832 FAMILY XI.. 1 .V-MPVRID.K. 



ua. Base of thorax not lobed; process behind the notch not ante-basal but 

 proceeding from the base itself Ijy an extension of the hind angles; 

 both processes narrow, parallel, compressed and obtuse at tip. 



15SB. SPATHL'LATA. 



1582 (4920). SiLis percomis Say, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., I, ls"5, 159; ibid. 

 II, 636. 



Oblong, depressed. Blacli, often with a bluish tiii(,'e ; thorax reddish- 

 yellow. Thorax wider than long, c;btusely rounded in front, the sides of 

 female with a slight notch near hind angles ; those of male deeply notched 

 as noted above; surface of elytra finely granulate and pubescent. Length 

 'j mm. 



Lake ('ouiity ; scarce. May '1'^. 



l.")S3 (4924). SiLis SPAIHULATA Lec. Trans. Amer. Entom. Soc, IX. 

 1881, .57. 

 Form and color of prrcrtmis. Thorax strongly margined but not lobed 

 at base, the basal margin blackish. Antennse of male nearly as long us 

 body, joints 4^10 about four times longer than wide, slightly broader at tip. 

 therefore subserrate: those of female one-half length of body, not serrate. 

 Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Lake. ^Marshall and F(nmtain counties; scarce. 'Slay 12-;\Iay 

 28. LcCiinte's types were from Illinois, Oc-curs especially on the 

 flowers of the wild cranesbill. G< ranium mnculaiam L. 



XX. TELEPHORLh Schiiff. 17(;t;. (Gr., " afar -h bearing, " i. e. of 

 wide distribution." 



The species belonning here are small or medium, soft-bodied 

 form.s. which are very difficult to separate. From allied genera 

 they are distintniishei'i only by the characti is given in the generic 

 key. They occur mostly on the foliaL'e of h)w herlis and shrubs, 

 especially in moist lowlands. About 8ti species are known from 

 the Ignited States. 12 of which havs been taken in Indiana. 



KEY TO IXDIA.XA SPECIES OF TELEPHOBI S. 



a. Claws of tarsi eitlier in part or whnlly toothed or cleft. 

 6. Tarsal claws similar, all being toothed or cleft. 



c. All the claws appeudiculate .pr broadly to.itlied at base. 



a. Thorax r.ne-half wider than long; lasi joint of maxillary palpi 



dilated, triangular. l.-,st. dentigek. 



d(l. Thorax not wider than long; last joint of maxillary palpi el.m- 



-■"'■■ l>-iaugiilar. l.-,s.-." excavati -. 



cc. All the claws cleft or aculely toothed. 



'. ^5izc larger, '.(-10 mm. l.w;. c.^rolim s. 



ec. Size suiall, not nver 7 mm. 



[. Klytra rather coarsely and dei.s.-ly rn-ns,-[,nucture,l ; thorax 

 yellow with a wide dersal stripe blaek. l.-,s7. lixeolv. 



