1328 FAMILY LXII. — ANTHICIDTE. 



KEY TO INDIANA (iKNEnA OF EURYGENIINI. 



u. Last joint of maxillary palpi lii-oad, hatcliel -shaped ; eyes uaiTOvvly aiid 



distinctly emargiuatc on lowei- side. I. Ketocomus. 



«». Last joint of maxillary palpi Ions, pruniug-knlfe shaped ; eyes very 



slightly emarglnate. II. Steeeopalpus. 



I. Retocomus Casey. 1895. 



This genus comprises most of the species formerly classed under 

 Eiirtjgcniits Laf., which Casey states is confined to Brazil. But one 

 of the five recognized species occurs in the State. 



21(« (7S(!0). Retocomus wiujii Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VII, 1855, 

 270. 



Elongate, subcyllndrleal. Black, head and thorax densely i.-lotlied with 

 hrownisli-gray hairs; elytra eacli with five narrow rows of similar pnlies- 

 cence, these alternating with narrow lilack stri|)es l)eariug small isolated 

 patclies of gray hairs; under surf.-ue and legs lirownish, densely clothed 

 with gray hairs. Thorax sul«<irdate, aliont as wide as long; disk densely 

 aiKl coarsely punctate and with a deep median impressed line. Elytra one- 

 half wider than thorax, densely and coarsely punctate. Length 30-12 mm. 



Southern two-thirds of State ; scarce. ^lay 10-June 17. Beaten 

 from flowers, especially those of the false indigo {Amorplia fniti- 

 cofsa L.') and osage orange. 



II. Stekeopalpus Laf. 1849. (Gr., "solid -f- palpus.") 



Casey recognizes 11 species of this genus, seven of which he de- 

 scribes as new. Two well-known species occur in the State and rufi- 

 pc.^. one of Casey's new ones, was described from Indiana. I have 

 not seen specimens of it, but give his distinctions between it and 

 the others as follows : 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF STEHEOPALPUS. 



(I. Elytral pubescence uniform in distribution and in general tint; head 

 equal in width to thorax. 

 h. I'piier surface uniform grayisli-fiiscous in hue, the elvtra often slight- 

 's' paler. ' 04,14 mellyi. 

 hb. Elytra light yellowish-brown, always distinctly paler than thorax. 



24(!5. VESTITl'S. 



aa. Elytral pubescence not uniform in distribution and hue, they being 

 closely and finely mottled with small irregular clusters of slightly 

 greater density: le.gs dull reddisli-ycllnw. rufipes: 



2404 (7N7.1), STEREOPAr,prs mellyi Laf., Mou. des Anthic, 1S4S, 5. 



Elongate, slender, subcylindrical. Fuscous, thickly clothed with gray- 

 ish pubescence; U-gs often varying (o reddish-brown. Thorax bell-shaped. 



