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706 (2100). QiEDirs fuixjidus Fab., Maul. Ins., I, 220. 



Moderatelj' elongate. Color variable; usually witb lioad and (liorax 

 black, elytra reddish-brown, antennsp. legs and abdomen i)icct)us or dark 

 reddish-brown. Head oval, iwlished, with four punctures each side, tlie 

 fourtli beliind tlie eye with a few smaller punctures around it. Antenn:c 

 reaching the middle of tliorax, joints 4-10 as wide as long. Thorax sliylitly 

 wider than long, narrowed in front, sides feebly. l)ase broadly curved; disk 

 with the usual dorsal rows of three punctures, and others along margins 

 of apex and base. Elytra as wide as thorax, together wider than long; 

 surface rather finely, not densely punctate. Abdomen as wide as and more 

 densely and finely punctured than elytra. length 7-11 nnn. 



;^^ari()ll. Piitn;nn. Lawrence and Crawford counties; scarce.. 

 June 11 -September 22. The specimens from the last two named 

 counties were taken in caves and it lias been recoi-ded from caves in 

 Virti'inia and Ixcntucky. Ilnniii-h it also occurs above s'nmnd. 



707 (2101). QiEDirs st'BLiMBATUs JNlakl., Bull. Mosc. 111. 1853, l!to. 

 Elongate, slender. Black, shining; antenna and legs reddish-brown; 



elytra usually with the humeri and a narrow space at apex and along tlic 

 suture paler. Head oval, with four punctures each side. Thorax wider 

 than long; sides feebly, base more strongly curved; disk with the usual 

 rows of dorsal punctures and a few very small ones along the margins. 

 Elytra as wide as thorax, together longer than wide, rather coarsely, decj)- 

 ly and closely punctate, sparsely pubescent. Abdomen as wide as elytr.i. 

 sparsely punctate and pubescent. Length 5-6 mm. 



Steuben County; rare. June 17. Sifted from sphagruum moss 

 in tamarack swani]). A member of the boreal fauna. 



70S (2102). QiEDius PEREGRiNXTs Grav.. Mon. Col. Micro.. 1806, 53. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Piceous or dark reddisli-l)rown ; legs, an- 

 tennje. and often the last two abdominal segments. i)aler. Head elongate- 

 oval, much longer than wide. Antenna? reaching middle of thorax, the sec- 

 ond joint less than half the length of third. Thorax broader than long, 

 narrower in front: sides feebly, base broadly curved; disk with the usual 

 dorsal rows of three punctures. Elytra slightly narrower than thorax, a 

 little Ictnger than wide; rather coarsely, sparsely and sliallowly :)unctate. 

 sparsely pubescent. Abdomen a little narrower than elytra, with similar 

 punctures. Length 6 mm. - 



^NFarion and Vigo counties; scarce. October 5-December 25. 

 Occurs in funoi and beneath bark. 



700 (2103). QiEDivs CAPrcTNi-s Grav.. Mon. Col. Micr.. ISOC. 10. 



Elongate, rather slendei-. Black or iiiceons. shining; :inlcini;e. legs and 

 sometimes tlic elytra dark reddish-brown. Head orbicular or slightly oval, 

 with the usual four punctures, some smaller ones behind the ey(! :'.nd two 

 ou front between the eyes. Antenn.c i-cacliing the middle of thorax, llio 

 second joint one-half the length of third. Thorax as in pereyrinit.^. but 



