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THE MELANDRYID BARK BEETLES. 



+• . r-arp March 20-June 22. 

 Kosciusko and Putnam counties; rare. 

 Sifted from dead leaves in low moist places. Ranges trom 

 vania to Louisiana. ova l convex, black, shining, head, 



from Illinois and Georgia, 



Tr ft>e VI. 'MELANDRYINI. 

 ' The genera comprising tribe 



^X^Tl^^X^ -i of mates di 

 Med fron^'conti^ous, tarsal claws simple ; thorax as wide at 

 base as elytra ; head net constricted behind. 



Representatives of the following genera are known to occui 

 probably occur within the State: 



KEY TO INDIANA GENERA OF MELANDRYINI. 



„ Elvtrn „,—. - .. .» ■<"■■■ ' - » "4,-"-" It. 



gether not longer than joint 4. 



„, cental suture rt™*f%£££Z* - ^ 



Middle coxae contiguous; antennae sienaei , Xylita. 

 lary palpi large, hatchet-shaped. 



,. r r than - ^ « 



ee. Ma*..hu-.v pal,- with fourth Joint not wider tt.au second mid 



„ Miliary palpi not serrate or servifonn. the fourth joint elon- 

 . " gate : IL uniform hrown : length move than 11 ^ 



a «. serrate or serriform. the last joint 



« M :r= = — ■ «• - tks£ 



t'-iced in front, obsolete behind. ' 

 oa Pro nt entire,- Cosed on the outer side. ,. e.. without an 



, SSES^S - -triform or «^ « 

 length 6 or more mm. 

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