nih: 



;i) iU';i'ri'i,KS. 



861 



XIU. ()KTiioPLEr!:A Spill. 1S44. I'Oi-.. "sti-iii^lit \ side") 



Eyes coarsely i>i-aiiiilale. eiiiai'<>iiiatc in I'imiiI : palj)! siil)(M|iial. 

 eyliiidrical i>i- ohcdiiic : aiilcima' 1 l-JDiiilrd. joiiils !» !'• 11 forming 

 a lar«>e eliih. internal aii<4les of joints it and K' more oi- less pro- 

 dueed. chi'i luiich leiiL'-er than fnnicle: taisi i-atlicr sliort, tirst joint 

 eovered l)y t he svcoiid. second and third fufinshed with laiiiclhe. the 

 fourth invisible, the fifth neai-ly as lonu' as preced--- 

 iiiir joints combined, claws toothed. One ef the two 

 known Xoi'th American snecies occnrs in the State. 



I(i4r» (.'')22r)). Ournoi'i.KrK.v da.mk ok.ms Falir.. Knl. Sysl. 

 Sni)i»l.. 171t8. 117. 



EloiisTJite. snbc.vHudrical. Black; thorax red, its base 

 and apex usually l»lack or iufuscate; elytra ofteu with a 

 more or less distinct pale crossbar at middle. Thorax 

 cylindrical, sides sinuate, hind angles obtuse, disk finely 

 and densely punctate. Elytra parallel, rather coarsely 

 and densely lainctate. Length 8.5-S.5 nun. (Fig. 342.) 



Kosciusko, ]\lonroe. Ijawreiice. Orange, Knox 

 and Posey counties; scai-ce. .June 2-August 7. 



Fig. 342. X 5. 

 (Original.) 



XIV. Xecrobia Latr. 17M6. (dr.. "corpse ^ to live.") 



Eyes entire, coarsely granulate; last joint of palpi nearly cylin- 

 drical, slightly dilated; anteniue 11 -jointed, cluh rather small, com- 

 pact, 3-jointed ; tarsi moderately short and broad, fourth joint very 

 inconspicuous, claws toothed at ba.se. Three cosmopolitan species 

 represent this genus in Xo]'th America, all of which occur in In- 

 diana. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF NECROBIA. 



(/. Ked; head, antcnn;c and abdomen black; elytra blue or green, base 



broadly red. . 1646. ruficollis. 

 aa. Dorsal surface liluc or green. 



J). Legs and liasal .i(.iiirs of antenna^ red. 1(!4T. rifipes. 



hh. Legs and antenna^ dark. 164si. vioi..\cea. 



1(;4('. (Tt^'.U ). .XKcKor.rA kifk oi lis Fabr.. Syst. Fnt.. 177.1. .")7. 



Ohloiig-oval. robust. Color given in key. Head and tho- 



./^ VAX al sides denselv, rather coarsely [lunctate. Elytra witli 



' iMws of hue but very distinct punctures, beconnng gradually 



liner beliiiid but evident nearly to apex. LiMigth 4-5 mm. 



( Fig. :; i;;. i 



Indiana. Slcin <- illeelioii ; frcMuent . 



HUT (."(li.'ioi. .\i;( Koia.v ui fipes I)e(J., Mem. Ins.. V. 1775. 

 !<;.".. III. !.">. fig. 4. 

 i:i(.ngafe-()bl<.ng. rohust. Color given in key. Head and 

 thorax rather coarsely and sparsely pnnclate. Elytra finely 



