THE GROUND BEETLES. 



145 



c. Tarsal claws serrate rather than pectinate; palpi stout: elytra 

 brownish-yellow with two bluish bands; length 6-7 mm. 



PULCHELLA. 



cc. Tarsal claws pectinate, their teeth longer and not directed oblique- 

 ly outward. 

 d. Head smooth or very feebly punctured. 



e. Uniform greenish-black; legs pale yellow ; length 5 mm. 



247. RHODOPUS. 



ee. Color not black. 



/. Elytra either wholly blue, green or olivaceous. 

 (j. Head, thorax and elytra of one color. 



h. Greenish or bluish ; legs black ; length 4.5-5.5 mm. 



248. viridis. 



hh. Olivaceous green ; legs pi ceo as brown or paler ; length 

 3-3.5 mm. 249. pumila. 



gg. Body above not unicolored. 



i. Head and thorax reddish-yellow ; abdomen black ; length 



6.5-7.5 mm. pleuritica. 

 ii. Head greenish-black; thorax and entire body beneath 

 pale red ; elytra bright green. 250. viridipennis. 

 ff. Elytra piceous, ornate with pale spots. 251. ornata. 



dd. Head coarsely punctured between the eyes; elytra piceous 

 spotted with brownish-yellow nearly as in ornata; length 3- 

 3-7 mm. 252. lobulata. 



W. Elytra deeply striate ; striae not punctured. 



j. Head with lengthwise wrinkles or striae ; length 4.5-5 mm. 



253. analis. 



jj. Head nearly smooth; elytra subovate, broader behind; length 6- 

 7 -5 mm. 254. fuscata. 



L. divisa Lee, a member of the boreal fauna, has been recorded 

 from Lake Superior and Galesburg. Illinois, and perhaps occurs in 

 the extreme northern part of Indiana. 



L. pulckella Dej. has been taken near Cincinnati and its occur- 

 rence in the State is more than probable. 



247 (882b). Lebia rhodopus Schwarz, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc, XVII, 1878, 

 354. 



Oval, slender. Black or very dark olivaceous green, subopaque, finely 

 alutaceous; antennae dusky, the third joint and legs pale reddish-yellow. 

 Head large, wider than thorax, minutely and sparsely punctate ; antennse 

 more than half the length of body, the outer joints stout. Thorax small, 

 sides feebly rounded, margins less broadly reflexed than in viridis. Elytral 

 stria? very fine ; intervals almost flat. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Jennings and Franklin counties; rare. June 11-July 11. 

 Taken from flowers of wild parsnip. A species of southern range. 

 Listed as a variety of viridis, but in my opinion distinct. 



