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Tiibe T. OXYTBLINI. 



In this tribe tlie antennas are more or less elbowed ; first joint of 

 maxillary palpi short; second ventral without ridges ; tarsi in all of 

 our genera but one, three-jointed. The following genera are known 

 to be or arc [)i'i>l)ably represented in th.' State: 



KEY TO INDIANA GENEKA OF OXYTELINI. 



(/. Antennae lO-jointed ; eyes very large ; tarsi 5-jomte(i. 



IjXXI. Meoalops. 

 (lu. Antenna,' ] l-jciintcii ; tarsi 3-jointed. 



/). Frcmt tiliia' niDre or less spinous on outer margin. 



c. Front tibia> with two rows of spines; body subcylindrical ; an- 

 tennae strongly elbowed. LXXII. Bledius. 

 CO. Front tibi;e with a single row of spines ; body depressed. 



d. Middle tibiae also ^^-ith a single row of spines. Platystethus. 

 eld. Middle tibiae without spines ; middle coxfe not contiguous. 



LXXIII. Oxytelus. 

 hh. Tibia; all pubescent and without spines. 



e. Scutellum not visible. LXXIV. Teogophlceds. 



ce. Scutellum visible. 



f. Head strongly constricted behind ; body glabrous. 



LXXV. Apooeixus. 

 ff. Head not constricted behind: bndy pubescent; last joint of max- 

 illary palpi awl-shaped. Thinobius. 



LXXI. ]\rEGALOPS Dej. 1S88. (Gr.. "big + eye.") 



)Short robust species, resembling those of Oxy- 

 porus in form, having the eyp.s larger than in 

 Stemis; thorax coarsely and irregularly punc- 

 tured and marked with a few transverse furrows 

 on the sides. (Fig. 1()6.) 



S92 (2685) . Megalops c.eiatus Gray., Mon. Col. Micr., 

 1806, 107. 

 Elongate-oblong, robust. Black, shining; elytra 



«'ith an oblique reddish stripe, extending from hume- 

 iotes\n<:hs. ' T °a" (After '''^^ *^o suture at apex ; legs and antennae reddish-brown, 

 Spedra ^ ^°""' ^"''"' ^^^ latter shorter than head, the last joint very large, 



lusci.ns. Head widei' than thorax, coarsely, sparsely 

 and nigiisejy punctate. Thorax subcylindrical, as wide as long; disk with 

 a number of lar-c- tul>ercles in addition to the coarse punctures. Elytra 

 one-third wider and slightly shorter than thorax, very coarsely, roughly 

 and Irregularly punctate. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra, almost 

 smooth. Length 4—1.5 mm. 



Posey County; rare. Jlay 7. O.vni'^ beneath bark of fungus 

 covered beech logs. 



