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FAMILY xr.- 



rower tlinii i'l.vtr:i. rather coarsely and closely punctate. Thorax slightly 

 longer than wirle, sides feelily ciirveil ; disk siinrsely and rather finely inmc- 

 tate. Elytra one-lhird longer and one-halt wider than thorax, cnarsely and 

 closely punctate. .Vlideuien as wide as elytra, rather finely and densely 

 punctate, the hind margins of the segments paler. I^ast ventral of male 

 with a triangular notch, about as wide as deep. Length 8-9.5 mm. 



Porter, jMarion and Putnam counties; scarce. March 6-Decem- 

 ber 25. Listed as paUiprs var. tatibyicola, biTt in my opinion dis- 

 tinct. Say's name has ])riority. 



mm; (2507). IIiosPEEOBiUM CEIBATUM Lec, N. Sp. N. Am. Col., I, 180.">, 4(1. 



Elongate, rather slender. Black, shining ; antenna?, mouth parts and 

 elytra reddisji-yellow ; suture darker on basal third; legs dull yellow. Head 

 elongate-oval, slightly wider than thorax, with a few coarse iDunctures be- 

 hind the ey<'S. Thorax subcylindrical, one-fourth lonj^'er than wide, sides 

 nearly straight; disk smooth at middle with a row of seven to nine coarse 

 punctures each side the smooth area and a few others between these and 

 margin. Elytra one-third wider and slightly longer than Ihnrax, with about 

 nine irregular rows of ecjarse, sparse punctures. Abdomen rather finely 

 and closely punctate. Male with the last ventral with a deep, triangular 

 notch. Length 8.5-10 mm. 



Vigo and Posey counties ; rare. May fj-June 11. Easily Imown 

 l)y the long, sparsely punctured head and red elytra. 



ROT (2508). Hl•:sPER0BIU^t sullatim Lec, N. Sp. N. Am. CcjI., I, ISir., 4(;. 



lialher stout, subfusiform. Black, shining; color 

 of elytra given in key; antennae and mouth parts 

 reddish-iirciwn; legs dull yellow. Head elongate- 

 oval, coarsely and rather closely punctate behind 

 the eyes, the front almost smooth. Thorax sub- 

 (•.ylindrical, slightly narrower than head, one-third 

 longer than wide, coarsely and rather sparsely punc- 

 tured each side of a median smtjoth sp.-iee. Elytra 

 one-third longer and distinctly wider than thorax, 

 surface, as well as that of abdomen, finely and 

 \ ratlier densely punctate. L<'ngtti 8- '.) nun. (Fig. 1(«.) 

 Lake County; frequent lieneath cover, es- 

 pecially the clumps of prickly-pear cactus, in 

 the sand Aww, I'egion ; Posey County; rare. 

 ■March 2(i-S('pteiii)i(T 2.1. A handsome spe- 

 cies, readily known by the wedge-shaped black 

 sutural stripe of elytra. 

 C. scrficiiliiiiiHi Lec, 9.5-1(1 mm. in length, is a rare species 



known from Pennsylvania. Norlh Carolina, Alabama and Kansas, 



and theretore should occur in southei-n Lidiana. 



Fig. 163. (Original.) 



