1040 FAillLV LIl. — CERAaiBVCID.i:. 



Posey Count.N' ; i-aro. .July (i. Known from L'cnnsylvania, Illi- 

 nois and Ohio. Occurs about wild grapevines, in the wood of which 

 the larva^ live. 



(lijfus niar<iiiiic()lJis Lap., elytra hlack, pale at base and with 

 yellow ( rossl'.ands, length cS-10 ]iini., is known from Massachusetts, 

 Georgia, Pennsylvania and Nevada. 



MicrochitHs; gazcllula Hald., thorax above and elytra black, the 

 latter with i)ale markings, legs and antenna^ pale, length 6-7 mm., 

 is recorded from the "IMiddle States to Canada and Lake Su- 

 perior." 



XXXIV. CvKTOPHORrs Lee. 1850. (Gr., " curve + bearing.") 



The two species of this genus have tlie elytra swollen or elevated 

 on basal fourth and the third joint of antenna^ with a distinct spine 

 at apex. One of the two occurs in tlu- State. 



I'J'in (dliUI). CYRTOPnoKis VERKi'cosis Oliv., Euc.vcl. Meth., VII. 1702, 45S. 

 Iillongate. slender, siibeyliiulrical. Black ; femora and basal tliree-tifths 

 of elytra reddish-brown, the latter marked with three narrow oblique lines 

 of whitish iiubescence and separated from the black portion by a transverse 

 line of similar pubescence ; antenna*, tibi:e and tarsi dusky. Thorax com- 

 pressed, with a rather prominent median crest. Length 0-10 mm. 



Throughout the State: scarce. April 26-June 11. Taken from 

 beneath liark of walnut and on flowers of wild plum, apple and wild 

 cherry, the larv» living in the wood of these trees. 



Tillonwrplia gemijiata Hald., head and thorax black, elytra red- 

 dish, marked with lines of silver-white pubescence, length 6-8 mm., 

 is known to occur from ^Massachusetts and New York to Pennsyl- 

 vania and Georgia. 



XXXV. EuDERCES Lee. 1850. (Gr., " beautiful + to look at") 



The members of this genus resemble black or brown ants and are 

 readily known by the ivory-white bar on each elytron. Three of the 

 four known species have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIKS OF EUDERCES. 



a. Ivory bar of elytra oblique; thorax striate with raised longitudinal lines. 

 b. Eyes nearly divided, the two parts connected with a narrow horn- 

 like line: thorax uniformly rounded at the sides. • 1926. picipes. 

 bh. Eyes completely divided: thorax distinctly depressed each side near 

 the front margin and subangulate at sides. 1927. pini. 



on. Ivory bar of elytra exactly transverse; thorax punctate, not striate. 



1928. REICHEI. 



