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G4 (260). Clivina ameeicana Dej., Spec, V, 1830, 503. 



Elongate, slender. Black; legs and very narrow outer margin of 

 thorax and elytra dirk reddish-brown; antenme paler. Elytral strise en- 

 tire, finely punctulate. Length 5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. April 1-July 23. 



C. ferrea Lee., 5.2 mm. in length, has been taken in Illinois and 

 perhaps occurs in western Indiana. 

 65 (275). Clivina bipustulata Fab., Syst. El.. I, 1801, 125. 



Black, usually with two large, obscure red spots at base of elytra 

 and two near the apex; legs and antennoe reddish-brown. Elytral stria? 

 deeply punctate. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Frequent in the southern half of the State ; taken in the north 

 only in Lake County. April 4-July 1. 



C. posticfi Lee., a southern species, 5.2 mm. in length and hav- 

 ing the front tihiie armed with two teetli, has been taken near Cin- 

 cinnati and probably occurs in the southern third of Indiana. 



XIII. AsPiDOGLOSS-A. Putz. 1846. (Gr., "a shield -i- tongue.") 



Represented in the United States by a single, small, black spe- 

 cies having the mentum feebly emarginate ; thorax subglobose ; 

 head without fine grooves ; front tarsi dilated in both sexes. 



or, (280). ASPIDOGLOSSA SDBANGULATA Chaud., Bull. Mosc, 

 IV, 1843, 738. 

 Black, strongly shining; antennre and legs reddish-brown; 

 elytra with a reddish spot on apical fourth. Thorax short, 

 subglubose, apex truncate ; disk smooth without median line. 

 Elytra deeply striate, the strise coarsely punctate ; second 

 interval with seven or eight, the fourth with five or six, 

 dorsal punctures. Length 7.5 mm. (Fig. 46.) 



Southern third of State; frequent. April 8-Sep- 

 tember 19. Occurs beneath the bark of logs in low, Fig. 46. 

 moist woods; also beneath stones and rubbish near 

 water. Resembles closely Clivina Mpusiulata and doubtless con- 

 fused with that species in many collections. Readily distinguished 

 by the shorter, more globose thorax and th-e numerous dorsal punc- 

 tures of second and fourth intervals. A member of the Austrori- 

 parian fauna. 



XIV. ScHizoGENiTjs Putz. 1846. (Gr., " el eft + chin.") 



Small blackish or reddisb brown beetles allied to Clivina, but 

 having the mentum deeply emarginate: head with numerous fine, 



