TTii' s;noi;'P-wi\(:in) S(\\vF.X(!i:i! lU'.irn-KS. 381 



tli.MU icttii:. lIi'.Hl toebly l>r(»ii/(>(l. sicirsely i»uiict:ilo l)Oirni(l the eyes. Tliorjix 

 sliglitly l>i-ii;i(l('r Iliau U>uix. siilcs sinualo hcliiiid flio middle, then nmiidcd 

 into base. Klytra a lilllc wider tliaii llini-a.\. tojrotlicr aliiKist s<iuaiT; 

 sparsely and ratlier liin-ly piiiictun-d. Alxlniiieii sliglitly narrower than 

 elytra, rallu-r coarsely and rl,>s»>ly pnnttale .iltove. more sparsely beneath; 

 last ventral se.irnieni willi .1 small IriaoLcnlar notch in male. Leut^th 10- 

 12.5 nun. 



\'i^o and ("law ford counties; rai'e. April 17-June 27. Occurs 

 in stable manure. 



P. scriciiius Iloni, 11 nun. in length, is known from Canada, 

 Pennsylvania and Texas, and therefore should occur in Indiana. 



729 (2156). Philonthi s umbratilis Grav., Micr., l'S02. 170. 



Rather slender, subfusifoi-m. Black, moderately shining; elytra feebly 

 bronzed, sparsely clothed with brownish hairs. Head subquadrate, punc- 

 tured near the hind angles. Antennie piceous, slightly longer than head 

 and thorax, joints 5 to 10 a little longer than wide. Thorax slightly longer 

 than wide, sides nearly straight, dorsal i)U!ietnres deep. Elytra wider than 

 thorax, together nearly square, finely and rather closely punctate. Abdo- 

 men more finely and less densely punctate than elytra. Last ventral of 

 male deeply notched. Length 7-8 nun. 



Kosciusko County; rare. July 24. Taken from beneath rub- 

 bish on shores of Lake Wawasee. A boreal species which also oc- 

 curs in Europe. 



1'A0 (2157). Philonthi s l.etulus Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, IV,'lS34, 

 449; ibid. 11, 5(U. 

 Elongate, slender. Head, elytra and three apical segments of abdomen 

 black: thorax, femora and three basal segments of abdomen dull red; tibiic 

 and tarsi piceous. Thorax nearly square, narrower than head; sides sin- 

 uate behind middle, then rounded into base. Elytra slightly wider and 

 one-third longer than thorax, sparsely and finely punctate, very sparsely 

 pubescent. Abdomen coarsely and sparsely punctate. Length 6-9 mm. 



Marion and I.awi'cnco counties; scarce. A])ril 18-September 12. 

 Occurs in fungi. 



P. aspcr IToi-n. H.n nun. in longtb. has Ix-eii i'<'c<)rded from Cin- 

 cinnati and veiy probably occurs in southern Indiana. It is found 

 in the stems of mushrcnmis. 



781 (21671. I'liii.oNrms 111 ca in is Erichs., Gen. Si>ec. Staph.. 1840. 451. 

 Slender, subfusiform. Head black; thorax and elytra dark brown, the 

 latter sometimes dull y»>llnw ; alidomen .and under surface piceous. An- 

 tenna' slender, i-eaching base of thorax, piceous. the two basal joints and 

 legs pale yellowish. Head small, oval, narrower than thorax, with a very 

 few coarse punctures, two of which are on the front between the eyes. 

 Thorax longer than wide, sides nearly straight. Elytra wider than thorax. 



