Tin; sii()i!i-\\ !N(ii:i) srAVi:N(;i:u iii:i;Ti-i'S. 429 



*S1H) (L'")."??). LATiiKoitnM coi.i.AKK Kriclis.. Gcii. Si)ef. Staph., 1840, r)J»l>. 



Klougiito, slciultT. IlOiXl l)l;u-k. iiiitcnna' mikI tliorax roddisli-browii ; 

 logs paler; MlxliMiifn piccnus. ilic .ipcx \k\\vv. I lend as Idiit: as wide, 

 coarsely and very si)arscly piiiiftalc. I'lmrax slii^hlly ioiigcr tliau wide, 

 liuicli wider lliaii head, sides I'eehly .iii-ved ; disi< willi a siiiunlli median 

 line, heimded eaeii side li\ nii in-ei:niai' idw nT line piiiirhii-es. and witli a 

 few scattered ones ea<ii side. I'.iyira disiiii(ll\ lnii;_'cr and a liltie wider 

 than lliui-a\: alidoiiicn sTmhliv iiarn.wiT lliaii flyli-a, densely and linely 

 pnnclale. l.eiiul li I..", ."..r. nun. 



Sdiitlu'iii hair i>r Slate, rr((|iieiit ; less so iKii'l Invai'd. Kehi'iiary 

 lO-Noveiuhei- 1. 



L. nihida i'nM-y was (l(»seiil)e;l from I'ennsylvania. Tiuliaiin and 

 Mississippi. I liave not seen a speeinieii IVoni tlio State. 



Mil (lirviS). I,.\riii!()i!HM .\ Mini; I I m Lee.. Trans. Aniei-. lOnt. See., VIII. 

 ISSU. 177. 

 Elongate, very slender. snl)dei)ressed. ll(a<i and abdomen piee(-ns or 

 paler; remainder ol" body dull brownish-yellow. Head very sparsely punc- 

 tate; antenna' rather thick, reaching nuddle ot elytra. Thorax olilong, sides 

 straight; disk with a row of tine i>nnetnres eaeli sidt; of a smootli median 

 line, and with a few scattered ones nn sides. Elytra slightly wider and 

 one-third longer than thorax, with rows of line, close-set punctures. Ab- 

 domen narrower at Itase than elytra, thence feebly widening to fourth seg- 

 ment ; densely and linely punctate. Sixth ventral of male with a small 

 triangular notcli at apex. Eength :;..~.-4..") nun. 



T;ake. Kosciusko. Marsliall. I'osey and Perry counties; scarce. 

 Api'il ll)-.]ul\' 24. Occurs heiiciilh l)arl< and rubbish in damp places. 



GROIP .J. (.Ml(KOL.\TnRA.) 



One small. ])ale s])ecies i-ei)resenls this oronp in the State. 



S22 (2541). Eathkoiuim i'Ai.i.n)riJM l.ec. Trans. .Vmer. Ent. Soc, VIII, 

 1880, 177. 

 Elongate, very slender. Pale reddish-yellow, strongly shining. Head 

 as long as wide, finely and spansely punctate, the base truncate; antennie 

 reaching base of thorax, joints short, rather stout. Thorax slightly longer 

 than wide, with a row of fine punctures along each side of a smooth median 

 line. Elytra one-fnurtli slmrtei and slightly wider than tlun-ax. with indis- 

 tinct rows of tine. s|)arse punctures. Abdomen at base as wide as elj-tra. 

 feebly widened toward apex, finely not densely punctate. Sixth ventral of 

 male with a small, broad triangular notch at apex. Length M.S— 4 mm. 



]\rarsliall. I'ulnam and ('lai-i< (-(.unties; scarce. ^NFarch 25-May 

 20. Occurs beneath stiun's in op-n woodbind i)astures, often in 

 company with ants. 



