THE ('LICK BEETLES. 



763 



1451 (4422). Sebicus siiaceus Say. Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist.. I, 1825, 260; 



ibid, i; 395. 



Oblong, slender. Dull reddish-yellow to sooty-brown, rather densely 

 clothed with yellow hairs: head and thorax often paler than elytra. Sec- 

 mid and third joints of antennae subequal, together slightly longer than 

 fourth. Thorax one-half longer than broad, scarcely narrowed in front: 

 sides rounded on apical third; disk densely and finely punctate; hind an- 

 gles long, distinctly diverging, not carinate. Elytra with sides parallel to 

 apical third: the striae with rather large moderately impressed punctures: 

 intervals subconvex, sparsely punctulate. transversely wrinkled. Length 

 0.5-7.5 mm. 



Putnam. Knox and Posey counties: scarce. May 22— June 11. 



1452 (4424 i. Sebicus flavipexxis Mots.. Bull. Soc. Mosc, 1S43. 

 Elongate, slender. Fuscous- or dusky-brown, sparsely clothed with 



yellowish hairs: legs and basal half of elytra dull yellow. Second and 

 third joints of antennae short, equal, together one-third shorter than fourth. 

 Thorax two-thirds longer than broad, sides nearly straight, disk finely and 

 very densely punctate : hind angles long, feebly divergent, finely but dis- 

 tinctly carinate. Elytra with sides attenuate behind the middle, stria 3 punc- 

 tate : intervals rather densely and roughly punctulate. Eength 6.5-7 mm. 



Lawrence County : rare. May 23. 



XL. Cortmbites Lat. 1834. (Gr., "a brush or pencil. ") 



This genus comprises a large heterogeneous group, into which 

 have been shifted species widely different in form, size and color. 

 They all agree in having the clypeus more or less flattened and not 

 margined in front: tarsal joints without lobes, the claws simple: 

 prosternum with a long lobe ; hind coxal plates narrow on the outer 

 end. The genus is badly in need of revision, and no literature ex- 

 cept the widely scattered descriptions is available. About 80 spe- 

 cies are known from the United States, of which the following have 

 been taken or perhaps occur in Indiana : 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CORYXl BITES. 



a. Joints three and four of antenna? subequal. or joint three rarely slightly 

 longer than four. 

 &. Antenna? serrate: joints 4 to 10 more or less triangular. 



c. Third joint of antennae triangular, not much narrower than fourth : 

 form not strongly robust. 

 d. Color above not uniform brown or piceous. 

 e. Elytra yellow, thorax black. 



/. Elytra with a common sutural spot and two spots on each. 



black. 1453. verxalis. 



ff. Elytra dull yellow, without spots. 1451. tarsaijs. 



ee. Elytra black or piceous. 



