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Lake County, frequent along the south shore of Lake Michigan ; 

 also taken in Lagrange and Marion counties. June 15-Oetober 28. 

 Probably occurs throughout the State. 



ItiS (l.iTS)., .\M,\KA KEsuii K.si KI.\ I A De.j.. Sp. (ieu., HI, 1S2«. 41'J. 



Obloug-oval, 1)1 .ilei'Mtely uonvex. Reddish-brown or slightly piceous, 

 males shiuin^', females dull ; auteima- and legs pale reddish yellnw. Thorax 

 one-halt broader al base than long, hind angles sharply rectangular; basal 

 impressions double, shallow, sparsely and {.-oarsely punctate, the outer some- 

 what triangular, the inner linear. Elytral stri;e tine, smooth or very finely 

 punctate; intervals flat. Length 0.5- s mm. 



Vigo and Crawford counties; rare. April :^n~September 21. 



166 (677). Amaba chaxcea Dej., Spec. Gen., HI, 1S2S, 476. 



Form more broadly oval and more convex thau the next. Piceous, 

 shining, surface slightly bronzed ; antennae and legs reddish-brown. Thorax 

 nearly t\'\-ioe as wide at base as long at middle, hind angles rectangular; 

 basal impressions double, rather large and deep, sparsely and rather coarse- 

 ly punctured. Elytral striie not punctured : intervals Hat. Length (J..'5-7 mm. 



Vigo County; rare. April 17. 



167 (6S2). Amaba sub^enea Lee, Agass. Lake Sup., Is.jO, 20>. 



Oblong-oval. I'iceous or dark reddish-brown, faintly bronzed, shining ; 

 antennoe and legs dark reddish-yelluw. Thorax about one-half wider at 

 base than long at middle, distinctly narrowed at aisex, front angles distinct, 

 hind angles rectangular; basal inijiressions rather deep, the inner larger, 

 sparsely and coarsely punctured. Elytral striic finely and crenately punc- 

 tured. Length 5.5-6.5 mm. 



A northern form, kncnvn from Indiana by a single specimen 

 taken by Wolcott near Clarke Junction, Lake County, June 2'1. 



168 (681). Amara KUBEiiA Hald., Proc. I'hil. Acad. Xat. Sci., I, , ;;ui. 



Oblong, moderately convex. Reddish to chestnut-brown, shining; an- 



teniise and legs paler. Thorax not t\s'ice as wide as long, hind angles very 

 obtuse; basal impressions shallow, usually punctured. Elytra slightly wider 

 at base than thorax, stria' finely, crenately punctured; intervals convex. 

 Length 6-7 mm. 



Southern third of State ; scarce. May 6-Oetober 9. 



160 (683). Amaea MLSOtiLVS Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Sue, II, 1823, o5 ; 

 ibid. II, 462. 

 Oblong-oval. Piceous or dark reddish-brown, shining; antennae and 

 legs pale reddish-brown. Thorax one-half wider than long, distinctly nar- 

 r(.)wed in front ; basal impressions almost obliterated, sparsely punctate or 

 smcx>th. Elytral striiv as In iiihiirii. which species it closely resembles and 

 from which it is best separated by its smaller size and lack of punctures 

 on sides of metasternum. Length '<'<.'< nnn. 



