■I'lii^: i.oNc-i ii)i;\i;i> wood houmnc i'.i''.i';'ri.i';s. 



104;" 



sidr: its siirr.-icf liiicly niul s[i;irsel.v puuclatc Kl.vlra rcndiiiii; (Uily 1.. l>aso 

 of :il)(l()iutMi, (>hli(iiH>ly impressed on Iiiiht side liiicly and densely punctate 

 with lar.trer scattered imncturos InttM-minu'lcd. LenuMli l.". -1 nun. 



Putiijiiii County: r.-it'c -I line 2'). Desciiliel rroni Posey County. 

 Tile lll)|)er sui'Tjlce of tile ;il)(loiiieIl is sotiiel iiiies lihick. 



riihr IV KNCVCI.oriM. 



In this trilie the head is (lUiulrate, sud- 

 denly hut n(»t stroni;l\- niUTOWod and con- 

 sti'ioted far Ix'hind the eyes so that the ne<'k 

 is very short: eyes finely granulated, 

 ohliqnely einaruinate : antenna' ll-.jointed. 

 the first five joints punctured: thorax con- 

 st rieted liefore and heliind, wider at base, 

 tuhercuiate on sides, seutellurn small, tri- 

 jinuular: elytrji eloniiate, ]>arallel rounded 

 at tips; le<;s slender, hind jtair lotii-'er, lirst 

 joint of hind tarsi nuich lon^'er than tlie 

 others coinhined and, in Eiicijclops;, the only 

 one of the three genera occurrino- in the 

 eastern United States, cjdindrical. One 

 species. EncrjcJops cayulcus Say, green or 

 blue, shining, coai-sely punctured, length 

 7-S unii. should be looked for in southern 

 Indiana. ha\inu' been taken by l^ury at 

 ( 'incinnati. 



Fig. 444. Bellamira sadaris Say- 

 (After Smith in Fifth Rep. U. S. Kiit. 

 Com in.) 



Tril)e V. LEPTURIM. 



This ti'ilte contains numerous si)ecies. all possessing the char- 

 acters of Division IV, as given a!)ove. and also having the palpi un- 

 equal, the maxillary elongated, the last joint cylindrical or triangu- 

 lar; neck long; thorax usually wider at base: elytra usually nar- 

 rowed from base, sometimes acute and S(>parated near apex, but more 

 often rounded and sepai-ated (Fig. 44-1) ; legs slender and never very 

 short. The species occiii-. for the most part, on flowers, are usually 

 prettily colored and clothed with fine pubescence. The tribe is di- 

 vided into 14 genera, eight of which are known to be represented 

 in Indiana, while members of three others may occur. 



KKV TO INDIANA GENERA OF T.EPTCKINI. 



0. Spurs of liind til)i;e not terniinal. Imt Ixinie at llie t)ase of a deep ex- 

 cavation : tliorax tnl)erculate at llie sides. XL. ToxoTUS. 

 (Id. Spurs (if hind til)ia' terminal. 



