THE MELANDKVII) BARK BEETLES. 1299 



antenna' filiform, third jniiit moic than doiihlc tlic lonf!:t]i of se(?on(l 

 and nearly cqujd to tli(»sc wliidi ''ollow; maxillary palpi with second 

 and third joints short, the fourth dilated, hatchet-shaped; front 

 coxae contiguous. T^otli occur in Indiana. 



L'401 (TGT-i). Symph()K.\ flamcom.is Il.ild., .Iduni. I'liil. Ar.-ul. N;it. Sci.. I. 

 1848, 100. 



Eldnjrate, iiuitleratol.v convex. ]ilacl\isli-iiic('(nis. sliiiiiiii;'. liiicly luihcs- 

 ci'iil : licad. tliorax. le^rs and base of anti'iuiic i-cddisli-ycllow. ■rimiax one- 

 third wider than lonir, sides broadly rounded, apex iniue.ile. hind an.i^h's 

 olttuse; dislc rather coarsely and si)arsely imnctnte. wilh a vaiiue ohli(|ne 

 impression each side near i>:ise. lOiyli-.a sli.^hlly liroader. niiU'e coarsely ami 

 si)arsely ])nncta1e than thorax. Len.i,^lli I! ."'..."'i mm. 



Throuii'liout the State; lVe(|uent. A|)i-il S-.Julv 8. Occurs l)e- 

 ih'ath 1)ark and on foliaii'e. 



'240-2 (7<;7."i). Sv.MrnoitA lu cos.v Ilald., .lonrn. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. T, 1S4S. 

 100. 

 Usually more slender than flaricollis. which it resembles closely. 1 >ilf"eis 

 in being uniform jiale chestuut-browii to dark fuscous, less shiuin,;^ ; an- 

 teuufe aud le.ijs i)alei- Thorax less convex and more densely punctate, its 

 outer marslns continuous with those of t'lytra. Length 2.8-3.2 mm. 



Throuuhout the State; connnon. .June 2-July 11. Taken l)y 

 heating; also on fnng-i. 



A)ii.'>oxjia (/lancuJa Lee, elongate, fuscous, surface finely trans- 

 versely aciculate, length 3.5 mm., was descrihed from Pennsylvania. 



Tribe VII. SCRAPTIINI. 



This trihe is composed of three genera of small species having 

 the head inclined, suddenly constricted a short distance behind the 

 eyes into a small neck; labial ])alpi with the last joint hatchet- 

 shaped; front coxie large, conical, contiguous, with distinct tro- 

 chantins ; middle coxa' contiguous. Representatives of all the gen- 

 era have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO GKMORA OK S( HAPTIIM. 



(/. Last joint of m:i\illary pal))i tiaani^^nlar. 



b. Next to last .ioint of (/// the tai'si loiied; tii'sl Joint of hind tarsi twice 



as long as all the others united. .\\"1. ScitAniA. 



bh. Next to last joint of hind tarsi not loiied ; hrsi joint of hind t.irsi 



shorter than the other three united. X\il. Ali.oi'oua. 



(la. La.st joint of maxillary palpi elongate, ifruning-luiife shaped. 



XVIII. Ca.n'ifa. 



XVI. ScRAPTi.v Latr. 1807. (Gr.. "an un<-haste woman.") 



Represented l)y a single small hrownish species ha\'ing the an- 

 tennae about two-thirds the length of ImmIn', not wvv slender, third 



