THE FLAT BARK BEETLES. OP* 



*1078 (3320). L^cMOPHLiEtJS biguttatus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 V, 1826, 267; ibid. II, 326. 

 Oblong, depressed. Dark chestnut brown; legs and antennae slightly 

 paler. Thorax narrowed behind; sides much curved, the margins obso- 

 letely crenate. Elytra striate, twice as long as head and thorax together, 

 strongly margined. Length 3-4 mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent. May 1-December 18. 



1079 (3321). L^emophlzeus fasctatus Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 II, 1844, 113. 



Oblong, depressed. Pale reddish-brown ; elytra somewhat darker. An- 

 tennae slightly longer than head and thorax, the last three joints broadest 

 and flattened. Thorax slightly narrowed behind, sides curved and feebly 

 sinuate. Elytra as in Uguttatuis, but only lightly punctured. Length 3- 

 3.5 mm. 



Kosciusko, Marion, Lawrence and Posey counties; scarce. 

 March 24-November 23. Taken in spring at sap on maple and 

 beech stumps. 



L. convexulus Lee, dark brownish-yellow, length 2-2.4 mm., is 

 known to occur from Michigan and near Cincinnati. 



10S0 (3327). LiEMOPHLiEUS awstus Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VII, 

 1854, 74. 



Oblong, subconvex. Head and thorax reddish-brown, thickly and 

 coarsely punctured; elytra darker, shining, glabrous. Head as wide as 

 thorax ; antennae two-thirds the length of body. Thorax twice as wide as 

 long, narrowed at base, sides strongly rounded, sinuate near hind angles, 

 which are sharp and prominent. Elytral striae hue, punctured. Length 

 2 mm. 



lake, Kosciusko, Marion and Posey counties; scarce. March 

 27-June 20. Occurs on beech logs. 



L. modestus Say, dark brownish-yellow, sparsely and rather 

 deeply punctate, length 1.8-2.3 mm., is known from Canada and 

 Georgia. 



1081 (3328). L^emophl,ei7S testaceus Fab., Ent. Syst. Emend., I, 179S, 96. 



Elongate-oblong, depressed. Uniform light reddish-brown. Antennae of 

 male nearly as long as body; of female equal to elytra. Head and thorax 

 sparsely and rather finely punctured; the latter quadrate, sides almost 

 parallel, front angles plainly toothed, hind ones rectangular, lateral grooves 

 distinct. Length 1.5-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. January 5- June 20. Found 

 mating in April. Hibernates ; gregarious in winter. 



