982 FAMILY L. SCAEABJEIDiP;. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES .OF ANOMALA. 



a. Middle coxis narrowly separated and without a tubercle or iirotuber- 

 ance between them ; basal marginal line of thorax present. 

 6. Outer or larger claw of front and middle tarsi very distinctly cleft 

 at tip ; body beneath with only a few scattered hairs, 

 c. Claw-bearing joint of front tarsi distinctly toothed on under side. 

 d. Thorax wholly reddish-yellow; clypeus distinctly concave, the 

 margin widely reflexed. 1836. flavipennis. 



dd. Thorax either bicolored or entirely piceous; clypeus flat, the 

 margin narrowly reflexed. 

 e. Larger, 10-11 mm. ; sides of cl.,-peus nearly parallel. 



1837. binotata. 

 ee. Smaller, not over 8 mm. ; sides of clypeus divergent behind the 

 middle. 1838. innuba. 



CO. Olaw-bearing joint of front tarsi not toothed on under side. 



f. Form elongate, parallel; thorax with disk dark, side margins 



paler. 1889. undulata. 



ff. Form shorter, broader behind the middle; thorax uniformly 



black or piceous. lS39a. var. dubia. 



M. Outer claw of front tarsus scarcely cleft, the small division being 



much below the tip; body beneath, including the legs, distinctly 



pubescent. 1840. ptjbescens. 



od. Middle coxse more widely separated and with a distinct tubercle or 



prominence between them ; thorax without basal marginal line. 



g. Pygidium sparsely punctured, with little or no pubescence; size 



smaller, not over 10 mm. 1841. lucioola. 



gg. Pygidium rather densely punctured and distinctly pubescent; size 



larger, 11-15 mm. 1842. marqinata. 



1836 (5830). Anomala elavipennis Burm., Handb. Ent, IV, 1855, 247. 

 Oblong, moderately robust. Elytra pale dull yellow, with or without 



darker blotches ; head, thorax and under surface reddish-yellow, the tho- 

 rax sometimes with a faint metallic or greenish lustre. Thorax nearly 

 twice as broad as long, sides regularly curved ; surface sparsely and rather 

 finely punctured and with two or three small, irregular impressions on the 

 sides. Elytra each with three or four indistinct costoe, the intervals be- 

 tween them broad and marked with several irregular rows of punctures. 

 Pygidium rather coarsely punctured. Length 10-11 mm. 



Putnam and Vigo counties; scarce. June 29-July 5. Taken 

 at light. Occurs in the Southern States, Putnam County being its 

 most northern record. 



1837 (5831). Anomala binotata Gyll., Schonh. Syu. Ins., I, 1827. lOG. 

 Oblong, robust. Head, thorax and scutellum dark greenish-bronze, 



shining. Elytra dull yellow, the suture, narrow side margins, and usually 

 a rounded spot and short subhumeral stripe, piceous ; legs and under sur- 

 face piceous. Head rather densely and finely punctured. Thorax twice as 

 broad as long, narrowed in front, sides curved; surface finely and sparsely 

 punctured, somewhat more densely on sides. Elytra with rows of coarse 

 punctures and three slightly elevated costn\ Pygidium rather densely rugu- 

 lose and with short hairs. Length 9.5-11.5 mm. 



