390 . FAMILY xi. — stapiiylinid.t:. 



(III. Anlcmia' ol' noniial fonu : tii» of ■•ibdoiiien roddisli. 



75-3. APICALIS. 



(■('. Head (iiiadralo. iiuiu-turcd beiieatli ; legs pale yellow ; length 7.5 mm. 



VIRIDANUS. 



(t(t. Tlioi-ax oval, as wide as long, distinctly narrowed in front. 



('. Thorax densely pnnctured, a narrow median space only smooth; legs 



jtale yellow; length 9.5 mm. confertus. 



ve. Thorax cdarsely and sparsely pnnctured ; legs piceoiis; last ventral 



of male feebly emarginate; length 7.5-9.5 mm. 754. aubulentus. 



P. srrperifimis Horn, reddish-hrown, head and thorax black, was 

 described from a specimen taken in Kentucky, near Cincinnati. It 

 doubtless occurs in southern Indiana. 



7r>i' *(2228). Philonthis baltijmorensis Grav.. Mon. Col. Micr., 1800. 1G3. 



Elongate, robnst. Head and thorax black ; elytra dull red ; legs pic- 

 eons, the tarsi paler. Antennre reaching middle of thorax, piceous, the ap- 

 ical joint pale. Tliorax scarcely as wide as head, slightly longer than wide, 

 distinctly narrowed behind the middle, siiarsely and irregularly punctate, 

 smooth at middle. Elytra wider than thorax, its surface, as well as that 

 of abdomen, rather coarsely, not densely punctate. Length 10-13 mm. 



Throupfhout the State; scarce. ]\Tarch 18-December 10. Hi- 

 l)('riiates beneath hisrs and rubbish in fence rows. 



753 (2229). Philonthis apicalis Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, IV, 1834, 



451 ; ibid. II, 566. 

 Elongate, rather robust. Black, shining; tarsi, terminal joint of an- 

 tenuio and last three segments of abdomen reddish-brown. Antennre reach- 

 ing middle of thorax, joints 6-10 as wide as long. Thorax slightly nar- 

 rower than head, a little longer than wide, feebly narrowed behind, punc- 

 tiite as in haUimorensis. Elytra wider than thorax, together one-third 

 longer than wide; surface as well as that of abdomen, coarsely and sparsely 

 punctate. Length 9-11 mm. 



Lake, Marion and Putnam counties; rare. May 3-October 31. 

 (Occurs beneath logs on damp wooded hillsides. 



P. viridmnis Horn, occurring "from the Middle States westward 

 to Missouri." and P. conferfn^ Lee., knowai from Canada, Iowa. 

 Illinois, and Kansas, probably occur in Indiana but are not repre- 

 s('ii1c(1 in th(» collections. 



754 (2234). Pmi.ONTms ai ri lentus Horn. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XL 



1884. 222. 

 Elongate, i-ohiisl. I'.laclc, feeltly br()nzed or iridescent. Anteiuiir pic 

 eons, slightly longer tlian licid .-iiid thorax, joints 8-10 wider than long. 

 Head snb(niadr:ite. coarsely iiiiiictalc at sides, smooth at middle. Thorax 

 as wide as long, smooth :il iiiiddip. coarsely and rather evenly punctate at 

 sides, Elytr;i slightly wider than thorax, together a little longer than wide, 



