1252 FAMILY LV. — TENEBRIONID^. 



*2314 (7425). Hopateinus notus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 

 ]82(;, 2.37; ibid. II, 304. 

 Oblong-oval. Black or browiiish-bhick, opaque ; anteniuB and tarsi pic- 

 ecus. Thorax oiie-halt wider than long, slightly naiTOwed iu trout, sides 

 nearly straight; margin slightly thickened, hind angles long, subacute; sur- 

 face densely and rather coarsely punctured. Elytra not striate, but with 

 rows of large, deeply impressed punctures ; inteiTals with minute punctures, 

 each bearing a very short, prostrate yellow bristle. Length 8-11.5 mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent in sandy localities beneath 

 chips, bark, logs, etc. Hibernates. February 14-December 12. 



IX. Blapstinus Latr. 1829. (Grr., "to injure -f to attempt.") 



Small oblong or oblong-oval, black or piceous species, having the 

 base of thorax bisinuate and as wide as base of elytra ; inner wings 

 always present, sometimes very rudimentary ; front tibise straight, 

 not produced at apex ; antennae stout, joints 4—8 longer than broad ; 

 upper portion of eyes large and rounded. Of the 40 or more spe- 

 cies listed from the United States by Casey, but three occur in 

 Indiana. For a synoptical table and description of the North 

 American species see: 



Casey.~~In Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., V, 1890, 416-462. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF BLAPSTI-WS. 



a. Elytral stria' not interrupted; pubescence persistent; hind angles of 

 thorax somewhat prolonged backward. 2315. mcestus. 



ua. Elytral stria> more or less intei-rupted ; pubescence scant, easily re- 

 movable, often almost absent. 

 6. Surface lustre rarely bronzed; color plceous-black, the elytra slightly 

 paler ; elytral striip more finely punctured and less interrupted. 



231C. INTERRUPTUS. 



hi). Surface lustre strongly bronzed; elytral striti? more coarsely punc- 

 tured and widely and frequently interrupted; thorax more sparsely 

 punctured. 2317. metallicus. 



*2315 (7442). Blapstinus mcestus Melsli., Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci,. Ill, 

 1S4(>, CO. 



Oblong-oval, inodcralely convex. Black, shining ; rather sparsely clotlied 

 with fine, short, yellowish, prostrate pubescence. Thorax one-half wider 

 than long, feebly narrowing from base to apex, hind angles subacute, promi- 

 nent; surface sparsely and deeiily punctate at middle, more closely and 

 coarsely at sides. Elytral stria- feebly impressed near suture, more deeply 

 on sides, where their jum.lures are coarser: intervals finely and sparsely 

 punctured. Length 4,7-5.4 nun. 



La,ke and Vigo counties; frcMiuent beneath rubbish and other 

 cover, especially cacti in sandy localities. March 7-Oetober 1. 



