1292 FA-MII.^' L\ III. .MELAXDRYII).]';. 



VI. EuSTBOPHUS 111. 1807. (Gr., "well + twisted.") 

 Black or lirown, oval, strongly convex spe^'ics, separated from 

 those of allied izenera only by the eliaraeters abo\'e given. Six spe- 

 cies are recognize<l, three of which have been taken in the State, 

 while two others juay occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIIS OF El'.S TROPIU-.S. 



a. K,\e.'^ iiairiiwl.v sejiaruted, souietiiiies almost conti.^uous on tlie fnuit. 

 h. Jliddle and bind lilii;e with distinct transverse ridges on their outer 

 edge ; under surface and le.i;"s reddish-brown. 

 c. Form distinctly nuiTowed behind the middle; thorax wholly black. 



2:iS7. BICOLOR. 



re. Form mucli less narrowed behind the middle; thorax with a brown 



marginal band on sides and Iront. BRUNNEiMAKOiNATes. 



Wi. Middle and hind tibiie without transverse rid.^es ; under surface and 



legs pieeous. i';!S,s. eepandu.s. 



aa. Eyes widely sejiarated on the front; form very little narrowed behind 



the middle. 



(/. Pieeous black ; thorax beneath shining, closely but not roughly ijuuc- 



tured. coxFiNis. 



dd. Brown; thorax beneath densely and roughly granulate-punctate. 



:23S'.J. TOMENTOSUS. 



*2::;s7 (TdT'.i). ErsTKOPMUS p.icoloe Fab., Ent. Syst.. I, ITOS. 497. 



Oval, ciaivex, distinctly narroAN'ed behind. Black, shining, sparsely pu- 

 bescent; abdomen and legs reddish-brown; antenuaj black, four basal joints 

 reddish, terminal joint wholly reddish-yellow. Thorax finely and closely 

 punctured, the basal impressions vague. Elytra with rows <if feebly im- 

 pressed, rather coarse punctures which become liner towards apex; inter- 

 vals flat, closely punctate. Length .^-C mm. 



Throughout the State; common. January lil-September 20. 

 Occurs beneath bark, especially that of fungus-co\'ered logs. In two 

 specimens from Ti])pecanoe (bounty the under side of abdomen and 

 femora are wholly black, but otlierwise I can note no differences of 

 importance. 



E. bruinifiniarfiinaluy Dury, black, head rufous, thorax and ely- 

 tra each margined with brown, length :i.7-4.8 mm., was described 

 from near Cincinnati. 



2;iSS (10,710). EusTKOPHUS HEPANDUs Horn, Trans. Anier. Ent. Soc, XV, 

 tNS.S. 33. 



DiiJers from hicolor by char;ic1ers given in key. The antenna' arc 

 darker, with only tlie apical half of terminal joint pale. Punctures of ely- 

 tral rcjws much finer on .-ipical third. Length (1-7 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. :\l;ii'ch 2(i-Novemlier 17. Oc- 

 curs with tlie pi'eeediiig, more commonly on Fungi, and like it prob- 

 ably hibernates as imago. 



E. confinis Lee, length 6 mm., is known from Canada, Wisconsin 

 and Nebraska. 



