THE SOFT-WINGED FLOWER BE HT I. 



843 



behind, sinuate near the tip and prolonged in the male ; broadly dilated and 

 obtusely rounded in the female. Length 1.7-2.2 mm. 



Marion and Posey counties; scarce. May 24— June 5. 



1609 (5045). Pseudeb.ees oblitus Lec, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, 1852, 



167. 



Form of apicalis. Color above wholly black; antennae at base and legs 

 pale dull yellow. Male characters as in apicalis. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Steuben County: rare. June 17. Swept from herbage in tam- 

 arack swamp. Ranges from Canada to Georgia. 



1610 (5042). Pseudebjeus bicoloe Lec. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1S52. 167. 



Similar to apicalis but with the thorax shorter and more rounded on 

 the sides. Head reddish-yellow but darker than thorax. Male with ely- 

 tra yellow at tip. Length 1.8—2 mm. 



Throughout the State ; scarce. May 14— June 24. Occurs on 

 soft maple and allied trees. 



P. pusillus Say. bluish-black, length 1.5 mm., occurs in the 

 Southern States. 



IV. Attalcs Erichs. 1840. (Gr.. after King Attalus.) 



Species of small size, having the sec- 

 ond joint of front tarsus of male pro- 

 longed over the third and grooved be- 

 neath. fPig. 328.) Nine species and 

 two varieties have been taken in Indiana. 



TVir> c-r^o^-lr^ ,-.-,-<- "U^ Fig. 328. Front male tarsus of A ttalus as 



1 lie Species are based mostly On COlor see n from above and from the side. (After 



and merge into one another, so that a Horn ' } 



number of them will, in time, probably have to be suppressed or 

 listed as \~arieties. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF ATTALUS. 



a. Head, thorax and elytra black or nearly so. 



&. Apical margin of elytra in male bordered narrowly with yellow: 

 female wholly black. 1611. tebminalts. 



1)1). Apical margin of elytra not pale. 



c. Legs all pale ; broadly oval : length 1-1.5 mm. 1612, cbaxulabis. 

 cc. Middle and hind legs black ; larger. 2.5-3.5 mm. 



d. Head wholly black : elytra black, shining. 1613. mobulvs. 



(Id. Clypeus and front legs pale : elytra sooty, opaque. 



1614. PALLXFBONS. 



aa. Body above bicolcred. the head, thorax or elytra in part or wholly yel- 

 lowish or reddish-yellow, 

 e. Head and thorax both wholly reddish-yellow. 



