TIII'^ (iliOlixVl) KKKTLES. 



57 



(/'/. S(ri;r not cxliMuliiiir h' Itnsc of elyli-n ; tiii (if (Mylrn I'ufous. 



;/. Klytral stri;r strdii^ly luiiiclntc ; lliiu;i\ dv.ilc. hrdadcr tlinii 



1,„,m; r>l. U.i:.MOl!KUOIl>Al,I,S. 



yij. Klyli-nl sti-i;r h'vUW iiuiirt.-ili" ; tlinrux (luadriito-j^lobuse. 



55. TKRillNATl'S. 



7.^. Tliinl interval of clyli-a with iw.i luiiictiii-CN or ikhic al all. 



//. Apical spur (if l'r..iit lilii.r very sIkuM : rlytral stria' coarsely puuc- 

 liired. absent cin apical lliinl: tlmrax l(ini;-er ti«au wide. 



HKEVISPINIS. 



/(/(. Apical spur of li-.mt tiltia- loui;-. 



/. Elytral stria- deep, entire; clypeus bislnnate and with throe 

 teeth. 5G. sph.ericollis. 



//. Elytral stria' i>arHy abbreviated at base; elypeus truncate. 



./. Thorax o\ate. bi'nader than long. tkuncatis. 



./■./. Thorax oval, not wider than long. 57. EUYTiiROCERrs. 



(HI. Elytra with third, tiftli and seventh intervals each furuislied \vith sin- 

 gle rows of setio-beariug punctures; thorax globose; elytral stri:e 

 coarsely punct-ared. 58. hispidus. 



51 (225). Dyschirius nigripes Lee, Traus. Amer. Phil. Soc, X, 1853. 39G. 



Elongate, slender. Black, strongly shining; anteunie piceous, tlie 

 basal joint, tibise and tarsi dark reddish-brown. Clypeus bidentate. Thorax 

 globose with a very hue. niedi;ui impressed line. Elytral striiii fine, dis- 

 tinctly punctured only on basal half. Length 3-0.2 nmi. 



Lake County ; rare. ]\Iay 5. A member of the boreal fauna. 



52 (232). Dyschirius GLOBULOsrs Say, Trans. Amer. 



Phil. Soc. II, 1823, 23; ibid. II, 452. 

 Black or dark reddish-brown, strongly shining; legs 

 and autennre rufous. Thorax ovate, broader than long, 

 disk with a median impressed line. Elytral strijne ex- 

 tending to base, distiuct. coarsely punctate; wholly ab- 

 sent vin apical third. Length 2.7-3 mm. (Fig. 13.) 



Throuti'liout the State, frequent; mucli moi-e s( 

 northward. ^Farch .■) -Anii'iist "lA. Often taken 



from l)eii('a1]i Hie loose baric ol' lous in low- 

 woods. 



''r(»ninl 



WK (Orioiiuil.) 

 X 13. 



5:; (231). Dysciiirils LOXGii.rs Lee. Agass. Lake Sup., 1S50, 204. 



Allied to the preceding but a little smaller and having the autennic 

 fuscous at apex. Thorax subglob se (the length eiiual to the breadth) and 

 not narrowed in fmut. l^lytra nmri' elnng.-ite. with dee[ier stria', the punc- 

 tures of which are absent <!n ajiical hili'. Lengtli 2.5 2.7 mm. 



Throughout the i^tate : fiviinent. ^[arcli 17-October 1. 



D. auifolus r^ee.. black, shining, and :^.S mm. in length, is also a 

 member of the boreal fauna and \-ery ]i]<ely occnrs in Kie northern 

 third of the State. 



