TWK A\T-TiTKK FI.OWKK nKF/PliES. 1:^?*) 



inucli siron^icr iiiul willhMit disliml imiih i iirc^ except ;i very few williiii llial 

 iiiipi-essidii. lieiit,^tli ;'>.;'. ."...'i iiuu. 



Pulnaiii County; v.ivv. A|)ril '21. ()ii(' speeimeii tiikcii by sift- 

 inii' (le;ul leaves. Deserihed rroiii Indiana and Iowa. 



X. L.\i>i'is ("asey. 1895. 



Casey s(^])ai'ales Toiir species I'roiu /mllih iis and describes 14 

 new ones undei- the above name. 'I'lie characters (listin<i'uislung 

 them from Malponis and allied genera ;ii'e <iiven in the <;'enei-ie key. 

 Two species ha\e been taken in the State. 



KKY TO TNI)I.\N'.\ SIMXMKS OK T.APITS. 



II. I'xid.v and le.^s deep lilack I linMi^-lKnil : hind lihiie of male luit dilated or 



sinuate. li^sc. ousc i kls. 



(/(/. Body and leg:s reddish-brown; abdomen and apical portion of elytra 



usually black or piceons; hind tibia- of male dilated and sinuate on 



inner side. 2487. stikmii. 



124S(! (7!i;!(;i. Lapits OBScrius Laf.. Mon. .Vniliic. isis. 11C>. 



Black, shining; finely itulM'scenf ex<-ept on l)asal third of elytra, where 

 the hairs become coai-ser and slitrhtly paler. Thorax stron,i,'ly constricttMl 

 near base, front lobe evenly rounded, widest at middle, hind one cylin- 

 drical; surface, as well as that of elytr.a. tinelv and densely punctate. Sub- 

 basal transverse inii>ression of elyti-a faint. Len.i^th l.'.7-.'^> mm. 



Orang-0 and Posey counties; searee. June 1-diine IS. Beaten 

 front wild grape and elder. 



2487 (7938). Lappis stirmii Laf.. Mon. Anthic. 1S4S. :',04. 



Reddish-brown, finely imbescent; elytra ]iiceous. the b.asal third re<t- 

 disli and with a distinct crossband of coarser gray i»ui)escence. Thorax less 

 stron.gly constricted, the basal lobe snbcylindrical. its sides parallel. Sub- 

 b.nsal impression of elytra distinct. Length L>.7-o nun. 



Tippecanoe, Crawford and Harrison counties; scarce. June 14- 

 Jiily 5. 



XI. ITemantus Casey. 1895. 



Sufficiently distinguished b>- the characters given in generic 

 key, ''the mesosternutn in our species dilated so as to extend more 

 than lialf way between the coxu" and elytral hiunei-i, its outer mar- 

 gin bearing a close fringe of long, fine decumbent hairs." 

 1M88 (7t)4.")). IlEMANTis FLOKAi-is Tavk.. Faun. Suec. L 17!)S. I2.")t;. 



Reddish-brown, shining; head, abdomen and ai)ical two-thirds of ely- 

 tra pieeous; pubes( euce extremely short and sparse. Vertex with a distinct 

 notch or impression. Thcn-ax widest near front angh's. which are roundeil ; 

 sides straight and converging to base; disk with a small double tubercle on 



