632 



FAMILY XXVI. NITIDULIDiE. 



gg. Elytra bicolored, the base reddish-brown, apex piceous ; pro- 

 sternum in front densely and rather coarsely punctured. 



1216. ANTIQUUS. 



1210 (3672). Caepophilus hemipterus Linn., Syst. Nat, I, 1766, 565. 



Oblong. Piceous, feebly shining, sparsely pubescent ; 

 elytra each with a humeral spot and large irregular 

 apical space dull yellow; legs pale. Thorax one-third 

 wider than long, narrowed at apex, sides feebly curved, 

 hind angles obtuse; surface sparsely punctured at 

 middle, more densely near sides. Elytra and abdo- 

 men above and below sparsely and finely punctate. 

 Prosternuin coarsely and sparsely punctured. Length 

 4 mm. (Fig. 239.) 

 Fig. 239. X 6*. -r> n + v r o k 



(After Smith.) Posey County ; rare. May 25. 



1211 (3674). Caepophilus dimidiatus Fab., Ent. Syst., I. 1795, 261. 



Oblong, moderately robust. Pale brownish-yellow to piceous ; feebly 

 shining, sprrsely pubescent. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides curved 

 on apical third, thence nearly straight to base, hind angles obtuse, surface 

 rather densely punctured, more so on sides. Elytra together longer than 

 wide, more sparsely and finely punctured than thorax. Abdomen above and 

 below finely and sparsely punctured. Prosternum coarsely and densely 

 punctured. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Wells and Vigo counties; rare. July 21-September 23. Taken 

 on rotten melon. 



1212 (3675). Carpophilus melanopterus Erichs., Germ. Zeitschr., IV. 



1843, 262. 



Oval, moderately robust. Uniform pale reddish-yellow, above and be- 

 low, except the elytra, which are black or piceous. Thorax one-third wider 

 than long, narrowed in front, sides feebly curved, hind angles small, re- 

 tracted; disk convex, together with the elytra rather finely and densely 

 punctured. Prosternum coarsely but not densely punctured. Length 4 

 4.5 mm. 



A southwestern species, collected in Marshall and Putnam coun- 

 ties; scarce. June 4— October 15. 



1213 (3678). Caepophilus Niger Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sei.. III. 



1823, 195 : ibid. II, 124. 



Oval, slightly oblong. Uniform brownish-black or piceous, sparsely 

 pubescent ; legs, scape of antennae and abdomen reddish-brown. Thorax 

 one-half wider than long, sides regularly curved, hind angles rectangular : 

 disk, as well as that of elytra, slightly flattened, densely punctured. Hu- 

 meral angles of elytra prominent. Length 3.5-4.2 mm. 



Steuben and Vigo counties, scarce ; at sap of soft maple. Prob- 

 ably occurs throughout the State. June 18-September 22. 



