THE 1)AKKI,1N(; 15KI:TLES. 1-4 ( 



*2302 (73!)I). \v( roisATKS rKN.Nsvi.vAMCA DeCroer. Mt'iii.. V. 1770. 52. 



El()n,irat('-ti\;il. convex. Klark. feobly sliiiiiui;. Mciitiiin coMrscly |>uiic- 

 tatc. TlKinix suluiujidi-atc. slii;li11y naiTdWcd in I'n.iit. liiiid angles rccl.-inu'n- 

 l;ir : sni-racc lincly .iml sp.-irscly imnctatf. Klytra laiully .•ilularcnus. marked 

 Willi rows (if line jinnclnres; inlt-rvals leehly cnnvex. niinnlely and sparsely 

 pnnctnlale. Lenicth 20-2.". nun. 



'rhroiii;li(iut th:' Stiitc: (•oiinmni in the sdiitliei-ii counties, less so 

 northward. ( Ji-eiiarious in winter l)eneath liai-U and h)gs. February 

 U-Deceiiiber 11. 



2:!0.". (7;!!na). .\v( loiiA ri;s i-.auhaia Knecli. .V. r.eilrai,'.. ISOl. ICO. 



Kesi'inliles pi inisi/l ni uii-ii hut iisnailx' smaller and picenus ratlier than 

 lilaek in hue. 'rherax a little hreiHler Ihan louir. less narniwed in t'nmt. 

 tlie sides more strouirly rcaiuded. Surface nmri' distlneliy alutaceous, the 

 IMinotures of both thorax and elytra coarser. Length 17 20 nun. 



Lawrence. Spencer and Pose>' counties; rare. April ir)-.liily '27. 

 A southern form which probably oeeiirs only in tbe southern third 

 of State. Listed as a variety of ponisulrcniira but. in my opinion, 

 distinct. 



Iplifliimus ojxicux Tx-e., black, oiiacjue, hetid and thorax coai'sely 

 and confiiientl\' i»uiictnred, elytra with deep, interrui)ted stri-e, 

 length 15-20 nnii., is known from New England and Canada and 

 may occur in nortliern Indiana. 



II. :\rp:RiNrs Lee. 1802. (Gr.. "thio-h i eurve.") 



Here belonas the largest member of the family found in the 

 State, an elongate black form having the epiplenrje extending be- 

 yond the last ventral suture, but not reaching the tips of elytra ; 

 mentum with the middle lobe prominent along the middle, the side 

 lobes with acute front angles; hind coxa' rather widely separated, 

 the intercoxal process oval, rounded in front. 



2304 (74(M)K Mekixis i^evis Oliv.. Ent.. III. 1705. 10. 



Elongate-oval. Black, t'eehly shining. Thorax nhoul as long as wide, 

 slightly narrowed in front, sides sti-ongly curved, hind angles ohtus(\ sur- 

 face very tinely and sjiarsely punctate. Elytra with rows of very minute 

 punctures; intervals faintly cnnvex. smooth. Males with the liind tihia> 

 nnieh curved and witli an acute tooth near tlie tip. Length lS-2() nun. 



'I'hroughout the State; scarce. ^Lireh 2:V-.Tuly !». Occui-s be- 

 ne-itli liark. Very apt to be confused with S. ponisijh-iDiira, but 

 leadily distinguished by the club-shaped hind femora and the pe- 

 culiar hind tibifp of nude. 



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