THE SAP-FEEDING BEETLES. 



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1226 ( ). Epub.ea dubyi sp. nov. 



Broadly oval, subdepressed. Uniform pale yellow. 



sparsely pubescent, distinctly shining. Head finely and 

 sparsely punctate. Thorax two-thirds wider than long, 

 widest at middle, the sides thence converging and nearly 

 straight to apex, feebly curved to base; disk finely and 

 rather sparsely punctate, broadly and shallowly im- 

 pressed near the hind angles. Elytra together a little 

 longer than wide, tips subtruncate ; disk finely and rather 

 sparsely punctate. Abdomen finely granulate-punctate. 

 Intercoxal process rather broad, but acute at apex. Length 

 3.5-4.7 mm. (Fig. 240.) 



Crawford County: rare. June 27-. June 28. Taken also by 

 Chas. Dury near Cincinnati and named in his honor. The largest 

 species taken in the State. 



1227 (3709). Epub.ea tbuxcateela Mann.. Bull. Mosc., II, 1846. 514. 

 Elongate, parallel. Piceous-brown to nearly black, sparsely pubescent. 



Thorax one-third wider than long, sides feebly curved and obliquely nar- 

 rowed on basal third; hind angles subrectangular. margins narrowly flat- 

 tened : surface densely punctate. Elytra slightly narrowed near tips, less 

 densely punctured than thorax. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Lawrence County: rare. April 13. Taken from decaying 



fungi. 



GrBOTJP B. 



In this group the tibiae present no sexual characters whatever. 

 Two of the seven species comprising the group have been taken, 

 while another may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF GBOEP B. 



a. Process of abdomen between the hind coxa?, broad, obtuse. 



~b. Elytra narrowly margined ; hind femora of male simple ; color dark 

 reddish-brown, the margin of thorax yellowish translucent. 



122 S. OVATA. 



hh. Elytra widely margined ; hind femora of male obtusely subangulate ; 

 piceous. the elytra each with four paler spots. peltoides. 

 an. Process of abdomen triangular, more or less acute; color pale reddish- 

 yellow. 1229. i a runs. 



122S (3711). Epub-Ea ovata Horn. Trans. Anier. Ent. Soc. VII. 1S79. 29S. 



Broadly oval. Piceous. moderately shining: margins of thorax and 

 elytra paler. Thorax twice as wide as long ; apex narrower than base and 

 deeply emarginate; sides strongly curved, suddenly sinuate near the hind 

 angles, which are rectangular ; margins widely flattened and moderately 

 reflexed ; surface, as well as that of elytra, rather densely punctate. Ely- 

 tra very little longer than wide at base : sides curved and gradually nar- 

 rowing to the tips, which are rounded : margin narrowly reflexed. Length 

 2.5-3 mm. 



Steuben. Kosciusko. Putnam and Marion counties; scarce. 

 [41—23402] 



Fig. 240. X 4. 

 (Original) 



