Tin; siioi; i-w iX(!Ki) srAVRNOKK Mi:i:-i'i.K?s. 34)3 



tt'iiiKi' and rtuirlli and liClli scuinculs nf alidniucn piccnus. Antcniia> slnprlcr 

 than in msi ui. tlic sccniid ami third jcinls shortci' and nioi'c narrow at base 

 than there. 'I'lmrax mie third wider than jenir: sides slrdn^ly miuided into 

 base and aiKW : disk linoly and s])ars('ly iHuu-tatc and with a distinct ini- 

 lat'ssion in front of scutelhun. Elytra not wider and scarcely longer than 

 thorax : snrface coarsely, roughly and densely i)unctate. Abdomen not wider 

 than elytra. i):irallel to tip; finely and sparsely i)nnclate. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Described IVoiii I'oiii- speciiiiciis lakeii near San l^ierre. Ttilaski 

 ('<iiiii!y. .lime ]It. Ocelli's lieiicalli cox'er in dry sandy places. A 

 haiidsoine lit I le snecies of nearl y (M|nal widlli I lifoiiiiiioiil,. 



I'<\- ( I. 1.1 I'll SA Ol!S< ri!\ Sp. lloV. 



form of ciisii/i. riceoiis. suliopa(pie: llior;i\ :iiid ei\lra dark iimw ii ; 

 li.ise of antenna' and lei;s paler, 'riior.-ix oiic-lialf wider than head, sides 

 reiiiided into base, disk r.Mlher coarsely and densely punctured. Mlytra two- 

 iliirds loiiL:;er and distincll.\' wider than thorax: nioi'e coarsely and ronglil\' 

 piinct;ile than there. Abdomen distinctly narrower than elytra. Length 

 ■J..") :; mm. 



Marion and Putnam eoniitio.s: scarce. ^Fareh 17-A])nl 22. A 

 jiair taken In corhi from heneath a chunk in low open woods. 



\'ir. Philotkrmes Kr. iSoT. (Gi-.. "to love - lermes.") 



Small and rather broad species having the head large, antennae 

 stont; abdomen large, flat; legs rather short. The species live with 

 termites or white ants. 



t)43 (2073). Philotebimes pilosts Kr.. Linn. Entom., XL 1857. 14. 



Rather broad, depressed, parallel. lieddisli-yello\v, strongly shining, 

 sparsely clothed with short, erect yellowish hairs; elytra and fourth aud 

 lifth abdominal segments indefinitely darker. Head not punctate. Thorax 

 subelllptical. twice as wide as head, truncate in front, sides rounded into 

 base; surface smooth or nearly so. Elytra one-half longer but much mir- 

 rower than thorax and slightly wi<ler than abdomen, smooth, .\bdoinen not 

 punctate. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Crawford and Posey counties: scarce, .\pril ]f)-]\Iay 2G. Oc- 

 curs in tbe nests oi' the white ant or termite, Trrtnrs flavipes KolL. 

 which are nsnally in rotten or dcM'ayed wood. The beetles are very 

 active and ol'ten (|iiickly escape when the nest or gallery is un- 

 covered. 



644 (2075). PiiiEOTEK.MEs El (HSU Krajitz.. Linn. Ent. Zeits.. XT. 1S57. 14. 

 More slender than iiHosiik. Fuscous or smoky brown, shining, thickly 

 pubescent; antenna^ and legs jialer. Anlenn.-e longer tlian head and thora.x. 

 Joints 4 10 wid<'r than long: eleveiilb larger, ovate-acuminate. Thorax as 

 wide al middle as length of elytra, .ill the angles rounded: a|ie\ truncate: 

 surface, as well as that of head, linely and vi'ry densely punctate with yel- 



