TTTE G ROUND T5KETLES. 



H. Head not prolonged behind the eyes ; neck not semi-globose. 

 k. Elytra rounded at tip ; tarsal claws simple. 



Tribe IX. Anchonodeiujni, p. L37. 

 kk. Elytra not rounded at tip. 



J. Elytra obliquely sinuate at apex. 



Tribe VIII. Platynini, p. 119. 



11. Elytra truncate at tip. 

 m. Front tibiae slender ; paraglossa? membranous. 



Tribe XIII. Lebiini, p. 141. 

 mm. Front tibiae rather stout, gradually broader to tip ; para- 

 glossae horn-like. Tribe XIV. Helluonini, p. 155. 

 Jih. Next to last joint of labial palpi with a number of bristly hairs 

 in front and always longer than the terminal joint; eyes nor- 

 mal; first antennal joint elongate. 



Tribe XII. Dryptini, p. 139. 



Tribe I. PANAGiEINI. 



Head constricted behind the eyes, then dilated to a seraiglobular 

 neck; mentum emarginate; labrnm with only four setae; anten- 

 nae rising from under a distinct frontal ridge, three basal joints 

 glabrous. Body not pedunculate, scutellum distinct. Elytra not 

 margined at base, their sides narrowly inflexed. Hind coxae con- 

 tiguous. Males with the first two joints of the front tarsi dilated 

 and hairy beneath. 



The tribe is represented in Indiana by the single genus : 



XVI. Panag^us Latr. 1802. (Gr., " all-holy.") 



Medium sized black or reddish-brown beetles having the clyp- 

 eus prolonged beyond the base of the scissors-like mandibles; up- 

 per surface coarsely punctured, and clothed with erect hairs; 

 thorax semi-globose, strongly constricted near base, its hind angles 

 rectangular. They occur beneath stones and logs, usually in sandy 

 localities. Three species are known from the United States, two of 

 which occur in Indiana. 



72 (295). Panag^us crucigerus Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 1823, 

 69 ; ibid. II, 489. 



Head and thorax black ; elytra each with two large red spots extend- 

 ing from the margin to the first or second striae Thorax with numerous 

 coarse, deep punctures, its hind angles small, acute ; elytral stria? and punc- 

 tures deep. Length 11 mm. 



Two in Stein collection labeled ' ' Ind. ' ' ; probably from Posey 

 County. One in Dury collection from Laporte County, Indiana. 

 Taken also by Dury near Cincinnati. 



