Tin: -;ii()|;t-\\ i\i;i:i) scA VKNfiKi; liKK'i'LKS. 451 



sli.i^lidy wider tlwiii ol.vtr;i, sides very feeidy nirved ; liind ;iimles iiciiie. 

 sli.ixlitly pi-oldiii^ed : <lisl< liiiely :ilul;ice(.us. uiiimtciy ;iiid densely |iiiii.(,ile. 

 lOlytra tejjretlier distinctly l(iii,:;er Hum wide, linely, densely ;ind seniewinil 

 rouglily punctate. Altdenien nuiiuteiy nnd cleseiy ["inelulatc on basal inn-- 

 tion. Length 3-4 mm. 



Lake, Starke, INFarioii and l.awi'eiKr eoiiiilies; seai-ee. March 

 'JG-Noveinber 17. TakcMi !)\ siriniii'. Tlic depressed roriii. nineli 

 less curved sides and aeiile hind alleles of llioi'ax' readii\' disliii- 

 Liiiisli this IVdin crdssiiiii. with which it has herelororc been c(in- 

 I'lised. 



SG7 (2651). CoNO.soArA iHiitKSCENS Payk.. Monog. Carab. .Vpj).. 1790, loS. 



Oval, robust, convex. Dark chestnut brown, moderately shining, sparsely 

 clothed with silken pubescence; antenna) and legs somewdiat paler. Thorax 

 slightly wider than elytra, sides feebly cun^ed, hind angles subacute, slightly 

 prolonged; disk very minutely punctulate. Elytra rather densely and 

 lainutely punctulate. Length 4 mm. 



Lawrence County; scarce. July 29. Takpii from decaying 

 fleshy fungi. 



SG8 ( ). CONOSOMA CARINLLA Sp. UOV. 



Broadly oval. Uniform piceous, highly polished, smooth and glabrous ; 

 antennjie and legs reddish-brown. Thorax as wide as elytra, sides feebly 

 curved, hind angles rectangular. Elytra together wider than long, wholly 

 without punctures, each with three or four fine, straight rugte or raised 

 lines on disic and a few oblique ones on sides. Length 2 mm. 



Vigo County; rai-e. Octol^ei" 6. Taken from beneath bark of 



red oak. 



SG9 (2054). CoNo.soMA oriruM Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., IV, 1834, 4G7 ; 

 ibid. II, 583. 

 Oval, convex. Piceous. shining, finely pubescent; elyti'a each w'ith a 

 broad reddish basal cross band: abdominal segments paler at apex; an- 

 tennae and legs reddish-brown. Thorax slightly wider than elytra, sides 

 regularly curved; iiind angles rectangular; disk sparsely and finely punc- 

 tate, minutely strigose or ahitaceous between the punctures. Elytra slightly 

 broader than long, rather densely and finely punctulate. Abdominal seg- 

 ments each with a seta from the sides of the upi»er surface .and two at the 

 margin. Length .'J-3.5 mm. 



ThrouiZ'lioul the Slate; fi'e((U(Md. May (i-Noveiiiix'r 17. Occurs 

 beneath the bark of ruiiiius covered logs. 



870 (2G53). CoNosoMA uasaii; Ericlis.. <ien. Spec. Staj)!!., 1S40, 22."). 



Form and color of oiilviiin. Thorax not strigose or ahitaceous between 

 the punctures. Keddish basal cross-band of elytra not reaching the side 

 margins, the humeri jiiceous. Length 3-3.5 nun. 



Throughout the State; fre(|uent. .Vpril l^-Octolxn* M. l^i-ob- 

 ably oidy a variety of opicuvi. 



