C24 FAMILY XXV. 



the sides by the fourth dorsal: internal suhhumeral entire, external obso- 

 lete: first dorsal Ions:, curved at tip, second, third and fourth gradually 

 shorter, extending nearly to middle, fourth joining the sutural, which is 

 entire. Front tibite with seven or eight teeth. Length 34 mm. 



Lake, Laporte and Vigo counties; common on dead fish and tur- 

 tles along the beach of Lake Michigan. Probably occurs on sandy 

 beaches throughout the State. April 2!-. fune 2l>. 



111)0 (3018). SAPRIXTS MAXITS Say. lor. cit.. p. 41; ibid. II. 20T. 



Resembles fnitcnniv in form, color and sixe. Thorax rather densely 

 punctured over its entire surface. Elytra densely, strigosely punctured, 

 the scntellar mirror ill-defined and sometimes almost obliterated; sutural 

 stria basal, extending to middle only. Front tibire with six teeth. Length 

 2.S-4 mm. 



Occurs with the preceding along the beach of Lake Michigan, 

 but much less common. May 20-June 25. 



11H7 (3620). SAPKIXI-S FITCH n .Mars., Mon. Hist.. 1802. 494. 



Oblong-oval, convex. Black, distinctly bronzed, shining. Thorax with 

 a broad space at sides and apex coarsely punctured, finely strigose near 

 margin; base narrowly and coarsely punctured: disk smooth, polished. 

 Elytra everywhere densely and coarsely punctured except. :i well defined 

 scntellar mirror; first dorsal nearly entire: second and third shorter, in- 

 distinct; fourth very short, curved at base: sutural entirely absent. Length 

 2.8-3.2 mm. 



Lake County; rare. Five specimens w.-re taken from beneath 

 the carcass of a dead hen near Hammond. May 27. 



11 f)8 C',02.~. SAPRIXTS I'ATIUT.I.IS Lee., Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist.. V. 1S4.'.. To. 



pi. VI. fig. 2. 



Broadly oval, robust. Surface shining, with a bluish-green or slightly 

 bron/ed lustre. Thorax with a narrow band of coarse punctures along the 

 sides and apex, distant from margin except at base; disk smooth. Elytra 

 very coarsely and sparsely punctured on apical half, the punctures extend- 

 ing along the suture two-thirds to base: humeral oblique, fine and Inng. not 

 uniting with the short internal subliuineral : dorsal stria- suhequal. reaching 

 slightly beyond the middle, the fourth arched to join the sutural. which is 

 entire. Front tibia- with six teeth, the apical three much coarser. Length 

 M-4.2 mm. 



! ake. Starke. Vigo and Pcsey counties; scarce. May 13-Sep- 

 temher 20. 



IX. PLEGADERTS Erichs. 1S:U. (Gr . "a blow neck.") 



Small oblong- species having a broad prosternum with a deep 

 channel on each side extending from the lobe to the tip. and also a 

 broad transverse groove which divides the median convex portion of 

 the prosternum inlo two unequal portions. The thorax lias a deep 



