THE ST.\(} ISKI-'/riiKS. 



905 



ce. Front, of lic.itl willi n slmrt bent Imni, |i(iinling forwarfl : largcM', 

 'M) or more nun. V. Passalt^s. 



lid. Fmin short, ovnl. (•oiivex. Ilie sides not parallel ; elytra coarsely punc- 

 tured, not striat(\ pnhesceut. VI. Ntcaous. 



I. LucANi's Linii. 17()o. (L., "to sliiiu\") 



liaryc, smoolli. ])i'()\viiisli six'cics witli vei-y proiiiiiu'iit iH;mdil)les, 

 wliicli ;iro most sti'onsly dovclojnxl in the mules. '^Phc nuintuin, as 

 in the next two lionera, is very ])i'oa(l, eompletoly covering the maxil- 

 la'. Tlu'ee of the ioni' known species oeeuf in Indiana. 



KKV TO INDIANA SIMCCIES OF HCANUS. 



(/. Mandil»les of uial(^ as Imii; as abdouieu ; female with black legs and 

 chestnut brown elytra. 1715. elapiics. 



(/(/. .Mandibles of nmle as long as thorax. 



I). Mandibles each with one tooth on the inner side ; head of male 



broader than thorax ; femora light brown. 1716. dama. 



bh. Mandibles straight, with several teeth on inner side in male, two 



ill-detined ones in female; head of male not broader than thorax; 



femora dark brown or nearly black. 1717. placidus. 



1715 (5411). LiCANUs ELAPHUs Fab., 

 Syst. Ent., 179S, 2. 

 Dark chestnut-brown, shining ; legs 

 and antennje black or nearly so. Head 

 of male much wider than thorax, with 

 a strong crest above the eyes ; mandi- 

 bles very long, widely forked at apex. ^='*"" 

 the inner edge with numerous small 

 teeth ; mentum of female comparatively 

 longer, much more quadrate and with 

 front angles much less rounded than in 

 those of female of dama. Antennse of 

 male more slender than in the other 

 s))ecies. Length of male (not including 

 mandibles) 31-40 mm.; of female 

 •IS mm. (Fig. 354.) 



A species of sontliern range, 

 represented in the collection by five 

 males and one female, taken in 

 Vigo, jMonroe and Crawford coun- 

 ties. 'May 20-Angnst 21. Occurs 

 aliont old oak sttnnps, thongli sometimes in gardens. The females 

 are very rare. 



1710 (5411M. l.rcANUS dama Tbuiib.. Memr. Mdsc. ISOO. 198. 



This si>ecies is sntliciently distinguished by the characters given in 

 key. It is the only one of the three which has light brown femora. The 



I'ig. 354. Nadiral size. (After Fuchs.) 



