]9S FA5[ILY II. CAEABID^. 



66. Intervals flat or nearly so. not punctate ; head without red spot. 

 G. Species more or less nval. Amara-like, with usually a metallic or 

 bronzed lustre. 

 d. Thorax widest at middle, the apes almost as wide as base; basal 

 impressions not punctate; legs wholly pale. 

 e. JIargin of thorax more or less flattened in the regiou of the 

 hind angles; larger, 7.5 or more mm. 

 f. Uniform piceous above; basal impressions rather narrow 

 and shallow. 376. sati. 



//. Head and thorax piceous ; elytra greenish-metallic ; basal 

 Impressions distinct, very wide. .".77. tebmixatus. 



ce. Margin of thorax not flattened; basal impressions indistinct; 

 smaller, not over 7 mm. 37S. nitidipexxis. 



dd. Thorax widest at base, thence distinctly narrowed to apex; 

 basal impressions distinct, finely and sparsely punctate; femora 

 piceous ; length S mm. 379. ccExrs. 



cc. Species oblong, blaeli without lustre; hind tarsi long and slender; 

 length 11-12 mm. 3S0. LtTorBRis. 



aa. Elytra without dorsal puncture; surface finely pubescent, densely punc- 

 tulate; first joint of middle tarsus of male pubescent over half its 

 surface. 

 g. Wholly black above; tibiae and tarsi brown. 381. sekiceis. 



gg. Head, thorax. antenn:i? and legs reddish-yellow ; elytra piceous. 



.5S2. IXTEESTITIAI,TS. 



375 (1198). AxisoDACTYLUs vERTicALis Lec. .A.nn. Lye. Xat. Hist.. l\. 



ISIS. 37S. 

 Elongate-oblong. Black, shining; base of mandibles and a quadrate 

 spot on vertex red; antennae and legs dull yellow. Thorax more than one- 

 half wider than long, narrowed behind; sides broadly rounded, margins 

 distinctly reflexed, hind angles obtuse; basal impressions broad, densely 

 and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra deeply striate; intervals convex, 

 finely and densely punctate. Length 12.5-1-1 mm. 



Throughout the State ; seane. April 19-August 20. Occurs m 

 sandy locations near water. 



376 (1201). AxiSODACTYLtS SAVI sp. nov. 



Eurytrlclnts piccns Lec. Ann. Lye. Xat. Hist. IV, ISIS, 3SS, 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform piceous. shining; nari'ow margin of thorax 

 and region of hind angles, reddish, translucent ; antennre and legs brownish- 

 yellow. Thorax a little broader than long, sides feebly curved; margin 

 depressed behind the middle, hind angles rectangular, basal impressious 

 shallow, ill-defined, smooth. Elytral striae fine; intervals finely alutaceous, 

 flat. Length 10-10.5 mm. 



Lake, I\Iarshall. Yigo and Fulton counties; frequent. May S- 

 September 28. This species resembles our common forms of CaJa- 

 thus and is doubtless often confused with them. As the genus 

 Eurytrichv^ m\Aev which LeConte described this form has been 



