312 FAJIILY X. — PSELAPHId;. 



farther apart and near the eye. Thorax as long as wide, narrower in front 

 than in laciistiis. the median foyese nearly circular, the ones on sides small. 

 Elytra more convex, the lines or strife less deep. Length 1.7 mm. 



Jackson and Cra-nf ord counties ; searoe. August 15-Oc-tober 14. 



P consolirinns Lee, pubescence ^-ery dense, giving a very rough 

 appearance, is said to occur "east of the ^lississippi River," but 

 has not yet been taken in the State. 



YI. Cedicts Lee. 1S49. (Gr.. "careful.") 



Antennal tubercles Avider than long, contiguous ; last two joints 

 of maxillary palpi unequal, the fourth oblong, thicker; front fe- 

 mora each with three strong spines on basal half. Two of the three 

 species are known from the State. 



KEY TO INDIAJTA SPECIES OF CEDIUS. 



a. Larger and more robust, 2.5-2.7 mm. : head transversel.v excavated be- 

 tween the antennal cavities. ."I'.iil ziegleri. 

 (/«. Smaller and more narrow, not over 2 mm. ; head not excavated at apex. 



597. SPixosus. 



596 (1SG7). CEDirs ziegleki Lee. Bost Journ. Nat. Hist, VL 1S49, 74. 



Fuscous-brown, clothed with short dense appressed hairs. Head as 

 long as wide ; disk between the prominent eyes convex, punctured and with 

 two circular fovere: sides with a spine behind each eye. Antennie nearly 

 half the length of body ; joints 2-4 e<iual, as long as wide, fifth smaller, sub- 

 globular ; sixth and seventh equal, globular, eight shorter, transverse and in 

 male with its inner side prolonged as a flat tooth; 9-10 widei', eleventh much 

 larger. Thorax convex, as long as wide; disk sparsely and rather finely 

 punctate. wi,th two small fove.-? near apex and a larger one each side near 

 base, the latter two connected by a curved line. Elytra one-third wider 

 than long, sparsely and rather coarsely punctate ; each with a wide shallow 

 groove on basal third. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra, broadly 

 margined, the first dorsal with a carina each side. Length 2.7 mm. (Fig. 

 14S, 6.) 



Putnam and Crawford counties; scarce. ^lareh 28-]\Iay 28. 

 Taken from nests of ants {Formica riifa infcgra.) 



."197 (1868). Cedius spinosvs Lee. Bost. .Toum. Xat. Hist., VI, 1849, 75. 



Resembles zicfflcri in form and color but smaller and less densely pu- 

 bescent. Head broader than long. .Vntonn;v similar, with the outer joints 

 less enlarged. Tliorax very finely and sparsely punctate, without fovere on 

 front half, the basal fovea; smaller and cnnuected by a fine impressed line. 

 Elytra as in .:icf/lcri. but more finely and sparsely punctate. Abdomen con- 

 vex, the first segment with carinre. Length l.S-2 mm. (Fig. lis. a.) 



ilarshall and Fulton counties; rare. April 31-May 3. 



