60 



FAMILY II. CAEAB.ID/E. 



Fig. 44. 

 (After Leng.) 



Fig. 45. 



59 (258). Clivina dextipek Dej., Spec. I, 1825, 415. 

 Elongate, slender. Black, shining; legs piceous; antennae and 



tarsi reddish-brown. Elytral strise distinct, finely punctured. 

 Length 7.5-8.5 mm. (Fig. 44.) 



a * Throughout the State: frequent. April 6-Octo- 



ber 9. 



60 (259). Clivina impressifrons Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci., II, 1844, 50. 



Readily known by its uniform reddish-brown hue and the deep groove 

 of vertex. Elytral stride distinct, finely punctured. Length 6-6.5 mm. 

 (Fig. 45.) 



Frequent throughout the State, beneath stones 

 along the sandy margins of streams and lakes, and. in 

 low, damp cultivated fields? April 1 -August 30. Said 

 to do much damage to sprouting corn grains. 



61 (263). Clivina punctigera Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. 



Sci., 1857, 81. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Dark reddish-brown; elytra 

 piceous, the antennae and legs a little paler. Vertical groove 

 evident but shallow, with numerous fine punctures near its front 

 end and coarser ones on sides. Thorax finely and sparsely punctured. Elytral 

 striae deep, the" punctures fine; the third stria with four dorsal punctures. 

 Lmgth 5-5.5 mm. 



Dubois County; rare. May 11. Resembles impressifrons but 

 smaller, with shorter and more shallow- vertical groove and with 

 the outer front angles of the clypeus less advanced. A southern 

 form described from South Carolina, 



62 *(264). Clivina rubicunda. Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1S57, SI. 



Elongate, slender. Head, thorax, antennre and legs reddish-brown; 

 elytra darker. Head smooth, vertex foveate. Thorax with one or two 

 dull teeth on each basal angle. Length 4.8-5.2 mm. 



Vigo and Posey counties; scarce. February 10-May 7. Oc- 

 curs beneath logs and chunks some distance from water. Hiber- 

 nates as imago. A handsome little species, also of southern range. 



63 (266). Clivina rufa Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1S57, 81. 



Lnif'orm light brownish-red. Elytral strise entire, finely punctate. 

 Length 5 mm. 



Floyd County; scarce. September 29-October 9. 



C. coll aris Herbst, an introduced European species, 5.2 mm. in 

 length, has been taken near Cincinnati and probably occurs in 

 sou the r n Indiana. 



