THE GROUND BEETLES. 



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*259 (902). Lebia bivittata Fab., tent. Syst. Supp., 1798, 59. 



Oval, rather Broad. Thorax reddish-yellow; white stripes of elytra 

 narrow, the outer one the shorter ; legs black, the tibiae pale. Head finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Thorax slightly broader than long, sides distinctly 

 curved, apex much broader than base. Length 5.5-6 mm. 



Vigo . County ; scarce. January 5-Deeember 28. Hibernates 

 beneath chunks in the corners of rail fences about which piles of 

 dead leaves have drifted. A member of the Austroriparian fauna. 



XLI. Coptodera Dej. 1825. (Gr., "cut + neck. ") 



Small bluish beetles having the mentum deeply emarginate, 

 without a tooth ; first joint of tarsi as long as the next two, fourth 

 feebly emarginate; tarsal claws pectinate. But one species is 

 known from the Eastern United States. 



260 (904). Coptodeea jsrata Dej., Sp. I, 1825, 277. 



Rather broad, subdepressed. Head, thorax and under surface piceous ; 

 elytra bluish-green ; antennas and legs dark brown or piceous. Head finely 

 wrinkled on side near the eyes. Thorax twice as wide as long ; sides dis- 

 tinctly curved, rather broadly margined near the base; hind angles obtuse. 

 Elytral striae fine, not punctured. Middle tibiae of males distinctly notched 

 on inner side near tip. Length 5.5-6.5 mm. 



Southern half of the State, frequent • Lake County, rare. April 

 15-October 10. Occurs on vegetation and beneath bark. 



XLII. Dromius Bon. 1813. (Gr., a runner. 



Small piceous beetles, having the palpi and tarsi slender, the 

 fourth joint of latter not bilobed nor emarginate ; tarsal claws ser- 

 rate ; mentum without a tooth. One of the two species is found in 

 Indiana. 



261 (906). Dromius picetjs Dej., Spec. V, 1829, 363. 



Ovate, slender, depressed. Piceous, moderately shining ; antennae, mouth 

 parts and legs, and narrow margins of thorax and elytra, pale brownish- 

 yellow. Plead with lengthwise wrinkles above the eyes. Thorax slightly 

 wider than long, narrower at base; sides curved with a rather wide re- 

 flexed margin; disk finely wrinkled, the median line distinct, hind angles 

 obtuse. Elytral stria- fine, indistinctly punctured; intervals slightly con- 

 vex. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Jennings County; scarce. November 20. Occurs beneath bark. 



XLIII. Apristus Chaud. 1846. (Gr., ' £ without + saw. ") 



Small black species having the tarsal claws simple ; mentum 

 toothed; ligula small, cordiform with four seta? in front; thorax 



