THE COMB-CLAWKh H\KK HKKTLES. 



1283 



li,is(>. Klytrn sliirlitly widci- IliMii tlKunx. very m-iidiially snl);u-iitc on ,i|iic;il 

 ihird: disk with (U'cply iiniircsscd rows (if rntlu'f \\\\i\ t-losc-sfl imiikI iiics ; 

 iiitiTViils ciiuvt'x. iuiiuilcl.\ ;ind ml licr dciisfly |iiinrlal.'. I.cimlli in pj imii. 



Ijake, Kosciusko ;iiul N'iii'o counties; r<ii'c. Jime 8-July IG. Oc- 

 curs usvinlly on I)iislics and twigs and probably to l)e found spar- 

 iuii'ly tbrouyliout the State. 



Vn. AxDKociiiKMs Lee. 1S()2. (Gr., "a male I hand.") 



Mediuni-si/.ed l)lack or bi'own species, havinu' tlie k?gs and an- 

 tenna' h)n,ii' and sh'uder: te:rniinal joint of niaxiUary palpi slender-, 

 trianii'ular, its very obliipie apex almost as loni^" as the outer side; 

 hind auiiles of thorax, esj)ecially those of female, acute and nmch 

 l)rolouged backwai-ds. One of the two recognized species has been 

 taken in the State, wliile the other mav occur. 



KEY TO SPECIES OF AXDROCIilKUS. 



«. Deep black; femora reddisli-l)n>wn. the tibite aud tarsi jiiceous. 



FEMOBATUS. 



(1(1. Grayish-ltlack : legs pale reddish-yellow throughout. 



2376. EUYTHROPrs. 



A. fenu^ratus Oliv., length 9-10 mm., is a southern species which 

 lias been recorded from Cincinnati. 



2370 (7031). Androchirls ervthropis Kirby. Faun. llor. Amer.. TV. ls:',7. 

 239. 

 Elongate-oval, strongly .convex. Color 

 given in key ; not shining ; pubescence very 

 short and dense. P^yes small, separated by 

 one-half more than their own width. Third 

 anteunal joint twice as long as second, three- 

 tifths as long as fourth. Thorax one-half 

 wider than the median length ; sides converg- 

 ing from base to a])ex ; disk very finely, deep- 

 ly and densely punctate without basal im- 

 pression ; base strongly and broadly bisiu- 

 uate. Elytra equal in width to thorax; sides 

 parallel and nearly straight to middle, thence 

 narrowing to a subacute apex; disk finely 

 aud deeply striate, the stri:e finely punctate; 

 intervals convex, minutely aud densely punc- 

 tate. Length 9-10 mm. (Fig. .509.) 



Throughout the State; scarce. May 

 8-.July Kk Occurs on stumps and 

 bushes, usiudly in moist places. A. fuscipes IMelsli. is said by Casey 

 to be a synonym of erytJiropus. 



Fig. 509. X 4. (Original.) 



