THE MELANDRYID BARK BEETLES. 



129:-! 



»"389 (7681). EusTKOPStrs tomentostjs Say. Jonrn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 V 1826, 293; ibid. II, 305. 

 Oval moderately convex, equally obtuse before and behind, m-own. 

 teeblv shining, rather thickly clothed with short yellowish 

 tenni under surface and legs reddish-brown. Kyes separated n no t b 

 I nstance one-fourth greater than their own width. 



and finely punctate, the basal impressions very faint Elytra with row 

 o fine Punrtures. which become unci, smaller near apex ; interna s densel 

 ll —at roughly punctate. Middle and hind tibi* with ridges as ,n 

 bicolor. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Southern two-thirds of State, frequent ; probably throughout. 

 February September 13. Imagoes just emerging were taken on 

 the later date. Occurs beneath hark and in dry fungi. Hibernates 

 in small numbers beneath deeply buried logs. 



VII. Holostropiius Horn. 1888. (Or., " entire + nourished"; 



i. e., well-fed.) 



Small oval species which, besides the characters given in key. 

 have the eves very widely separated, scarcely emarginate m front ; 

 last ioint of maxillary palpi oval, obliquely truncate; fourth joint 

 of antenna not shorter than fifth. One of the three known species 

 occurs in the State. 



2390 (7680). Holostrophfs bifasciatus Say. Long's Expert., II, 1824, 282 ; 

 ibid. I, 180. 



Ova,, convex, distinctly narrowed behind middle. . Baa **^™!*^ 

 iM L^ed with short, reddish pubescence; elytra piceous, *>th a bioad 

 vrflow h tanc on basal and another on apical third, these interrupted at 

 suture antenna, pale reddish-brown. Thorax finely and closely punctate, 

 the basal impressions short and linear. Elytra finely, densely and irregu- 

 larly punctate. Length 4-5.5 mm. 



Throughout the State: frequent. April 7-Oetober 9. Occurs m 

 and beneath rotten logs and in dry fungi in dense woods. Ranges 

 from Massachusetts to Virginia and Tennessee. 



VIII. HaxiLOMenits Panz. 1793. (Gr., "to leap.") 

 Small elousate or oblong species having the spurs of hind tibiae 

 moderate in size and the hind cox* oblique. Two of the tour reeog- 

 nized species occur in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF HAIXOMENTJS. 



a Piceous or dark reddish-brown ; antennae, legs and base of elytra dull 



a. Ficeoub 01 . scapuiabis. 



brownish-yellow; length 4-4.o m„, 

 aa. rale brown; head fuscous; smaller, 3 mm. 



