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FAMILY LXII— ANTIIICIM. 



middle near apex, its surface, as well as that of elytra, finely and rather 



t^Z^^ evy faintly « - at - i — — - 



Posey County; rare. September 27. Occurs on flowers A 

 European species, widely distributed throughout the United States. 



2489 ( 10 ' 727 )- Hemantus easillaris Say, Journ. Phil. Acad Nat Sci 

 III, 1824, 279 ; ibid. II, 165. 

 Resembles the preceding but without the double tubercle on front of 

 thorax and with a distinct impression just behind the humeri of elytra 

 Length 8-4 mm. 



Lake and Marion counties ; scarce. January 17-June 18. 



XII. Anthicus Payk. 1798. (Gr, " like a flower.") 

 A large genus of small species which, as limited by Casey have 

 the mesosternum normal and undilated; last joint of maxillary 

 palpi moderate in size and hatchet-shaped ; antennas rather short 

 and gradually enlarged toward apex, the last joint entire- pubes- 

 cence consisting of but a single set of hairs in addition to the erect, 

 tactile setae. About 60 species are recognized, of which the follow- 

 ing have been taken or probably occur in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF ANTHICUS. 



a: Larger, 2.5 or more mm. in length; sides of thorax broadly rounded in 

 front, generally oblique and curved toward base. 

 6. Abdomen rather coarsely and sparsely punctured; body pale in color 

 a Head densely and roughly punctate ; elytra usually with a large 

 Hi-defined piceous spot. 2490 . SCABEICEPS . 



cc Head sparsely, coarsely and simply punctate; elytra with a fuscous 

 or piceous band at middle, interrupted at suture. 



7 , . 2491. ephippium. 



0. Abdomen always minutely and more or less densely punctate- body 

 usually dark. 



d. Reddish-brown ; elytra with a dark interrupted crossbar at middle 

 and another near apex, the two enclosing a rounded pale spot, 

 on apical third. 2492 . CERVINUS> 



dd, Elytra not as above. 



e. Color wholly black or piceous. 



/. Head and thorax alutaceous and without pubescence; basal 

 margin of thorax completely obsolete. coracinus. 

 ff. Head and thorax pubescent as usual ; thorax with sides ob- 

 tusely prominent near apex, thence straight and oblique to 

 base; elytra large, flat. sodalis " 



ee. Body black ; elytra each with a well defined pale spot near base 

 and another near apex, these occasionally more or less con- 

 fluent ; thorax feebly constricted before the base; occiput im- 

 pressed in middle. 



ff. Elytral punctures rather coarse and sparse, the surface shin- 

 ing. 



