300 



FAMILY IX. SOYDM/EN1D/E. 



tenure, long, slender, more than one-half the length of body, the club slender 

 and gradually formed ; eighth joint only one-third wider than seventh ; ninth 

 and tenth one-fifth wider than eighth. Thorax scarcely as long as wide, 

 sides distinctly curved, apex three-fifths as wide as base. Elytra three- 

 fourths wider than thorax, humeral fold long and strong, subhumeral im- 

 pressions large and deep, basal foveas large. Length 1.2 mm. 



Lake, Starke, Marion, Putnam and Lawrence counties; frequent. 

 April 17-June 17. Taken by sifting damp vegetable debris. The 

 front femora are very much enlarged. 



581 (1836). Connophron clavatum Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI. 



1852, 153. 



Elongate, narrow. Dark reddish-yellow ; head and thorax darker than 

 elytra, the latter rather thickly clothed with short, pale, recurved hairs; 

 antennas and legs paler. Head large, as wide as thorax. Antennas as long 

 as head and thorax, slender, the club somewhat abrupt, the eighth joint 

 one-half wider than seventh, ninth and tenth subequal and one-fourth wider 

 than eighth. Thorax as long as wide, sides curved, converging in front, 

 apex three-fourths as wide as base; disk with deep, transverse sub-basal 

 impression. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, sides broadly curved, hu- 

 meral fold small, the inner basal fovea only distinct. Length 1.2 mm. 



Crawford County; rare. May 24. One specimen in Dury col- 

 lection. 



582 (• — — ). Connopheon debilttans Casey, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., VII. 



1897, 446. 



Rather narrowly oval. Pale chestnut brown, shining ; elytra more red- 

 dish, dusky toward tips, rather thickly clothed with short, coarse, pale 

 hairs ; legs pale yellow. Antennas stout, as long as head and thorax, club 

 abruptly 3-jointed. Thorax as long as wide, sides nearly straight, apex 

 three-fifths as wide as base. Elytra three-fourths wider than thorax, hu- 

 meral fold short and feeble ; inner fovea distinct, outer one obsolete. Lengtli 

 1 mm. 



Kosciusko, Putnam and Monroe counties; scarce. April 22- 

 June 20. Taken by sifting. 



583 (1845). Connopheon fulvum Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1S52, 155. 



Narrowly suboval. Pale chestnut brown, shining; legs and antennas 

 paler; elytra with numerous short, recurved pale hairs. Antennas as long 

 as head and thorax, club abrupt and 3-jointed, ninth and tenth joints equal 

 and globular, eleventh one-half longer. Thorax as long as wide, sides 

 feebly curved ; base one-third wider than head. Elytra oval, one-half wider 

 than thorax, humeral fold very small, basal foveas obsolete. Length .8-9 mm. 



Marion County; rare. December 1. Taken from nest of ants 

 in low, open woods. 



