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FAMILY IT. CARABILVE. 



Throughout the State ; scarce. February 1-December 25. Hi- 

 bernates as imago beneath logs, etc., in low, damp places. 



89 ( ). Bembidium graciliforme Hayw., Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XXIV, 



1S97, 97. 



Elongate, rather slender, slightly convex. Head and thorax blackish- 

 bronzed ; elytra bronzed piceous, shining, with a subhmneral blotch, a 

 cross-band behind the middle and sometimes the apex, paler, the markings 

 often indistinct ; antennae piceons, the basal joints and legs dull yellow. 

 Thorax subcordate, one-half wider than long, distinctly narrower at base 

 than apex; sides curved nearly to base, deeply sinuate in front of hind 

 angles, which are rectangular and carinate. Elytra slightly wider than 

 thorax, the striae distinctly punctate to behind middle; intervals convex. 

 Length 5-5.7 mm. 



Lake and Vigo counties ; scarce. April 25-October 1. 

 B. oberthuri Hayw., 4-4.5 mm. in length, is known from Massa- 

 chusetts, Illinois and Iowa and should occur in northern Indiana. 



90 (377). Bembidium fraterncm Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1857, 6. 



Slightly robust, moderately convex. Dark greenish-bronzed; elytra 

 with a narrow transverse band one-third from base, another one-third from 

 apex and an apical spot, paler, the three usually connected along the mar- 

 gin, often indistinct; antennae piceous, paler at base; legs reddish-brown. 

 Thorax slightly subcordate. finely alutaceous, one-half wider than long; 

 basal impressions broad, deep ; sides broadly curved, sinuate near base ; 

 hind angles rectangular, carinate. the carina? long. Elytra one-half wider 

 than thorax, the stria? punctate to behind middle; intervals nearly flat. 

 Length 4-4.5 mm. 



Steuben, Fountain and Lawrence counties; scarce. July 6- 

 August 16. 



91 (391). Bembidium versicolor Lee. Ann. Eye. Nat. Hist., IV, 1848, 460. 



Slightly elongate, moderately convex. Llead and thorax greenish- 

 black, slightly bronzed ; elytra usually dull yellow, with three cross-bands, 

 more or less connected along the suture, piceous or nearly black ; antennae 

 piceous, the basal joints and legs reddish-brown. Thorax subcordate, one- 

 half wider than long; sides strongly curved in front, deeply sinuate near 

 base; hind angles rectangular, carinate. Elytra one-half wider than 

 thorax, the stria- rather deep, distinctly punctate to behind middle, tin 1 

 outer ones obsolete on apical half. Length 2.5-3.2 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. March 1-October 11. One 

 of our smallest species. 



B. constrictum Lee, has a wide distribution over the Eastern 

 United States and should occur in Indiana. 



