410 FAMILY XI. — STAI'llYLINm.T:. 



Laport(\ Floyd mid Clai-k coinilics; scarce. May H-October 9. 

 The coarse. ])rostra1(' liiiirs often cause tlic clylra lo a|)i)('ai' sciilp- 

 Inred as in Division (!. 



790 (2;i84). Stkncs kcenis lOriehs.. Ceii. Siiec. yiaiili., 1S10. Hits. 



Rather robust. Black, shiuiug. thickly clothed with short, prostrate 

 .yellowish hairs, which give the abdomen a brassy tinge; legs piceous. Head 

 twice as wide as long, surface between the eyes tiat, densely and deeply 

 punctate. Antenn:c as long as width of head, third joint one-third longer 

 than fourth. Thorax short, robust, widest .iust before the middle, finely, 

 evenly and very densely punctured. Elytra at base slightly wider than 

 head, suture one-fifth longer than thorax ; deeply, rather coarsely and 

 densely punctate. Abdomen as wide at base as elytra, thence gradually 

 tapering to apex, finely punctate, the carins^? with four cusps. Length 2.S- 

 3 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. Fehniai'v 28-November 8. 

 Hibernates beneath mullein leaves and rubbish. Easily distin- 

 guished by the short, robust form, dense, even punctuation, flat 

 vertex and yellow pubescence of abdomen. 



S. vinmdus Casey, and »S'. canaMculatus Gyll, are known from 

 Massachusetts and Michigan; S. minor and S. pauperculus were 

 both described by Casey from Michigan. 



791 (2896). Stents akgus Grav., Mon. Col. Micr., 1806. 231. 



Short, rather robust. Black, shining; sparsely clothed with short gray 

 l)ubescence ; legs piceons. Head twice as wide as long, surface between thi" 

 eyes flat, evenly and densely punctate and with a distinct longitudinal 

 carina. Antenme slightly longer than width of head, third joint one-third 

 longer than fourth. Thorax widest a little before the middle, very slightly 

 longer than wide, closely, rather coarsely and somewhat unevenly punctate. 

 Elytra at base slightly wider than head, sutural line one-fourth longer than 

 thorax; coarsely, deeply and evenly punctate, the interspaces equal in width 

 to i»unctures. Abdomen finely and rather sparsely punctate. Length 2.5 

 2.8 mm. 



Lake and Starke counties: scarce. May 19-June 17. Casey's 

 ageus and rigidus are said to be synonymous. 



7!>2 (2401). Stems .tuvencis Casey, Rev. Sten., 18S4, 123. 



Rather slender. Black, strongly shining, clothed with long, gray, pros- 

 trate haii-s; legs piceous, paler beneath. Head twice as wide as long, ver- 

 tex flat, finely and rather sparsely punctate and with a distinct longitudinal 

 elevation. Antenme piceous-hrown, third joint nearly one-half longer than 

 fourth. Thorax widest at middle, slightly longer than wide, rather coarsely 

 and deeply i)unctate. Elytra at base slightly narrower than head, sutural 

 line one-fourth longer than thorax; finely, rather s|)arsely and evenly punc- 

 tate. Abdomen at base as wide as elytra ; feebly tapering to apex, coarsely 

 and siiarsely punctate. Length 2-2.2 mm. 



