THE SHORT- WINGED SCAVENGER BEETLES. 389 



wider than thorax, together a little lunger than wide; rather coarsely and 

 sparsely punctate. Abdomen parallel, more finely punctate than elytra. 

 Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce. April 21-Novembcr US. Taken 

 by sifting; also sometimes by beating low herbs. 



750 (2221). PHILONTHUS NIGRITULUS Grav.. Micr., 1802. 41. 



Elongate, slender. Black, shining; elytra often feebly bronzed; legs 

 piceous or paler. Head oval, its sides parallel; hind angles sparsely punc- 

 tate. Antenna? piceous, as long as head and thorax, joints 7 to 10 not longer 

 than wide. Thorax not wider than head, longer than wide; dorsal punc- 

 tures equidistant. Elytra slightly wider and a little longer than thorax, 

 sparsely and finely punctate. Abdomen sparsely and more finely punctured 

 than elytra. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Starke County; scarce. May 18. Sifted from decaying sphag- 

 num moss. A member of the boreal fauna. 



751 ( ). PHILONTHUS MULTIPUNCTATUS sp. nov. 



Elongate, slender. Dark chestnut brown, feebly shining; antenna? pic- 

 eous, the two basal joints and legs reddish-brown. Antenna? slightly longer 

 than head and thorax, joints 5-10 as broad as long, llth very little longer. 

 Head subquadrate, longer than wide, sides parallel. Thorax very little 

 wider than head, slightly longer than wide; dorsal punctures eight, the 

 rows diverging toward base, the last puncture nearer the median line. Ely- 

 tra slightly wider than thorax, together one-fourth longer than wide, rather 

 finely, shallowly and sparsely punctate. Abdomen parallel, as wide as ely- 

 tra, above finely and rather closely, beneath much more sparsely, punctate. 

 Last ventral of male with a broad rounded median notch. Length 4-^.5 mm. 



Lawrence County ; rare. May 9. Taken from beneath decay- 

 ing fleshy fungi. 



GROUP E. 



Medium or rather large species, 7 or more mm. in length, hav- 

 ing the punctures of dorsal rows irregular or confused, or some- 

 times the entire thorax with numerous or even dense punctures. 

 Last ventral of male always emarginate. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF GROUP E. 



(i. Thorax longer than wide, either parallel or narrowed behind. 



l>. Thorax with very few punctures; head oval, nearly smooth, narrowed 

 behind the eyes; length s.n mm. SERPENTINTS. 



M. Thorax with numerous coarse punctures.; head transverse or quad- 

 rate, not narrowed behind; length O-K-5 mm. 

 <. Head transverse, wider than long. 



'/. Antenna 1 bead-like ; elytra red; abdomen brown. 



752. BALTI. \IOKK.N SIS. 



