854 



FAMILY XLII. — CLER1D M 



1631 (5169). En oc lerds bosmajrus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat Sci., Ill, 



1823, 190; ibid. II, 121. 

 Elongate, convex, slightly wider behind. Dull red, subopaque; elytra 

 with a narrow crossbar in front of middle and a much broader one on apical 

 third, black, the two separated by a curved yellowish-white bar, apex also 

 yellowish-white or pale red ; tibia? and outer joints of antenna? fuscous ; ab- 

 domen black, polished. Thorax bell-shaped, finely and densely punctate. 

 Elytra with coarse, dense confluent punctures, arranged in very irregular 

 rows; intervals subcostate, especially at base, the pale crossbar and apex 

 clothed with rather dense whitish hairs. Length 4-7 mm. 



Southern two-thirds of State, common; not taken north of 

 Marion and Vermillion counties. May 21-September 16. Occurs 

 especially on the foliage of the greater horseweed. 



1632 (5180). Enocleeus thoracicus Oliv., Ent, IV, 1795, No. 76, 18, pi. 2, 



fig. 22, a, &. 



Elongate, slightly wider behind, subdepressed. Black, often with a 

 bluish or violaceous tinge ; thorax and sometimes the front of head reddish- 

 yellow, the former with a large black discal spot on basal half (this rarely 

 extending to front margin) ; legs and antenna? very rarely dusky yellow. 

 Elytra rather coarsely and very densely punctate, obsoletely costate. Length 

 5-7 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. May 4-June 28. Occurs on 

 foliage in damp meadows. 



VI. Thanasimus Latr. 1806. (Gr., "mortal.") 



Eyes emarginate in front, finely granulated; maxillary palpi 

 slender; labial palpi dilated; antennal club loosely 3-jointed, very 

 gradually enlarged; tarsi apparently 4-jointed, slender, elongate, 

 claws broadly toothed. Four species are known from America 

 north of Mexico, one of which occurs in Indiana, 



1633 (5184). Thanasimus dubius Fabr., Gen. Ins. Mant, 1777, 229. 



Elongate, depressed, subopaque, somewhat wider behind. 

 Head, thorax, under surface and base of elytra dull red; 

 antennae and legs varying from red to pitchy black, the legs 

 usually red, the tibiae black ; elytra in great part black, with 

 a narrow angulate crossbar in front of middle and a broader 

 sinuate one near apex formed of dense recumbent grayish- 

 white hairs. Thorax bell-shaped, finely and densely punc- 

 tate and with a deep curved transverse groove in front of 

 middle and a median impressed line behind the groove. Ely- 

 tra with rows of coarse punctures on basal half, these grad- 

 Fi s . 335. ^ ually indistinct toward apex. Length 7.5-9 mm. (Fig. 335.) 

 (Original.) Lake and Elkhart counties; rare. July 23- Au- 



gust 9. . 



