386 FAMILY XT. STAPH YI>INTD.i^. 



iiMiTowed ill Iroiil. Klytrn very little wider than thorax, densely punc- 

 tured. sulK;>]ia(iue, linely i)ul)eseenl. Abdomen parallel, slii^litly iridescent, 

 densely and rather finely jmnctate. I>eiij,'th 4.r) f) nun. 



Stcnhcii. N'iiid. Law i-ciicc. I'oscN' and ('rawford coimlies; I'ai-c. 

 April 2-J-()cl()h(M- 7. 

 TIL* r2\\>~). riiii.oM'iirs i,OMATiTS Erichs., (Jen. Spec. Sta[ih.. 1S4(). isi:. 



.Miideralely elon.irate. more robust than in luicaiis. . lli'.-id black, sliiii- 

 ing: thorax and elytra black or dai'k brown, bronzed; under surface and 

 abdomen piceous. the mar)j;ins of the ventral segments paler; legs dull yel- 

 l;)w. Antenna" nearly half the length of body. Thorax oval, longer than 

 wide, narrowed in fi-ont. lOlytra not wider at base than thorax, together 

 one-third longer than wide: i-ather closely and finely punctate. Abdomen 

 more sparsely punctate and as wide at base as elytra, thence feebly but 

 distinctly tai)ering to apex. Male with front tarsi rather broadly dilated 

 and last ventral with a triangular notch. Length 6.5-8 mm' 



Throttyhout the State; one of the most common of the Staphy- 

 li II ills. ^ I arch 17-October 14. Occurs beneath cover, more com- 

 monly in low moist i>laces. 



/'. ohniiiuis Erichs. and P. cimctans Horn are species of south- 

 (n-n ranije, which may perhaps be found in southern Indiana. P. 

 aqualis is a member of the boreal fauna which may inhabit the 

 northern counties of the State. 

 74.S *(2200). I'Hii.ONTHLS iJiuNNias Grav.. Mou. Col. Micr., 1806, 172. 



Short, rather robust. Dark chestnut-brown to piceous, shining; legs 

 and basal joints of antenna' dull yellow; apical margins of ventral seg- 

 ments paler. Antenme reaching middle of thorax, joints 4—10 as wide as 

 long. Thorax slightly wider than head, longer than wide, feebly narrowed 

 in front. Elytra very little wider than thorax, densely, finely and roughly 

 punctate. Abdomen densely and finely punctate above, more sparsely and 

 coarsely beneath. Ajjcx of last ventral of male with a large oval notch. 

 I^^ngth 5-5.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. March 13— December 8. Oc- 

 curs in funjji and boncaHi rubbish in clamp woods; also at carrion. 



(JROUP D. 



In this ti-ronp the front tarsi in both sexes are not at all dilated 

 and the undci- suffacc of the tarsal joints bears sparse, short, stiff 

 hairs, while in the preceding' groups the under surface is thickly 

 clothed with silken hairs. The dorsal punctures are variable in 

 number. 



Kiev TO INDIANA SPKCIES Ol^- (!ROUP D. 



(/. I >ursal pniiclni'es three. 



h. Tli(.r:i\ wider lli:ui long; elytra mel.illic blue or green. 



744. CVANIPRNNIS. 



