I> TAiriLT n. — I ARABIILP.. 



'.iri (417l. KEMUIDIUir IJlADIilMAClIAll i( I.iilii.. Svst. X;it.. I. ITr.s. 410; 

 S.iy. K(l. I.e.-., TI, 501. ."",.-,:;. 



ilodei-ately elonsnte. sli:.'litly di'iiicsseil. Heart and tbonix bronzed cn 

 hlaekish-bronzed. sliinin:.': elytra brownish or black, with a triangular 

 subhiuueral s]i(ir and a smaller :.ne liehind the middle, dull yellow : an- 

 teinite ]iiie;ius. the bisal joints ami leL.'~ dull yellow. Leniith _'. 7-3.7 unii. 



SouthiTii half of Stall-: scMix-e. April 11-December 27. Re- 

 sembles p< iVuiUafum hut is less convex and with puncttiies of ely- 

 tra tiner and more cluselx placed: elytral spots more distinct. Hi- 

 bernates as imago. 



liii (4(i7i. P.KMBiDir.M AFFixK .'<ay. Trans. Amer. Phil. S"c.. II. isj:;. sr, ; 

 ibid. II. -501. 



Slishll.v elon.aat.'. convex. Klack or i)ice lus. siiahtly lir.iiized. sbiuiiiu'; 

 elytra with a small spot near liumeins, a large, triangular subraaviiinil 

 cue at middle, a small cue one-fourth from aiiex and often the apex, dull 

 .vellow : antenna^ fuscuns. the l>asal joints and leixs dull yellow. Tboi-ax 

 s]ii;hrly wider than Icnvr. siiles curved in front, sinuate behind, hind an^'le- 

 lei-tangular. very finely carluate. Elytra more than one-half wider than 

 thorax. stri;e distinctly punctate the first and seconil only entire. I^ii^'tii 

 l2..V:i.."i mm. 



Throughont the State; <-ommon February 2i)-Xovember S. 

 Hibernates as imago. 



B. iinisiiiiiln Hayw.. 2.5-8.2 mm. in length, has been taken in 

 iliehigan and northern Illinois and .should be foitnd in the north- 

 ern third of Indiana. 



'.17 (410). BEMniuiUM AxoiLiFERUM Lec. Ann. Lye. Xat. Hist.. V, Isr,::. is.". 

 Slightly elongate, convex. Black, feebly bronzed, sliinin.i; : elytra with 

 dull yellow markin.irs as L'iven in key; legs reddish-brown to piceous. 

 Thorax much narrower at base than ajiex: liasal impressions deep, with 

 one stria; sides lurved in front, sinuate behind; hind angles acute, cari- 

 nate. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, stria' punctate, feebly impressed, 

 especially on sides; intervals nearly flat. Length :i.2-4 mm. 



Lake County.; rare. ;\Iay .">. A species of northern range, ex- 

 tending across the continent. 



'.IS (414). BEMiuDirM ASMMiLE (Jyll., Ins. Snec. II. isio. I'l;. 



Moderately robust. I'.lack; elytra pice us or brownish with snbmar- 

 ginal spot and apex jialer; anteunje fuscnus, jialer at base: legs dull yel- 

 low. Thorax narrower at base than aiiex. sides stronvly curved in front, 

 distinctly sinuate behind: hind angles rectangular, disk sparsely and 

 coarsely punctate at base and apex: basil impressions deep, unistriate. 

 Elytra nearly twice as wide as thorax, co.irsely punctate, the punctiu-es 

 (ilisnlete on apic.il h.-ilt, I.,ength --L',7 mm. 



Lake. Lapoite and \'iu() counties; s-arc-e. ]May -"i-Octoher 21. 

 Our smallest s])ecies. The siiboiiaqne pale spot is ocellati>. being 



