398 FA3ULY XI. BTAPHYLINID.^. 



Southern half of State; scarce. April 2'2-June 2. Taken by 

 sifting or by beating low herbs. 



771 (2278). Xantholinus pusillus Saclise., Stett. Bnt. Zeit., 1852, 124. 

 Elongate, very slender, ]iai-allel. Head black; abdomen and under sur- 

 face plceous ; thorax, elytra and legs reddish-brown. Head but little longer 

 than wide; coarsely and rather closely punctate on the sides above, more 

 finely and sparsely beneath. Thorax one-half longer than wide, slightly 

 narrower than head, sides almost straight; dorsal rows with about eight 

 rather fine punctures, the ones on sides with five or six. Elytra slightly 

 wider and one-fourth longer than thorax, each with two discal rows of 

 rather fine punctures and numerous confused ones near the suture. Abdo- 

 men finely and sparsely punctate. Liength 4-5.5 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. April 22. 



XXXVIII. Leptolinus Kraatz. 1S57, (Gr., "slender.") 



Very slender species having the third joint of maxillary palpi 

 swollen and obconical. the last joint very small and awl-shaped. 

 One of the two species occurs in the State. 



772 (2282). Leptomnus rtjbkipennis Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., VIII, 



1880, 171. 

 Elongate, slender. Head, thorax and abdomen brownish-black, sub- 

 opaque; antennae, legs and elytra dull red, the latter dusky about the scu- 

 tellum. Head nearly twice as long as wide, finely and densely strigose- 

 punetate; antennse reaching middle of thorax, the outer .ioints nearly twice 

 as wide as long. Thorax as long as and a little narrower than head, finely 

 and densely punctate, witli a narrow, smooth median line. Elytra slightly 

 wider and more sparsely nnd finely punctured than thorax. Abdomen very 

 finely and densely punctate, wider at apex than base, the tip paler. Male 

 with last ventral acutely notched and srodved lengthwise. Length 6- 

 6.5 mm. 



Lake, Posey and Dubois counties; rare. April 19-May 28. 

 Sifted from woody debris. Easily known liy the dense sculpture 

 of head and thorax. 



XXXIX. Leptacintis Erichs. 1837. (Gr., "slender.") 



Elongate slender sjiecies having the last joint of palpi awl- 

 shaped; middle coxiv widely separated; front tarsi not dilated. Of 

 the twelve species kno^n from North America, the following have 

 been taken or perhaps nccnr in Indiana : 



KEY TO IND1.\NA SPECIES OP LKPTACINUS. 



a. Fourth joint of maxillary iialiii slender, scarcely shorter than third: 

 (inter side miirgin oC thorax acute in front of middle, not united with 

 tlie lower or inner line. 77;^. flavipes. 



