THE sTTOiri'-wiN(iKi> scAV K\(i i;i; ui'Mrn.Ks. 450 



rax widest jiisi licliiml I lie iniddlc where it is ;i lit lie l)ni;i(lcr liiiiii Imi;,' 

 and slightly bnmdcr tli:iii iicnd ; disl;. .is well ;is Hint df cl.vt r.i. r(i;ii'scl\- niid 

 rather s[)arsoly pum-l.-ilr. lllytrn ;it ii.isc (-(lunl in widlii tn liinr.ix. ijic sii- 

 tiiral stria^ deep. Ahdmiu'ii snionili, slmii^ly ni.M'iiiiicd Inward tlic l)asc. 

 Length 1 -l.l2 iniii. 



Floyd Coiinly: i-nrc. .May 24. 'Two spcciinciis taken liy Diiry 

 \\liile siFtiii<i. and new in liis eulleetion. 



SST (124SO). El\kstiietis ajieiuca>'LS Eriehs., Gvn. Si)ee. Staiiii., 1.S40. 747. 

 Elongate, rather robust. IMceous or very dark reddisli-hrown ; an- 

 tenna' and legs paler. Head slightly wider than long, nearly as wide as 

 tliorax. coarsely and rather closely imiictate. Tlini-ax one-third broader 

 than long; sides liroadly rounded tt> beliind iniddie, llieiice rajiidly converg- 

 ing to base: disk coarsely and closely punctate. Elytra at base one-half 

 wider than thorax, finely, evenly and ratii.er closely puuctate. Abdomen at 

 base as wide as elytra, rather finely lauictate. Length 1.2-1..') luiu. 



Lake and Kosciusko counties; rare. Alay -7)-']\u]v 2."). TakeM 

 l)y sifting" debris ffoiii niaro'ins of sphnpinini Ixt^s. 



One species of hUI(t pirns is l\no\vn from tn^ar Wasliiii.oloii. I). (".. 

 Alabama and r;otiisiana. and one of StkiocraiiiKs from the former 

 locality. They resemlile meml)ers of the family Pselaphida; vciry 

 closely and occur nndcr old leaves and in nests of ants. 



8ubFaniily \1I1. OXYPORINAE. 



Elongate, robust species having the anteniiiv ll-jointed, inserted 

 under the side margin of the front; head very large, usually wider 

 than thorax; eyes small, not prominent; mandibles long, crossing at 

 an angle; mentuiu with a l)ifid tooth at middle; last joint of labial 

 palpi very large. Innate; middle coxa? at the sides of the breast: 

 tarsi five-jointed; al)domen strongl>- margined. The subfamily is 

 represented by the single genus: 



LXX. Oxvi'oins P\-ib. 17!)2. (Hr.. 'Mo run.'') 



This giMius. siifHciently (diaracb'i-izcd above, is rc|)resented in the 

 I'niled Slates by 1:^ nominal species, cighl o!' which have been taben 

 or probably occur in iiidiaua. .\ 11 ol* the species feed upon lleshy 

 fungi. '14 ley are treated by: 



L(Conie.—lu Trans. Ainer. Ent. Soe.. VI. 1877. 214-21.') : VIII, 

 1880. 180. 



KEY lO I.\ni.\X.\ SI'E(1KS OE OXYl'ORrS. 



a. Elytra with tiie sides tiiiely i-ugose; lilack ; elytra iiale. suttn-e and sides 

 black; tiliia' and tarsi pale. ee.moualis. 



aa. Elytra polished, with the usual stria- and i)unctures. 



