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than long. Head feebly bronzed, sparsely punctate behind the eyes. Thorax 

 slightly broader than long, sides sinuate behind the middle, then rounded 

 into base. Elytra a little wider than thorax, together almost square; 

 sparsely and rather h'uely punctured. Abdomen slightly narrower than 

 elytra, rather coarsely and closely punctate above, more sparsely beneath; 

 last ventral segment with a small triangular notch in male. Length 10- 

 12.5 mm. 



Vigo and Crawford counties; rare. April 17-June 27. Occurs 

 in stable manure. 



P. scricinus Horn, 11 mm. in length, is known from Canada, 

 Pennsylvania and Texas, and therefore should occur in Indiana. 



729 (2156). PHILONTHUS UMBRATILIS Grav., Micr., 1802, 170. 



Rather slender, subfusifonn. Black, moderately shining; elytra feebly 

 bronzed, sparsely clothed with brownish hairs. Head subquadrate, punc- 

 tured near the hind angles. Antenna? piceous, slightly longer than head 

 and thorax, joints 5 to 10 a little longer than wide. Thorax slightly longer 

 than wide, sides nearly straight, dorsal punctures deep. Elytra wider than 

 thorax, together nearly square, finely and rather closely punctate. Abdo- 

 men more finely and less densely punctate than elytra. Last ventral of 

 male deeply notched. Length 7-8 mm. 



Kosciusko County; rare. July 24. Taken from beneath rub- 

 bish on shores of Lake Wawasee. A boreal species which also oc- 

 curs in Europe. 



730 (2157). PHILONTHUS L.ETULUS Say, Trans. Ainer. Phil. Stic., IV, 1834, 



449; ibid. II, 5G4. 



Elongate, slender. Head, elytra and three apical segments of abdomen 

 black; thorax, femora and three basal segments of abdomen dull red; tibia? 

 and tarsi piceous. Thorax nearly square, narrower than head; sides sin- 

 uate behind middle, then rounded into base. Elytra slightly wider and 

 one-third longer than thorax, sparsely and finely punctate, very sparsely 

 pubescent. Abdomen coarsely and sparsely punctate. Length 6-9 mm. 



Marion and Lawrence counties; scarce. April 18-September 12. 

 Occurs in fungi. 



P. asper Horn, 8.5 mm. in length, has been recorded from Cin- 

 cinnati and very probably occurs in southern Indiana. It is found 

 in the stems of mushrooms. 



731 (2167). PHILONTHUS HEPATICUS Erichs., Gen. Spec. Staph., 1840, 451. 

 Slender, subfusiform. Head black ; thorax and elytra dark brown, the 



latter sometimes dull yellow ; abdomen and under surface piceous. An- 

 tenna' slender, reaching base of thorax, piceous. the two basal joints and 

 legs pale yellowish. Head small, oval, narrower than thorax, with a very 

 few coarse punctures, two of which are on the front between the eyes. 

 Thorax longer than wide, sides nearly straight. Elytra wider than thorax, 



