THE DARKLING BEETLES. 1257 



L'.'!22 (744.~>). Ai.rniTor.it s niAi'KUiM s Pan/... Faun. Jierm.. IT'.H, J'.T. 



Oblong-oval, subeoiivex. P.lack or picoons. shilling. r l'lior;i\ twice ;is 

 wide ;is ldii.tr, sides nearly straight : apex deeply enmrginate. front angles 

 prominent, nnnided. base Insinuate; surface, as well ;\s that of head, rather 

 finely ;ind sparsely punctured. Elytral stria* slightly impressed, linely and 

 shallowly pnnclate: intervals feebly convex, distinctly punctate, the punc- 

 tures nearly as large as those of the stria-. Length *>.. r >-7 mm. 



Vigo County; scarce. March 7-April 12. Taken from barn 

 where grain was stored. It resembles some of the larger species of 

 Fla!>/<!< ma, but is easily distinguished by the less prominent eyes 

 and large punctures of elytral intervals. 



T/W/-XM.S' mditiosus Lee., elongate, depressed, reddish-brown, 

 shining, length 5 mm., is a southern form which has been recorded 

 from Cincinnati. 



XIV. ULOMA Cast. 1S40. (Or., "destructive.") 



Medium-sized, reddish-brown species, easily distinguished by 

 the short epipleuro? and dilated and toothed front tibia 1 . Three spe- 

 cies have been taken, while a fourth may occur. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPI-X'IES OF ULOMA. 



</. Lower edge of front femora grooved for their full length. 

 b. Last joint of antenna' rounded at tip. 



c. Elytral intervals very minutely and sparsely punctured : middle 

 plate of men turn elongate-oval. ^:">23. IMPRESSA. 



cc. Elytral intervals densely pnnetnlate; middle plate of mentnm trans- 

 versely oval. 2325. PUNCTULATA. 

 &fi. Last joint of autenme oblique, pointed ; middle plate of mentum trans- 

 verse. 2324. IMBERBIS. 

 mi. Lower edge of front femora not grooved but with a rather broad pit 

 near the tip. MENTAI.IS. 



*2:',23 (74X1). ULOMA IMPRESSA Melsh.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. III. 



1S4G. I 4. 



Oblong, snbparallel. Chestnut-brown, shining; legs reddish-brown. Front 

 of head with a deep curved impression. Thorax one-third wider than long, 

 as wide at base as elytra; sides feebly curved, hind angles obtuse; surface 

 finely and sparsely punctate, the males with a broad, deep impression be- 

 hind the middle of the front margin. Elytra almost parallel, rather deeply 

 striate, the stria 1 with punctures on the sides; intervals snbconvex. minutely 

 pnnctulate. Length 11-12 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. February 14-October 12. 

 Occurs especially beneath the bark of oak and beech. 



*2324 (74S2). FIOMA IMBERBIS Lee.. New Sp. X. A. Col.. T. isiiii. 12:'.. 



Elongate-oval, snbrunvex. Picemis or dark reddish-brown, shining. Head 

 as in iiiii>r<-xnii. Thorax one-half wider than long, slightly narrowed in 



