1296 



FAMILY LVIII. — MELANDRYID.K. 



(j(j. Maxillary imlpi with last joint hatchet-shaiied ; length less than 



4 mm. 



/;. Hpnrs of middlt' tibia- small. e(inal ; second .it)int of antennni shorter 



than third. XV. Symphora. 



/(//. Spnrs of middle tibiie very nnetiiial ; third joint of antennie not 



lousier than second. Anisoxya. 



X. Melandrya Fal). ISOl. ((jr.. ^'hlnck i oak.") 



This and the next genu.s have the liead inclined, never vertical; 

 suture between front and elypens distinct; last joint of maxillary 

 palpi wider, hatchet-shaped; front coxu' conical, contiguous with 

 distinct trochantins; nuddle coxte contiiiuous. McJandrya, the 

 typical genus of the family, is represented in the United States and 

 Indiana l>y one species. 



2305 (7(;5:]). MeIjANdrya striata Say, 

 Long's Exited., IT, 1.S23, 

 2S(;; ibid. I, 190. 

 Elongate-oval. I'.lack, shining; termi- 

 nal joints of palpi and antenna? reddish- 

 brown ; pnbescence very tine and sparse. 

 Thorax gradually narrowing from base to 

 apex, where it is but slightly wider than 

 the head ; surface finely and sparsely punc- 

 tate and with three wide, Shallow grooves 

 on basal half, the middle one the longest. 

 Elytra gradually broader from base to 

 apex, widely and deeply striate ; intei-vals 

 convex, sparsely and irregularly punctate. 

 Length 7.5 15 mm. (Fig. 572.) 



Throughout the State ; coimnon in 

 the southern counties, less so north- 

 ward. Aj^ril 9-June 18. Occurs be- 

 neath bark. 



Fig, ,572. (Original.) 



XI. Emmesa Newm. 1838. (Gr., ''intermediate.") 



One of the two known United States species occurs in the State. 



239(5 (7G55). Emmesa labiata Say, Long's Exped., II, 1823, 287; ibid. I, 

 V.H). 

 Elongate, subparallel. Black, shining, sparsely and finely pubescent; 

 labrum, terminal joints of palpi and tips of last joints of antennte reddish- 

 brown. Thorax one-third wider than long, sides feebly curved from base 

 to apex ; disk finely and rather closely punctate and with a deep, wide, 

 oblique imiiression each side on basal half and a narrow one at middle. 

 Elytra closely and rather finely iiunetured, each with two or thi'ee indis- 

 tinct raised lines. Length 9 11 mm. 



