Till'; I'KA .\\i) !:i:.\.\ \vi':i;vii.s. 1-41 



brown; femora piceons at base, tarsi piceous; antennae black, sli^'htly longer 

 than head and thorax, .gradually lliic^kor lo tip. Thorax wider at I)ase than 

 long, side.'< rather strongly ciii-xcd .iml i.'r:Hhially narrowing In apex; siir- 

 faee densely punotnrtvl. {''Jxtr.-i ImmiT lli.-in \\'\i\r. Iiniader lifhind tho mid 

 die. striii' tiiifly iniiu-turcd : iiilcrv .ils Hal. dcnsrly pimil iil.it>'. I.<'nglli - imii. 

 Lake and ( 'fawJ'oi-d counties; rare .Mav iTt }\:\\ 2S. Said to 

 breed in the seeds of mallows. 



229S (7155). RiucHUS muscums Say, Desc. X. Am. Cnrc, 1S31, 3; ibid. 

 I, 261. 



Oval, moderately robnst. Black, sparsely clothed with grayish hair; 

 auteunte usually entirely reddish, (ifteu with joints (I-IO piceons; legs red- 

 dish-yellow, middle femora at base and hind femora and tibiie plceous. 

 Head coarsely punctured; eyes very deeply divided. Antennae longer than 

 head and thorax, gradually thicker to tip. Thorax one-third vt'ider at base 

 than long, rapidly narrowing from base to apex, coarsely and densely punc- 

 tured. Elytra snbquadrate. disk Hattened, with rather deep punctured 

 strite; intervals flat, densely and finely punclulale. Ix-ngth 2-2.5 nnn. 



Marshall, Knox, Tjawrenee, T'osey and Ci-awford counties; rare. 

 June 2-Soptember 4. 



2299 (7157). Bkuchus exiguus Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, IV, 187:5. 

 341. 



Oblong-oval. Black, sparsely clothed with short, fine grayish-yellow 

 l)ubescence; elytra in great part dull reddish, their sides and suture nar- 

 rowly piceous; antennjT! black, four basal joints paler; legs pale reddish- 

 brown. Thorax one-third wider at l)ase than long; surface coarsely and 

 densely punctured. Elytra gradually broader to apex, finely striate, the 

 striai indistinctly punctured; intervals flat, densely punctulate. Pygidium 

 reddish, rather convex, coarsely punctured and pubescent. Length 2 nun. 



Vigo, Posey and Jennings counties; scarce. April 27-Jttly 11. 

 (Occurs on flowers of tlie yellow puecoon and wild parsnip and said 

 to breed in the seeds of the fals(^ indigo [A)it(npha frulico.sa L.). 



2.300 (715S). liiu curs SKMiNrMM Hern, 'rr.-ins. Amor. lOiit. See., i \'. 1873. 

 .".42. 



Narrowly oblong-oval. Black, sparsely clothed willi iiale gi-ay pubes- 

 cence. Antenme not longer than head and tliorax. the latter wider at base 

 than long, sides very feebly curved and gradually narrowing to apex, sur- 

 face coarsely punctured. Scutellum small, oval. Elytra gradually wider 

 from base to apex, finely striate; intervals tlat. densely punctulate. each 

 with a row of distant coarse punctures. Length 1.5 mm. 



Vigo County; rare. June 15. Taken fi-om flowei-s of dogwood 

 Our smallest and most slender speeies. 



2301 (7159). Bruchis mackocekus Horn, Trans. Amer. Knt. Soc. IV. 1S73. 

 342. 

 Oblong-oval, rather robust. Uniform black, moderately shining, very 

 sparsely clothed with whitish pubescence. Antenn:e one-fourth longer than 



