TlIK (IHOI'.NM) BEETLES. 



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353 (113'J). STUXOLOPIH s IM.EHE.ITS De.j.. Spec. 1 V. 1S2S, 424. 



Elongate-oblong. Piceous black, shining; legs, 

 base of antenna? and narrow margin of thorax 

 brownish-yellow. Thorax feebly nun-owed behind; 

 basal impressions small, rounded, each with but 

 two or three punctures; hind angles strongly 

 rounded. Elytra with sutural stria fine, short, 

 oblique, not joining the first dorsal. Length 4.5 

 5 mm. ( Fig. !)7. ) 



Southern half of State; scarce. March 21- 

 Aim'iist 17. Closely resembles ochropezus, but Fig 97 - x 6 - 

 readily distinguished by the comparatively broader thorax and 

 different snlnral stria. 



353a (- -). STENOLOPIII s PLEBEJVS FUSCATUS Dej., Sp. IV. 1828, 42C>. 



A distinct variety of i>lcbcjus having the disk of thorax black, with 

 broad, pale margins: elytra dull red, the tips irregularly fuscous. Basal 

 impressions of thorax deeper and without punctures. Length 5.5 mm. 



I ah' County; frequent, beneath rubbish along the beach of 

 1 ake MichigHii. April 29-May 14. 



*354 (1140). STEXOLOPHI s eox.j cxc/rus Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., II, 



1823, 90; ibid. II, 504. 



oblong. Piceous, shining; legs and base of antennae reddish-brown. 

 Thorax broader than long, the sides broadly rounded into base, so that hind 

 angles are wanting. Elytra! strhe. fine; intervals flat. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; common, especially in sandy localities. 

 Hibernates. Abundant on the wing in early spring and at electric 

 lights. February 6-Deeember 3. The smaller size and uniform 

 color if thorax readily distinguish this species. 



:;: .'!55 (1145). STEXOI.OPIU'S OCHKOPK/I s Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc.. II. 



!S23, 54; ibid. II. 478. 



Elongate-oblong, rather slender. Black or p ice- 

 on- 1 , the elytra often iridescent; legs and base 

 of antenna- pale. Thorax scarcely wider than 

 long, convex; hind angles obtuse, rounded: basal 

 impressions broad, shallow, sparsely but distinct- 

 ly punctured. Elytra! stria' rather deep, es- 

 pecially toward the tip: intervals Hat. Length 

 5.5-G mm. < Fig. 98.) 



Throughout the Slate; common, lliber- 

 nales. January 7 Uetober 17. The su- 

 liira! ^Iria <:!' olyira is longer and deeper 

 t hail III 1 lie o| her species. 



