THE SOPT-WINGED FLOWER BEETLES. 843 



behind, sinuate near the tip and prolonged in the male ; broadly dilated and 

 obtusely rounded in the female. Length l.T-2.2 mm. 



]\Iarion and Posey counties : scarce. ^lay 24— June 5. 



1609 (5045). PsETJDEB^rs oblitus Lee., Proe. Phil. Acad. Xat Sci., 1852, 



167. 

 Form of apicalis. Color above wholly black; antennse at base and legs 

 pale dull yellow. Male characters as in apicalis. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Steuben County: rare. June 17. Swept from herbage in tam- 

 arack swamp. Ranges from Canada to Georgia. 



1610 (5042). PsEUDEE^us BicoLOB Lec., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1852, 167. 

 Similar to apicalis but with the thorax shorter and more rounded on 

 the sides. Head reddish-yellow but darker than thorax. Male with ely- 

 tra yellow at tip. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce, ^lay 14— June 24. Occurs on 

 soft maple and allied trees. 



P. pusiJlus Say. bluish-black, length 1.5 mm., occurs in the 

 Southern States. 



IV. Attalqs Erichs. 1S40. ((Jr., after King Attains.) 



Species of small size, having the sec- 

 ond joint of front tarsus of male pro- 

 longed over the third and grooved be- 

 neath. (Fig. 32>:. 1 Nine species and 

 two varieties have been taken in Indiana. 



nni. _ • 1, J ii 1 Fig. .32S. Front male tarsus of Attains as 



The species are based mostly on color seen from above and from the Bide. (After 



and merge into one another, so that a 



number of them Avill, in time, probably have tn be suppressed or 



listed as varieties. 



KEY TO IN'DIAX-V SPECIES OF ATTALX'S. 



a. Head, thorax and elytra black or nearly so. 



6. Apical margin of elytra in male bordered narrowly with yellow ; 

 female wholly black. 1611. termixalis. 



66. Apical margin of elytra not pale. 



' c. Legs all pale ; broadly oval ; length 1-1.5 nmi. 1612. obanulabis. 

 cc. Middle and hind legs black ; larger. 2.."i-3..5 mm. 



d. Head whollj- black ; elytra black, shining. 1613. mobueus. 



(Id. T'lypeus and front le?-'s pale ; elytra sooty, oijaque. 



1614. PALUFEOXS. 



aa. Body above bicoloi-ed, the lipad. thorax or elytra in part or wholly yel- 

 lowish or i-eddish-yellow. 

 e. Head and thorax both wholly reddish-yellow. 



