~)4S FAMILY' XVIH. EROTYLID^. 



' : ' 1II4C. (322<>). TKITO.MA uKiiTTAiA Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. X;it. Sci., IV. 



is:;.-,. Mi; ibid. II. -".>. 



Resembles linni<-raUx. but inure narrowly oval. Entirely pale beneath 

 ami with the reddish-yellow spot of elytra larger, triangular, reaching near- 

 ly from srutelluni to huinerus. Elytra more deeply striate, the punctures 

 of intervals more distinct, especially at base. Length 3-4 mm. 



L;ikc. Yigo. Lawrence and ( 'rawford counties; common locally 

 on decaying At/arii-ns. Hibernates. March D-December 25. 



1047 <3->7t. TRITOMA MIMETICA Crotch, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., IV, 1S73, 



355. 



Rather broadly ovate. Head, thorax and club of antennae black; elytra 

 pale red. with the outer margins nearly to humeral angle and apex, black; 

 beneath black, legs, sides of abdomen and sternum, reddish. Head and tho- 

 rax finely but distinctly punctate. Elytra striate with rows of tine punc- 

 tures; intervals rather thickly and finely punctulate. Length 4-4.3 mm. 



Vigo, Marion and Posey counties; scarce. April 18-October 11. 

 Resembles Mifc'ittrtits pulclira but readily distinguished by the 

 larger si/e and red scutellum. 



'Mo is (3234). TRITOMA FKSTIVA Lac.. Monog. des Erot.. 1842. 20S. 



Elongate-oblong, subconvex. Black; thorax, scutellum and a broad 

 median band on elytra reddish-yellow; antenna? black; beneath reddish- 

 yellow. Head and thorax sparsely but distinctly punctured. Elytra with 

 rows of rather deep punctures which do not extend onto the humeral re- 

 gion. Length 5-6 mm. 



A handsome and well marked species of southern ratine, taken 

 only in Marion. Vigo and Knox counties: scarce. April 18-Decem- 

 ber 10. Hibernates. 



loi;> <::23ni. TKITOMA AXCTLATA Say. .loiirn. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. V. 1X25, 



300; ibid. II, 345. 



Rather narrowly ovate, convex. Head dark piceous-red : thorax and 

 elytra uniform black; beneath piceous, the legs, antenna' and palpi brown- 

 ish-yellow. Head and thorax finely and rather closely punctate. Elytra 

 with rows of fine, close punctures; intervals tinely and sparingly punctu- 

 late. Length 3-4 mm. 



Yigo and Lawrence counties; scarce. Taken on decaying fleshy 

 fungi (Boleti). July 2-July 29. 



::: lor,o cs-j.-.l |. TIMTOMA rxicoLOR Say, loc. cit. 



!'.!<. ad ly ovate. Entirely black, somewhat shining. Head closely, tho- 

 rax more coarsely and deeply, punctate. Elytra with rows of distinct punc- 

 tures which become liner toward the tips ; intervals smooth. Length 4-5 mm. 



Kre<|nen1 throughout the State. March 7-October 9. Probably 

 hibernates. Occurs beneath logs in early spring; in fleshy fungi in 

 summer. 



