2270 FAMILY LVI. — CISTELID^. 



closely punctate. Elytral stri» feebly impressed, rather finely punctured ; 

 intervals almost flat, thickly punctulate. Length 11-1 ;J mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. :\Iay ]S-September 18. Oc- 

 curs singly beneath logs and bark, especially that of oak. 

 Tribe IX. STRONGYLIINI. 



Elongate, rather slender, convex species, having the head dilated 

 (in the sides, the eyes and antenna- as in the preceding tribe; hind 

 coxa- narrowly separated ; inner wings present. The tribe is com- 

 prised of the single genus : 



XXVII. Strongyliuji Kirby. 1837. (Gr., "round.") 

 This genus, as characterized above, is represented by six species, 

 two of which have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO I^'DIANA SPECIES OF STEON'GYMUM. 



(I. Thorax as long as wide, without a median gronvc. L>.'l-"i2. tenticouj!. 

 (III. Thorax broader than long, with a shallow median groove. 



1235.'! TURMINATUAr. 



2:'.ri2 (7579). STRONGYLiusr tenuicolle Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. .Vat. Sci.. 

 V, 1S2G, 241 ; ibid. II, 300. 



Elongate, convex. Brownish-black or piceous, shining; last joint of an- 

 tennae yellowish. Thorax subcylindrical, narrower than elytra, as long as 

 or slightly longer than wide ; sides feebly curved, surface finely and rather 

 closely punctured. Elytra with deeply impressed punctured striae; inter- 

 vals convex, smooth. Length 14 mm. 



Lake County ; scarce. July 16-July 21. Taken at Hessville and 

 Lake beneath bark of pine. 



23.53 (7580). Strongy'LIUm tebminatuiii Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 

 Ill, 1824, 207; ibid. II, 1.57. 

 Elongate, parallel, convex. Blacklsh-brown ; last joint of antemire yel- 

 low. Thorax liroader than long, front angles rounded; siu-face finely, rather 

 closely and irregularly ininctured. Elytra as in tciiuivoUr. Length 11- 

 12 nun. 



Putnam and C'rawford- counties ; scarce. June -IS-.July 1. 



Family LVI. CIRTELID^K. 

 The ("omb-Clawed T5ark Beetles. 

 This family embodies in North America about 1(10 known species 

 of brownish beetles without spots, which live, for the most part, be- 

 neath hark or on flowers and leaves. In form they are usually elon- 

 gate-oval, quite convex, and clothed above with minute hairs ^vhich 

 give a silken gloss to the surface. Although closely allied to the 

 Tenehrionifle, they are rc'ulily separated by the comb-like or pec- 

 tinate tarsal claws. 



