196 FAMILY II. OARABID.E. 



30G (lls-j). Amsodai TYiAiK FUKvus Lec, N. Slice. N. .Vuier. <'iil., I, Lsn;',, 

 14. 

 Oblong-oval. Black, the el.vlra ciiiaque; autfiinte ilusky liro«ii, pale at 

 base. Tboi-ax veiy little wider at base than apex, side margins feebly de- 

 pressed; disk smooth at middle, densely and finely punctured at base. 

 Elytra alutaeeous, only feebly sinuate near tips; finely striate; intervals 

 flat. Length 11-12.5 mm. 



Po.sey ('ounty: rare. ^lay 11. A southern species whose range 

 is given as "Georgia to Louisiana." 



.".07 (IISG). Atv'isodactyli fs ixterpi xctatus Kirby. Faun. Bor. Amer.. IV, 

 1S37, 42. 

 Oblong, subparallel. Black, shining, female slightly opaque; antenuEE 

 and legs piceous ; basal joint of former and spot on vertex reddish. Thorax 

 one-fourth broader than long, base and apex equal in width, sides broadly 

 curved, margin narrowly depressed ; hind angles rectangular, basal Impres- 

 sions deep ; disk densely and finely punctiu-ed across the liase. more sparse- 

 ly at apex, the middle smooth. Length 12-li;.5 mm. 



Lake. Laporte, I^Iarshall and Vigo counties: scarce. ^March 26- 

 l^ecemlier IS. Occurs in .sandy localities. Its general range is 

 northern. 



SCiS (IIST). Anisodactylus ageicoi^ Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. II. 

 IS23, 33 ; ibid. II, 461. 

 Oblong, moderately robust. Black, strongly shining : antennte aud t;irsi 

 reddish-Iiruwn. Thorax l)roadest at middle, base and apex equal, hind an- 

 ,i;-les rectangular ; basal impressions distinct, narrow, rather densely punc- 

 tured. Elytra deeply striate ; intervals convex, not punctulate. Length 

 12-14 mm. 



Vigo and Posey counties ; scarce, .\pril 28-July 20. The most 

 robust and convex species of the group. 



'■',i\'.) (IISS). Akisodactyh s itareisii Lec. N, Sp. X. Amer. Col., 1803. 14, 

 Oblong-oval. Black, strongly shining ; antennas and tarsi reddish- 

 brown. Thorax a little broader than long, distinctly depressed in the r(^ 

 gion of the hind angles. Avhich are obtuse and rounded; median line dis- 

 tinct, basal impressions rather shallow, finely aud densely punctured. Ely- 

 tral strife rather deep; intervals finely alntacenus, slightly convex, very 

 finely and sparsely punctate. Len.u'th ll-ll.."i nun. 



Porter and Kosciusko counties: rare, ^lay 9-July 24. 



370 (UNO). Akisodacty-u s NiGEBEi^trs I»e,i,, Spec. V. 1.S29. S42. 



Oblong-oval. Black, seaveely shining. Thorax broader than long, mod- 

 erately eunvex ; side margins slightly depressed at middle and not at all 

 at hind angles; basal impressions small, shallow, sparsely and finely punc- 

 tate. Elj'tra as in hanisii. Length 11-12 mm. 



Southern half of State, frequent; Lake and l.aporte counties, 

 I inly ill the north. April 22-Oetober 21. 



