THE MOUNT DESEKT REGION 133 



Lathridius Herbst 



L. LiRATus LeC. (10631). Witches Hole, June 13; sweeping 

 Sec. 16, Aug. 17. Not common. 



CoRTiCARiA Marsham 



C. SERRATA (Payk.) (10685). Occurs in fungi. May be taken 



at light. May 15 (Br.). 

 C. FERRUGiNEA Marsli. (10694). Taken when sweeping damp 



places near Great Pond, July 16. Scarce. 



Melanophthalma Motschulsky 



M. picTA LeC. (10696). Mt. Desert, Sept. 25 (Br.). 



M. DisTiNGUENDA Com. (10701). Taken at the same time as 



{M. gihhosa) mentioned below. 

 M. GiBBosA Hbst. (10705). Occurs in swampy places. Taken 



from an old nest of the Ugly-nest Tortricid {Archips cerasi- 



vorana), Aug. 27 and beaten from spruce, Aug. 10 (Br.). 

 M. CALvicoLLis Mann. (10713). Taken from toadstool roots 



Eden, Aug 7. Not common. 



Endomychidae. The Handsome Fungus Beetles 



The same collecting methods as mentioned above hold also 

 for this family. 



Mycetina Mulsant 



M. PERPULCHRA (Ncwu.) (10727). Taken in fungus S. W. 

 Harbor, July 13. Rare. 



Endomychus Panzer 



E. BiGUTTATus Say (10753). Ironbound Isl. (Blaney). 



Phalacridae. The Shining Flower Beetles 

 Sweeping is the method here. 



