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FAMILY II. CABjLBI"Q2E. 



*174 (702). Loxandrus agilis Dej.. Spec. III. 1828, 244. 



Black or piceous, shining, feebly iridescent ; antennae dusky, the basal 

 joint paler; legs pale to dark reddish-brown. Thorax subquadrate. as wide 

 as long; sides more strongly curved than in minor; basal impressions large, 

 sparsely and finely punctate, hind angles rounded. Elytral striae finely but 

 distinctly punctate ; intervals subconvex. Length 5.5-7 mm. 



Fulton, Vigo and Dubois counties; scarce. January 7-August 

 20. Occurs under bark of oak stumps and logs. 



175 (707). Loxandrtjs velox Dej.. Spec. Ill, 1828, 245. 



Black or piceous, shining; three basal joints of antennae reddish-yellow, 

 remainder darker. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides feebly curved, 

 basal impressions narrow. Elytral striae distinctly punctured ; intervals 

 flattened. Length 5-6 mm. 



Marion. Yigo. Lawrence ahYL Crawford counties; scarce. Jan- 

 uary 7-October 23. The reddish-yellow sutural spot near apex is 

 sometimes indistinct. 



L. celer Dej.. 6-7 mm. in length, is known from Illinois. Florida 

 and Texas, and probably occurs in the southern third of Indiana. 



Tribe VII. LIGININI. 



Antenna? moderately long, arising from beneath a distinct fron- 

 tal plate, two or three basal joints glabrous; head short, with two 

 setae above the eyes ; labrum short, emarginate. longitudinally im- 

 pressed; mandibles stout, more or less curved, mentum deeply 

 emarginate. without a tooth. Thorax with one (rarely two) bris- 

 tle-bearing punctures on the side and one near the hind angles. 

 Body not pedunculate. Elytra striate, margined at base, not in- 

 terrupted on the margin. Hind coxae contiguous ; front tibiae deep- 

 ly emarginate on inner side. Males with two or three joints of 

 front tarsi rather broadly dilated, spongy pubescent beneath and 

 filiate at the sides. 



Four genera represent the tribe in the United States, three of 

 which occur in Indiana. 



KEY TO INDIANA GENERA OF LICININI. 



a. Antennae with three basal joints entirely glabrous; size medium or 

 large. 10 or more mm. 

 1). Elytra with one dorsal puncture on the third interval (except in 

 obtusa) ; eighth and ninth striae very close. 



XXVIII. DlPLOCHILA. 



Elytra without dorsal puncture; eighth and ninth striae well sep- 

 arated. XXIX. Dicjelus. 

 (in. Antennae with only two basal joints glabrous: size small, not over 7 

 mm. ; third interval with two dorsal punctures. XXX. Badiste::. 



