THE DKATII-WATCII AND DKMC STOKK BKKTIiKS. 87H 



laOS ( ). lOi'PAiri s oiisoi.irn s Fiill. 'I'nius. Aiiht. l^iit. Soc, XXXI. 



1005, 220. 



Narrowly uval, nearly two ami a half t lines as long as wide. I'.rown. 

 subopaque, finely and feebly pubescent, 'riiorax ratber coarsely and closely 

 punctate on sides, more finely at middle. Elytra witb obsolete rows of 

 i-losely i)laeed pimctures on tlisk ; marginal strine two, feebly impressed tind 

 marked by punctures toward the base, with :i short inner third stria com- 

 posed of punctures. licngtb 2 3.5 mm. 



Posey County; rinw July 0. A species of southern range. 



Thcca profunda Lee, olongate-ovtil, piceous, nntenn-e, legs and 

 abdomen reddish, length 2-2.5 mm., is known from Micliigan. 



XIV. Catorama Giier. ]S5(>. ((Jr., "downward f to view.") 



A large genus of small, hroauly to narrowly oval, convex species, 

 clothed above and below with short appressed pubescence. An- 

 tenna^ 10-jointed; first joint larger, second much smaller, obeonic; 

 third to seventh very small, about as long as wide; eighth large, 

 triangular, as long as the six preceding united; ninth similar to but 

 slightly smaller than eighth; tenth longer, oval. Thorax evenly 

 convex ; moderately strongly curved each side at middle, sinuate 

 each side, front angles acute, hind ones broadly rounded; elytra 

 irregularly punctate, usually with two marginal stria? extending 

 from middle to apex, one or both of these often lacking. Meta- 

 sternal process produced into a stout acuminate hook, curved back- 

 ward and clasped by the mandibles in repose; first ventral segment 

 excavated for the reception of the hind feet and nearly concealed 

 by them ; segments 2-4 decreasing a little in length, the fifth longer. 

 Seven si)ecies have been taken in Indiana, while three additional 

 ones may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CATORAMA. 



a. Front tibiae witb only a single well-defined groove on the outer face; 

 metasternum not carinate; color varying from red-brown to piceous 



brown. VENTRALE. 



aa. Front tibiae witb two grooves on the outer face. 

 1). Middle tibi;e with an evident marginal groove. 



e. Metasternum carinate: form strongly elongate; color brown. 



KUiO. PUNCTATUM. 



er. Metasternum not carinate. 



<l. Punctuation of up])er surface fine and close throughout, coarser 

 liunctures absent : elytia ]iiceons. head, thorax and under sur- 

 face reddish-brown. IfiTO. dichroum. 

 (1(1. Punctuation of elytra of two kinds, the surface finely punctulate 

 witb coarser ])nnctures intermixed. 

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