1332 FAIMILV I.XII. — AxXTillCID.E. 



and shorter than in tcrmiiKtlis. Elytra finely and very sparsely pnncturod. 

 Males with elytral inipressidn smaller, more oval and more distant from 

 a|iex than in any of the other species. Lentith 4-0.5 mm. 



Vigo ciiid Lawrence eoiinties; scarce. May 6-Jtily 10. Occtirs 

 esi)ecially on leaves of iNTay-apple, Podophyllum pcltafuni L. Not 

 an immature form, as at first snpi)()se(], the sparsely i)iinctured ely- 

 ti'a with wholly different impressions in males showing' its specific 

 rank. 



Tribe III. MACIJATKIINI. 



This trihe is also coniposiHl of a single genus of narrow I)rown 

 or black pubescent species, having the head deflexed, constricted far 

 behind the eyes into a very slender neck ; maxillary palpi com- 

 pressed and dilated, the last joint large and hatchet-shaped ; last 

 three joints of antenna' much longer than the others; first joint of 

 hind tarsi very long; males with a sixth abdominal segment visible. 



IV. :\rACRATR]A Newm. 183S. (Or., "long + three.") 

 Two of th(' four kiiown species occur in Indiana. 



KEY TO INDIANA .SPIX'IES OF JIACRATRIA. 



(/. I'nliescenc-e of upper surface very tine and dense; head ratlu'r hnely 



and densely punctate. 2474. mciuna. 



(/(/. l*ul)escence rather coarse and sparse; liead very minutely and sjiarsely 



punctured. 2475. conflsa. 



2474 (7915). Macratria mvrina Fab.. Syst. Eleut.. IT. 1S01. 01. 

 Elongate, slender, subcylindrical. l>ai-k olive ,i,n-ay, densely cldthed witli 



line, silken, yellnwish hairs; antenuie and lei^s dull yellow, the femora (ifteM 

 piceous. Head subtruncate behind the eyes; autennu> with second and tliird 

 joints nearly e(iual. llth aluK.st as lorn,' as !>tli and 10th united. Thoi-ax 

 but slightly wider than head, one-half longer than wide, base strongly mar- 

 gined, angles all rounded, disk finely and densely punctate. L>lytra with 

 rows of fine, close-set puuclurcs which are alninsl hidden by the dense i)U- 

 bescence. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Marion, Floyd and I'osey counties; scarce. June 23-July !). 

 Occui's on willow hushes and the foliage' of water-willow along 

 streams. 



2475 (71)14). Macratria confusa Lee, Proc. I'liil. Acul. Nat. Sci.. VIL 



1855, 272. 

 ]\Iore slender and darker than nnirhiti. Head more rounded behind the 

 eyes. Thorax more slender, not wider than head, less narrowed in front. 

 Elytral rows of punctures shallow, indistinct. Length 4-4.5 mm, 



