ih',2 FAMILY' XXVI. NITIDVLID^K. 



gg. Elytra bicolored, the base reddish-brown, apex piceous ; pro- 

 sternum in front densely and rather coarsely punctured. 



1216. ANTIQUUS. 



Caepoi'hilus hemipteeus Linn., Syst. Nat., I, 1766, 565. 



Oblong. Piceous, feebly shining, sparsely pubescent ; 

 elytra each with a humeral spot and large irregular 

 apical space dull yellow ; legs pale. Thorax one-third 

 wider than long, narrowed at apex, sides feebly curved, 

 hind angles obtuse; surface sparsely punctured at 

 middle, more densely near sides. Elytra and abdo- 

 men above and below sparsely and finely punctate. 

 Prosternum coarsely and sparsely punctured. Length 

 4 mm. fPig. 2"U.) 



'^(Attef'smitho' I'o.scy Couuty; rare. Mi\y 2:). 



12U (3G74I. Carpophilus dimidiatls Pali., Ent. S.vsl.. I, 1795, 'Ml. 



Oblong, moderately I'obust. Pale lirownish-ycUow to piceous; feebly 

 shining, sparsely pubescent. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides curved 

 on apical third, thence nearly straight to base, hind angles obtuse, surface 

 rather densely punctured, more so on sides. Elytra together longer than 

 wide, more sparsely and finely punctured than thorax. Abdomen above and 

 below finely and sparsely punctured. Prosternum coarsely and densel.^- 

 punctured. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Wells and Vigo coiinties; rare. July 21-S(_'i)tember 2:^. Taken 

 on rotten melon. 



1212 (3675). Oabpophilus melanopteeus Erichs., Germ. Zeltschr., I"\'. 



1843, 262. 



Oval, moderately robust. Uniform pale reddish-yellow, above and be- 

 low, except the elytra, which are black or piceous. Thorax one-third wider 

 than long, narrowed in front, sides feebly curved, hind angles small, re- 

 tracted; disk convex, together with the elytra rather finely and densely 

 punctured. Prosternum coarsely but not densely punctured. T^ugth 1- 

 4.5 mm. 



A southwestern species, collected in ^larshall and Putnam coun- 

 ties ; scarce. June 4-October 15. 



1213 (3678). Carpopiiiu-s nicer Say, Journ. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 



1823, r.V, ; ibid. II, 12i. 

 Oval, slightly oblong. luiforin brownish-black or piceous, sparsely 

 pubescent; logs, scape of antennae and abdomen reddish-brown. Thorax 

 one-half wider than long, sides regularly curved, hind angles rectangular ; 

 disk, as well as that of elytra, slightly flattened, densely punctured. Hu- 

 meral angles of elytra prominent. Length 3.5-4.2 ram. 



Steuben and Vit;" cdniities, si-m-iM'; at sa]> up soft maple. Prob- 

 ably occurs througlioiit llie State. June lS-Se|iteinber 22. 



