TiiK DAKKLiNti i;l;etM':s. IL'.)',) 



liuiiftalc nml willi ■.[ I'duiidrd clcv.-it iciii mIiovc (he li.isc of nulciiii;!'. Tlioi-ax 

 twice as wide as Inii--. alinipl ly iiarrnwcd cadi side in I'imiiI dl' liiiid aiitrlcs. 

 the latter acute: iiiai-.iz:ins distiiict, retlexed ; surface cuarscls and ralliei' 

 sparsely punctured. Klytra with coarse, deep. irre.i;ular pnnciurcs. hcnirlli 

 f)- ;")..") luui. 



'riirouiilioiit tlic Stat"; rr('(ni('iit in sjiiidy localities lieiicalli hark". 

 logs ami stones, lliheriiatcs. March li)-Dccenibcr 25. 



X\'l. r \i>wi'i:Ni':'rrs Spin. 1S14. ((ir.. "close toLicther Mo e\- 



teii(l."j 



Small, oval coincx brownish species, easily k'nown by the char- 

 acters i?iven in key. The thorax is narrower than the elytra and 

 has the side inarfi'ins distinctly' toothed. Two species are known 

 from the State, while another may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPF.CIKS OK rAHATKNETlS. 



(/. Sidi's (if tlior.ax with five to seven teeth; elytra moderately cnnvex. 

 /(. Sides of thorax rounded in Iront. .urradnally narrowius behind the 

 iniddk>. itnctatl s. 



bf). Sides of tlior.ax stronudy rounded from the front to the hind angles. 



2:)127. Fuscus. 

 ltd. Sides of thorax with three tei'th ; elytra strongly convex. 



2328. tilBBIPENNlS. 



P. i)u>ict<ilu'< Spin., reddish-brown, long'th 3—4 nun., occurs in 

 the ^Middle and Eastern States, and has been recorded from Cin- 

 cinnati. 



2327 (7-mi ). Paratenetls fuscis Lee, Agass. I-ake Sup.. ls.")0. 22:*.. 



Elongatt^oval. convex. Dull reddish-brown, sparsely clothed witli tine. 

 silky, yellowish pubescence: club of antenna' piceous. Thorax slightly 

 broader than long, convex; surface, as well as that of head. c(>arse!y, 

 densely and confluently punctured. Elytra with sides parallel for three- 

 fourths of their length, thence rounded to apex : surface coarsely, densely 

 and irregularly punctured. Length 2-2.;") mm. 



Southern half of State; scarce. May 11 -Tune 20. Taken by 

 sifting dry leaves. Its range is given as "Canada and the States 

 bordering the Great Lakes." 



282S ( ). Paratenetis cnauPENMs Mots., I'.idl. ^h)sc.. ISCS, 1<)3. 



.Xari-owly oval, strongly convex. I'icenus or dari; rcddisii brown, sjiarse- 

 ly ])iibescent : antenna' .and legs p.ilcr. 'I'lmr.ix ciuvex. sides I'onndcd on 

 apical two-thirds, p.irallcl .and ;i litth' n.iri'owcd tow.ard the b.ise; margins 

 each with three i)lunt teeth near middle: surface very coarsely and densely 

 punctate. lOlytra v^ry strongly convex or gibbous; surface coarsely and 

 r/jther closely punctaic. Length 2 2.ri mm. 



