'nil': siioiM'-w'iN'ci'i) scavi:n(iI':i! uiiktmos. 440 



Udt wider lli;ni clvtr;!. sides mMduMll.v nnn-nwiiii: \'vnu\ h.-isc tn ;i|m'n. i;iy- 

 ti-;i MS wide ;is Iihil;-. ImiIIi llicy ;ind nlMlniirn s|i;irs<'i\- imurl iil;ilr and piilios- 



rCUt. I.IMlUtll !!.."> :', 111111. 



'I'lirmiLilKiut the St;iti'; (•(iiiiiiiiiii. .I;itiii;ii-y 7 NoNCiiilu'r 1. Oc- 

 I'lii's l)('iH';itli h.-ifk. i1c;mI li';i\'i's, clc. in (ipcii woodhitul. 



LXI\'. Ku-nioMrs Mots. lsr>S. (Oi-.. "t(. cuter.") 



V(M'y siii.ill Iihiek or |)ieeoiis s|)i'cies. luiviiiii' the iiiesosternuiii 

 carijiato. niid I'ldtil Ini-si of male .siiiipli". Two of tlie four known 

 species oeciii' in I he Stat(\ 



*S(!2 (2(;44). I']i!( iio.Mis VKNTUicru s Sny. 'rrnns. .\iiier, I'iiil. Soc, lA", 

 ls:'.4. 4(;t;; lljid. 11, 5X2. 

 Short, hrend. convex. iiMrrowod behind. IM.uk. strcii^ily slunin.ii: elytr;i 

 ,ind alidoiiieii with a reddish-piceoiis liii:,^': antenn.-e and le,i?s dark reddisli- 

 iirown. 'riinr.nx twice as wide as lon.tc. as wide at liase as elytra ; very finely 

 and sparsely piiiict:ile. Klyfra together one-third longer than wide, one- 

 half longer than thorax, linely bnt distinctly punctate. Abdomen, as ex- 

 Iiosed, shorter than elytra, minutely punctulate. Last ventral of male with 

 a semicircular notch. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Thronglumt tlu^ F>tate; common. A|)ril .^December 25. Occurs 

 ill colonies IxMicath l)ai'k, especially tliat of elm and red oak. 



S(;3 (2G45). Erchomis l.kvis Lee, N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 18G3, 31. 



Similar to rcntriculus in form and color. Differs in having the upper 

 surface wholly smooth and last ventral of male triangularly notched. Lengtli 

 2 2..5 mm. 



Posey Counlv; rare. A])ril IS. Occurs licnealh dc;id leaves. 

 A member of the Austrorii)ai'ian fauna. 



LXY. CoNOSOMA Kraiitz. 1858. (Or., "(one f body.") 



The lack of a margin on the sides of tlic al)domen especially dis- 

 tinguishes this genus from all others of the 1ril)c. The species are 

 of small si/.c. brov.ii. ])iceous or blacl< in color. ;ind the segments of 

 tlie abdomen are in death usually telescofx'd so thai Ihc a.bdomen as 

 exposed extends but little l)eyond the clyli'a. 



K\.\ lO IMllAXA SI'i:(li:s (»!• CONOSOM.V. 



a. Mesostermini iidt carin.-ile luit obtiisely clev;ited ; bndy siiiidepressed. 

 h. Thorax i>iceoiis. hind au.gles broadly reddish-yellow. LrrroRKUM. 



hi). Thorax dull yellow, apical half or third jiiceons. S(i4. knoxii. 



iKi. .Mesostornum distinctly carinatc. 



c. .Middle tibia' with only one terminal simr. 

 il. I'.ody robust, convex; liind angles broadly ii.niidcd; elytra piceous, 

 usually narrowly iialer along the base. sd."). ck.xssim. 



