Tin; siioi;i-\vi\(ii:n scave.vokk bkf/i'lks. 430 



'riii-iumlicut llif Slnlc: IVr(|ii(iil. ;\I;in-li 1*0 .M;iy 1!». T;ikcn by 

 siJ'tiiijz'. ri-ohalily liihcnintcs ;is i!ii;i^_;(). Tliis. ns well ;is IIk; other 

 s])('('i('s. I'uiis with urtNit ijipidilx' wlicn disliii-hcd. 



sn (L'.'iT'.M. Sr.Mi s lii.NoiAii.s Say. I'l-dc. I'liil. Ac:i(l. Nat. 8ci., Ill, 182;;, 

 l.'i-l ; ihid. II, <)9. 

 \'('r.v sloiuler. jiarallol. Head, a large spot on elytra and tip of abdo- 

 iiien black; thorax, base and sntnre of elytra and base of abdomen reddish- 

 yelltiw ; antennie. legs and tip of alidnnicii ]i;il(' yc'llow. Head longer than 

 wide, wider than thorax and elytr.i. Thorax ("idiigate-oval. the sides feebly 

 (•on\-erging fnMii ajiical thii'd to liase; surface, ;is well as that <ir liead .•iiid 

 elytra, puiiclured as in liinuris. Abdiuiien shMiiler. gradually broader be- 

 hind. Length ;;.."> I inni. 



.Million ;iimI I'litniiiii counties: sarce. .Voi'il 4 Octolter l<t 

 Taken i»y sil't iiit;' (himp \(\uclahl(' dchi-is. 



N. liK ri/x Hills Austin. 8-o.7 inin. in h'litiili. occurs IVoiii .Massa- 

 chusetts to Iowa tind doiihtless inhaliits Indiana. 



*S42 ( ). SiMis iJiscoiHNCT.VTt s Siiy, Trans. .Vmer. I'liil. Soc. IV, 



ls;;4. -tr>7: ibid. II. 572. 

 Very slender. snbit;u-,illel. Tale reddish-yellow. last two abdoniiiial 

 segments black. Head rather small, narrower than elylra. Thorax oval. 

 narrower than head, slightly longer than wide, sides I'nunded at apical 

 fourth, thence feebly converging to base; pnnetate as in linearis. Elytra 

 a third longer and distinctly wider than thorax. Abdomen at base, slightly 

 u.Mi-rower than elytra, its sides almost parallel. Length 3.8^ mm. 



ThroiighoTit the State; frequent. Pehriiary 20-November 28. 

 Occurs especialiy heneath stones, hark. etc.. in hisjh. open woodland. 

 Twisted as loiifilitstctiliis Mann., of wliidi it is usually considered a 

 synonym, but Casey says the latter is a Pacitic Coast si)ecies. with 

 much larger elytra. 



LVIIT. Stilicopsis Sachse. 1852. (Gr.. ' ' style + face. ") 



^rinute pale .species having the thorax almost circular, its median 

 line tinely elevated; elytra shoi't with diverging sides; abdomen 

 1 1 road, convex. 



S4.'> (2582). Stu.U'opsis pakadoxa Sachse., Stett. Eut. Zeit.. 1852. 144. 



Short, parallel. Pale yellow thronghout. Head scarcely as long as 

 wide, coarsely and densely punctate, its sides I'onuded into the slendcH' 

 neck; eyes prominent, coarsely granulate; anteniue reaching middle of tlio- 

 r.ax, the outer .ioints somewhat thickened. Thorax e<inal to head in width, 

 neai'ly circulai-. r.ilher densely granulate puncl;ite. l';iytr;i distiiiclly wider 

 and shorter th.-iu Iboi-ax. cmu-sely. closely ;uid rugusely punelate. Abdo- 

 men at middle widci tli.iii elytia. !inely, densely and roughly [lunctate. 

 Len.gth 2.5-2.7 mm. 



