350 FAMILY XT. STAPH YLTNIDiE. 



l*iitn;uii County; scarce. October 17. Sifted from debris about 

 ;i liillside spring". 



XV. Platandria Casey. 1893. (Gr., "l)road + male.") 



Rather broad fusiform species, havino- the antenna^ rather short 

 and slender, head well inserted, not constricted at base; ligiila with a 

 slender process which is deeply forked at apex; thorax elliptical, 

 much wider tlian lon.ji ; al)domen gi-adually narrowed from base to 

 lip; hind tarsi nearly as h)ng' as 1ibi:c. Ibc liasai joint elongate, the 

 next three decreasing i-apidly in leiiglli. 



(If)? (;t4s;;(. I'lataxdjua mormonka (':is('.v. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sei., VII, 

 1893, 845. 

 Kutlier broad. Dark reddisli-hrdw ii, fcelily sllinill,t,^ clothed with short 

 s[)ar.so .yellowish -hairs ; abdoinen Idack ; tibiie, tarsi and base of auteiiiiie 

 paler. Antenna' sli.^htly shortei- than head and thorax, joints 1 to 3 snl)- 

 e(iual. Thorax three-fourths wider than long; sides rounded into base, 

 which is broadly curved and much wider than apex ; disk minutely and 

 evenly punctate. Elytra together one-third wider than long, slightly wider 

 and more coarsely and distinctl.y punctured than thorax. Abdomen nar- 

 rower than elytra, finely and closely punctate. Length 2.5-2.8 mm. 



INIarion nr.d Lawrence counties; connuon locally on leatheiy 

 fungi growing on 1)each stumps. May ll-^Tay 24. 



XVI. Kopi.ANDKiA Kr. 1857. (Gr.. ''armed + male.") 



Rather robust species, resembling Platandrm in general appear- 

 ance, but having joints 1 to 4 of hind tarsi equal in length. 



658 (2006). HoPLANDRiA LATERALIS Mclsh., Pvoc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sei., II, 

 1844, 32. 

 Rather robust. Dark reddish-brown, shining, sparsely pubescent; head 

 and joints 4 and 5 of abdomen piceous; base of abdomen reddish, legs and 

 base of antennfe pale. Antenn.Te reaching base of thorax, joints 2 and 3 

 equal in length, the former stouter, 6-10 also equal and wider than the 

 others. Thorax much wider than head, one-half wider than long; sides 

 rounded into base, apex truncate, disk rather finely and closely punctate. 

 I'>lytra nearly twice as wide as long, one-fourth wider and more coarsely 

 punctured th.'in thorax. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



ThrouglKJUt tile Slate. rrc(jn('iit : more so in the southern coun- 

 ties. ]\Iarch 19-Sei)tcnil)cr '2^). Taken by sifting vegetable debris 

 in moist places. The elytra arc often marked with fuscous on the 

 sides and near the seutellum. 



XVTT. Xestt'kida Casey. IMOC. rGr.. "refuse.") 



Closely allied to Trichiusu, but in adxlition to characters men- 

 tioned in key, differing in its more slender antennae, broader neck, 



