880 FAMILY XTJir. -PTINID.E. 



c. Color black or nearly so; punctuation relatively sparse; sur- 

 face shining. ICTl. nigkiiti i.m. 

 ce. C<jlor rufous to piceous, usually some shade of brown; punc- 

 tuation closer ; surface less shining. 

 /. Form more elongate, twice as long as wide; pubescence rtnci' 

 and slioi'ter; profile not in Ihe least gibbous. 



1672. VEXATUM. 



//. Koi-m more oval, about threc-tiftlis as wide as long; pubes- 

 cence more conspicuous. 1673. guavk. 

 hh. Middle tibia> without marginal groove. 



(1. rubescence exceedingly short, simrse and indistinct; color chestnut 

 brown to blackish. 1674. castaneum. 



yg. Pubescence normally developed. 



h. Form evidently gibbous in profile, elytra not parallel ; coarser 

 punctures scarcely visible on any part. borkai.e. 



/(/(. Form not gibbous in profile, elytra parallel. 



i. Inner lateral stria of elytra feeble or indistinct; size smaller, 

 under 2 mm., and more elongate; coarser punctures lacking. 



GRACIIJ-;. 



//. I^ateral stri;e of elytra well developed ; size medium, 2-2.7 nun. ; 

 coarser punctures evident on elytra and sides of thorax. 



1675. CONFUSUM. 



C. ventrale Lee., parallel, twice as long as wide, length 2-2.4 

 mm., has been recorded from Cincinnati. 



1669 (5308). Catorama tttnotati'm Loc, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1865, 



240. 

 Elongate, sul (cylindrical, more than twice as long as wide. Uniforni 

 reddish-brown, rather finely and sparsely pubescent. Elytra densely and 

 rather finely punctured. Front tibia^ with two deep grooves, middle tibiiP 

 with one. Length 2.1-2.8 mm. 



Marshall and Marion counties; rare. ]\lay 22-Jnne 10. Ranges 

 from Indiana sonth and sonth westward. 



1670 ( ). Catorama dk'hroum Fall, Trans. Amer. Entom. Soc. XXX f. 



1905, 240. 



Oblong-elliptical, twice as long as wide. Piceous brown; head, thorax 

 and ventral surf.ace reddish-brown. Upper surface tiuely, evenly and rather 

 closely punctulatc throughout. Eighth antennal joint broadly subquadrate, 

 triangular, nearly as wide as long. Metasternum with coarser and fine 

 punctures intermingled, the former reaching the sides. Length 1.8-2.5 mm. 



Marion Conntj^; scarce. April 6. 



1671 (5318). Catorama NiGRrruLUM Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1865, 



241. 



Elongate-oval, moderately robust, less than twice as long as wide, not 

 mu'TOwed behind. Black or piceous ; pubescence sparse and very fine. Head 

 and thorax finely, closely and evenly punctulate without intermixed coarsei" 

 IMHictures. Elyti-a finely punctulate with scattered larger punctures. Eighth 

 antennal joint broadly triangular. Length 1.7-2.4 nun. 



Veriiiillioti and \ awrcnce connties ; scarce. May 24-June 13. 



