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■j'J C.HJL'). Leiiia BiviTTATA Fall., Eiit. S.vst. Supii., 17'JS, 59. 



Oval, rather bruacl. Thorax reddish-yellow ; white stripes of el.vtra 

 narrow, the outer one the shorter ; legs black, the tibiie pale. Head finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Thorax slightly broader than long, sides distinctly 

 curved, apex much broader than base. Length 5.5-6 mm. 



Vigo County; scarce. January 5-December 28. Hibernates 

 beneath chunl<s in the comers of rail fences about which piles of 

 dead leaves have drifted. A member of the Austroriparian fauna. 



XLI. OOPTODERA Dej. 1825. (Gr., "cut + neck") 



Small bluish beetles having the mentum deeply emarginate, 

 without a tooth ; first joint of tarsi as long as the next two, fourth 

 feebly emarginate; tarsal claws pectinate. But one species is 

 known from the Eastern United States. 



I!(i0 (904). COPTODERA JEBATA Dej., Sj). I, 1S.-2~I. 277. 



Rather broad, subdepressed. Head, thorax and under surface piceous ; 

 elj-tra bluish-green; antennte and legs dark broAvu or piceous. Head finely 

 wrinkled on side near the eyes. Thorax twice as wide as long; sides dis- 

 tinctly curved, rather broadly margined near the base; hind angles olituse. 

 Elytral stri;e fine, not iiunctured. Middle tUnte of males distinctly notched 

 on inner side near tip. Length .">. 5-6.5 mm. 



Southern half of the State frequent; Lake County, rare. April 

 15-October 10. Occurs on vegetation and beneath bark. 



XLII. Deo.mitis Bon. 1813. (G^r., "a runner.") 



Small piceous beetles, having- the palpi and tarsi slender, the 

 fourth joint of latter not bilobed nor emarginate ; tarsal claws ser- 

 rate ; mentum without a tooth. One of the two species is found in 

 Indiana. 

 201 (906). Dkouhl-s PiCEis De.i.. Sjiec. V. 1S20, ;!(i.5. 



Ovate, slender, depressed. Piceous, moderately shining ; antennsE, mouth 

 parts and legs, ajid narrow margins of thorax and el.vtra, pale brownish- 

 yellow. Head with lengthwise wrinkles aliove the e.ves. Thorax slightly 

 wider than long, narrower at base: sides curved with a ratlier wide re- 

 flexed margin ; disk finely wrinkled, the median line distinct, hind angles 

 obtuse. Elytral striic fine, indistinctly ]iunctnred; intervals slightly con- 

 vex. Length 6-7. ."i mm. 



Jennings County; scarce. November 20, Occurs beneath bark. 



XLIII. Apristus Chaufl. 18-16, (Gv.. " without -f saw.") 



Small black species having the tarsal daws simple ; mentum 

 toothed- li.Siila small, cordiform with four seta- in front; thorax 



