TTTK IWK'KT.TXC I'.KKTLES. T^57 



'2',>22 (74-15). AiiMiiToiui s iiiaim;i{I m s \';\\v/... Fniiii. Ccriii.. 1T'.>T. .".7. 



Oblons-ovul. siihctiiivt'x. r.l.-ick or piccons. sliinin,;;. 'I'lioi'iix (wicc as 

 wide as loii.i:. sidi-s nearly strai.ulit : ■A\n'\ (Iccply t'liiar^^inalc, I'miit aiii^los 

 proiniiiont, nuiiidod. base bisinuato; surlaco, as well as tiiat of bead, ratbci- 

 liiioly and si)arsely pniictni-cd. Elylral stria' sliiibtly inipi'csscd, liiicly and 

 sliallowly itunctate; intervals fcu'bly cdnvcx. distinctly pnndatc, tlic pnnc- 

 Ini'os nearly as larj^e as tboso of tbe stria'. Lcni^tb i\.~)-~ nun. 



\\iXi) (N)iinty; scarce. Mai'cli T-April 12. Taken rroin l>arii 

 where iiraiu was stored. It i'eseiii1)les some of tlie lai-ecr species of 

 l'lnl]i(lf»ia, ])tit is easily distinuuislied by the less prominent eyes 

 and large pnnetnres of elytra 1 intervals. 



Tliarsus scdifiosus Ijec., elongate, depressed, reddish-brown, 

 shining, lengtli f) mm., is a southern form which has been recorded 

 from Cincinnati. 



XIV. Uloma Cast. 1840. (Gr., " destructive. ") 



]\Iediinii-sized, reddish-brown speeies, easily distinguished by 

 the short epipleune and dilated and toothed front tibitii. Three spe- 

 cies have been taken, while a fourth may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPIX'UOS OF ILOMA. 



a. Lower edsxe of front femora grooved for tlieir full len^tli. 

 J). Last joint of antennie rounded at tip. 



c. Elytral intervals very minutely and sparsely punctured; middle 

 plate of mentum elongate-oval. 2323. impkkssa. 



cc. Elytral intervals densely punctulate; middle plate of mentum trans- 

 versely oval. 2325. PUNCxri^vTA. 

 I)b. Last joint of antenna^ oblique, pointed ; middle plate of mentum trans- 

 verse. 2324. IMBERBIS. 



aa. Lower edge of front femora not grooved but witb a rather broad pit 

 near the tip. mentaus. 



*2323 (74.S1). Uloma impressa Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Xat. Sci., III. 

 1S46. G4. 



Oblong, subparallel. Chestnut-brown, shining; legs i-eddish-brown. Front 

 of head with a deep curved impression. Thorax one-third wider than long, 

 as wide at base as elytra; sides feebly ciu'ved. hind angles obtuse; surface 

 finely and sparsely punctate, the males witli a broad, deej) impression be- 

 hind the middle of the front margin. Elytra almost parallel, rather deeply 

 striate, the strife with punctures on the sides; intervals snbconvex. minutely 

 punctulate. T.ength 11-12 mm. 



Throughout th(> State; fre(|uent. February 14-0ctol)er 12. 

 Occurs esjiecially beneath the barl< of oak and beech. 



*2324 (74S2). Uioma nrPERBTS Lee., New Sp. N. A. Col., I, 1800. 12:'.. 



Elongate-oval, subconvex. Piceous or dark reddish-brown, shining. Head 

 as in impt-cssa. Thorax one-half wider than long, slightly narrowed in 



