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FAMILY XI. STAPHYLIXID^E. 



rower than elytra, rather coarsely and closely punctate. Thorax slightly 

 longer than wide, sides feebly curved; disk sparsely and rather finely punc- 

 tate. Elytra one-third longer and one-half wider than thorax, coarsely and 

 closely punctate. Abdomen as wide as elytra, rather finely and densely 

 punctate. The hind margins of the segments paler. Last ventral of male 

 with a triangular notch, about as wide as deep. Length 8-9.5 mm. 



Porter. Marion and Putnam counties : scarce. March 6-Decem- 

 ber 25. Listed as pallipes var.. latebricola. hut in my opinion dis- 

 tinct. Say's name lias priority. 



S06 (2507). Hespekobium ceibatum Lee. X. Sp. X. Am. Col., I. 1S63. 46. 



Elongate, rather slender. Black, shining; antennae., mouth parts and 

 elytra reddish-yellow : suture darker on basal third ; legs dull yellow. Head 

 elongate-oval, slightly wider than thorax, with a few coarse punctures be- 

 hind the eyes. Thorax subcylindrical. one-fourth longer than wide, sides 

 nearly straight ; disk smooth at middle with a row of seven to nine coarse 

 punctures each side the smooth area and a few others between these and 

 margin. Elytra one-third wider and slightly longer than thorax, with about 

 nine irregular rows of coarse, sparse punctures. Abdomen rather finely 

 and closely punctate. Male with the last ventral with a deep, triangular 

 notch. Length 8.5-10 mm. 



Vigo and Posey counties: rare. May 5— June 11. Easily known 

 by the long, sparsely punctured head and red elytra. 



SOT ( 250S 



Hespekobium sellatlai Lee. X. Sp. X. Am. Col.. I. 1S63. 46. 



Lather stout, subfusiform. Black, shining; color 

 of elytra given in key : antennae and mouth parts 

 reddish-brown ; legs dull yellow. Head elongate- 

 oval, coarsely and rather closely punctate behind 

 the eyes, the front almost smooth. Thorax sub- 

 cylindrical, slightly narrower than head, one-third 

 I: nger than wide, coarsely and rather sparsely punc- 

 tured each side of a median smooth space. Elytra 

 one-third longer and distinctly wider than thorax, 

 surface, as well as that of abdomen, finely and 

 rather densely punctate. Length S-9 mm. (Fig. 163.) 



Lake County; frequent beneath cover, es- 

 pecially the clumps of prickly-pear cactus, in 

 the sand dune region; Posey County; rare. 

 March 26-Septernber 25. A handsome spe- 

 cies, readily known by the wedge-shaped black 

 sutural stripe of elytra. 

 C. serpeniinum Lee. 9.5-10 mm. in length, is a rare species 

 known from Pennsylvania. North Carolina. Alabama and Kansas, 

 and therefore should occur in southern Indiana. 



Fig. 163. (Original.) 



