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Aiih'iiiia' half tho Joii.urtli nf ImhI.v, the (lub abrui)t, its joints increasing 

 feebly in thickness, eishth a little longer than wide, as long as tenth bnt 

 narrower. Thorax slightl.v longer than wide, tho base nearly twice as wide 

 as apex, and one-third wider than head. Elytra one-half longer than wide, 

 tiii-ee-fonrths wider than thorax, each with two small foveie at base; sides 

 evenly cnrved, hnmeral fold and snbhumeral impression strong. Length 

 l.(! nmi. 



Starke. Vigo and Posey counties; scarce. January 6-.Tnne 27. 

 Occurs beneath chips and rubbish, especially in low, sandy, open 

 woods. 



C. fcmoralc Casey. 1.5 nnn. in lens'th was described from Iowa 

 and Michigan. 



57S ( ). CoNNOPHRON CL.vvicoKNi': Casey, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., VI r, 



1S97, 417. 

 Rather stout, suboval. Uniform pale chestnut brown, polished ; pubes- 

 cence abundant, coarse, pale and conspicuous, that on elytra rather short 

 and suberect. Head semicircular behind the eyes ; clypeal tooth elongate 

 and slender. AntenniTe stout, shorter than head and thorax, the club large 

 and as long as the other joints together. Thorax conical, slightly wider 

 than long, sides nearlj' straight, apex more than half as wide as base. Ely- 

 tra oval, widest near middle ; four-fifths wider than thorax ; humeral fold 

 short bnt distinct : outer foveas strong, subsutural impression faint. Length 

 1.4-1.6 mm. 



Wayne County; scarce. ]May 26. Occurs in nests of ants and 

 beneath logs. 



579 ( ). CoNNOPHRON ABorcENS Casey, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.. VII, 1897, 



41S. 

 Narrowly suboval. Uniform pale reddish-brown ; legs and antennte 

 paler; pubescence of elytra coarse, stiff and recurved. Head rather small, 

 rounded behind the eyes; clypeal tooth rounded at tip. Antennpe short 

 and stout, club almost three-jointed, the eighth joint only one-third thicker 

 than seventh ; ninth and tenth abruptl.v much wider and strongly trans- 

 verse. Thorax small, strongly conic; slightly wider than long; apex one- 

 half as wide as base. Elytra two-fifths longer than wide, three-fourths 

 wider than thorax ; humeral fold and usual impression almost obsolete ; 

 basal foveae small, subequal. Length 1.2 mm. 



Steuben County; rare. ^Fay 25. Sifted from sphagnum moss. 



C. fnrtkmm, length 1.4 mm., and C. innociimn, length 1 mm., 

 were both described by Casey from Illinois, the former from the 

 northern, the latter from the central portion of the State. 



580 ( ). CoNNOPHRON INTEGRUM Cascy, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., VII, 1897, 



425. 

 Short, rather stout. Black, shining; elytra often with a feebie piceous 

 tinge, thickly clothed with rather long, suberect pale hairs ; legs and an- 

 tennae dark reddish-brown. Head wider than long, circularly rounded. An- 



