TIIF, 'IM'MIiMXO Fr/)Wp:K I?KETI>ES. 130!) 



separnlin.L; tlie genera .-ind species is tlic iiiiinbcr and foi-iii of the 

 small l)lack ridges on llic on\vv face of tlie liiiul tibia' and tarsi. The 

 insects should l)e mountiHl with the liind lei^s straightened out and 

 plainly visible, else llieii- ideiitificalioii is iiiii)(.ssibl(\ 



KKY TO INDIANA GKNI'.RA OF MOKDKl.MD.K. 



(/. AIhIoiiumi not proloiifjed :i( tii>; tarsal claws luil cleft : uiipcr surface of 

 body very linoly and transversely strif^ose. 

 1). Front and middle tarsi with third and fourth Joints e(|ual ; antenna' 

 ratiier short, with the last five joints l)roader. I. ri;.\TAKiA. 



hi). Front and middle tarsi with tlie feurth Jeint very small. 



II. A.XASI'IS. 



(Ut. Alidemen witli tlie last se.i,Mnent ])rol()n;,'ed. conical; tarsal claws cleft 



and pectinate; hind femora nmch enlarj^ed. 



c. Hind tihiu' with only a snnill suba]>ical rid.i,'e; eyes finely .i;ran>dated. 



(1. Anal style short, obtuse; scutellum usually emarRinate l>ehind; 



eyes not reachin.u; the occiput. III. Tomo.xia. 



<l(l. .Vnal style lon^' and slender; scutellum trianj^ular; eyes reaching 



theocci|.ul. TV. Moudkli^V. 



cc. Uind tibia' and tarsi with ol)li(iue rid.m's on tlie outer face; eyes 



coarsely granulated. 



c. Hind tibiiB with one long ridge and no subapical one (Fig. 57<5, No. 



10) ; length (i-8 mm. V. (Ji.ipodks. 



CO. Hind tibia' with subapical ridge distinct and usually one or more 



obli(pie ont>s in addition (Fig. r>7(i, Nos. 15 and 17) ; length less 



than ti mm. VI. Mokdkli.istena. 



I. Pentaria i^Iuls. 1856. ((n., "five \ thin.") 



Our species of this and the next genus are small yellow or yeUow 

 and 1)laek, finely pubescent forms, having the body fusiform rather 

 than wedge-shaped; hind femora not or but slightly dilated; last 

 dorsal segment not prolonged; eyes oval, narrowly euiarginate. 

 Pentaria has the sixth ventral segment visible, and is represented in 

 the State by one of the four known species. 



2418 (7701). Pentaria trifasoiata Melsh.. I'roc I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. II, 

 1845, 316. 



Elongate, subdepressed. Head, thorax, legs and base of antenn:c dull 

 reddish-yellow ; elytra yellow, with base, tips and a broad baud just behind 

 the middle, black; abdomen, and sometimes the entire under surface, fus- 

 cous. Length 3^ mm. 



Throughout the State, fre(iuent ; more so in the southern coun- 

 ties. June 4-July 30. Occurs on flowers, especially those of the 

 dogwood {Cornus), wild hydrangea and black haw. The thorax is 

 sometimes marked with fuscous and the bands of elytra are rarely 

 connected along the suture. 



