■I'liK sn()i;i-\vi\(;i:it sc \ \ i:\(,'i:i; r.i:i;i'i,i:s. 427 



l()ii.tr. wider tli;iii licid. sides nearly straijjcld, disk rather coarsely and 

 si)arsely iniuctafe. Klylra one-IIiird loiitrer and Iwo-dfliis wider than tho- 

 rax, finely, ratlier (•I()sely imiictale. Ilie rows uneven. .\l>'ionien finely and 

 densely pnnetate. Length o.S mm. 



Described by Casey from Indiana and Mississippi. 



(tROip F. (Latukotaxis.) 



Ratber lai'o'o, parallel and subdepressed species, liaviii^ tbe up- 

 per surfae(> except tbe alidomcn coarsely and si)arsely punctate; 

 bead usually narrower tban elytra, its sides broadly rounded into 

 base; labruin witb a lar^e triaim'idar notcb ; antennae rather long 

 and slender, tilifnrin; clylral piuicfurc^s s|)arse and in distinct rows. 



'■=sl7 (i:,"):;4). L.\Tnuoi:ir.\i i.nxci isci i.i m (Jrav., M<»n. Gol. Micr.. ISOO, 181. 

 Mliuiirate. slender. Head and thoi-ax black; elytra dull red. dusky at 

 middle of base; ;uilenna' ;ind lej^s reddish-brown; abdomen piceous. Head 

 coar.sely and very sparsely punctate. Thorax oblong, slightly longer than 

 wide, a little wider tlian head, sides straight; disk with a wide smooth 

 median space bomided each side by an irregular row of close-set punctures, 

 elsewhei-e coarsely, very sparsely and irregularly punctate. Elytra one- 

 liiui-tii wider and slightly longer than thorax, each with about six rows of 

 rather coarse, feebly impressed punctures. Abdomen slightly narrower than 

 elytra, finely and rather closely punctate. Sixth ventral of male with a 

 shallow, broadly rounded notch at apex. Length 6.5-7.5 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. February 14-November 28. 

 Hibernates beneath bark and logs in upland woods. 



Group G. (Linolattika.) 



Small, slender, subparallel polished species having the head nar- 

 rower tiian elytra; labiimi short, broadly emargiuate; thorax small, 

 (oblong, the angles distinct ; elytra wider and never shorter than 

 thorax, their punctures in rows. One of the four species has been 

 taken in the State. 



818 (2543). Lathrobium di.midiatum Say, Trans. Amcr. Phil. Soc. IV, 

 ]S:',4, 455: ibid. IL 570. 

 Elongate, very slender. Head and abdomen black ; thorax and el.ytra 

 <lull i-ed. the latter often blackish at base; an(emi;e reddish-brown, legs 

 p:der. Head c(i:u-sely and very sjiarsely punctate. Thorax slightly nar- 

 rowei- than head, a little lunger than wide, sides straight; disk with a sin- 

 gle row of seven to nine rather coarse punctures each side of the median 

 smooth space; ])unctures on sides very fine and sparse. Elytra a fourth 

 wider and slightly longer than thorax, each with two or three rows of 

 rather coarse, distant, shallow punctures. Abdom(>n slightly narrower than 

 elytra, finel.v but not very closely ])unctate. Sixth ventral of male with a 

 shallow rounde<l notch at apex and with a deep, triangular impression be- 

 fore the notch; fifth ventral also with a slight notch. Length 3.8-4.5 mm. 



