^CO I'AMII.V XI. — STAIMIVI.IMD.E. 



b. Lc,i:s l.l.-icU. 



c. Sido.s i;f tlionix fct-hiy n uiidi'd ; «'lytr;i ip.ilc. with suliirc. sides and 



a iiarrnw slripo black. ma.iok. 



cc. Sides (if tlidrax imidi I'diiiuk'tl : elytra wlidily lilacU. 



S88. STYGICUS. 



hli. Le.^s yellow. 



d. Coler alurvc wliolly or in lireat iiarl lilack or piceons. 

 c. Elytra in jiart at least dull yellow. 



/'. Suture and sides of elytra black. SS9. vittatus. 



/'/. Suture and outer apical angles black. fasciatus. 



cc. Elyti-a wholly black: under surface pali' yellow. bicolor. 

 dd. (,'olor above reddish-yellow. 



g. Sides of elytra fuscous. S!)0. i.ateualis. 

 (/(J. Si>ot on head, two on tliurax and part of dorsal surface of ab- 

 domen, black. 891. occipitaus. 



(). femoral is Grav.. 7-7.") niip. and (). imijor Grav., 9 luiii. in 

 leiigtli. liavc botli hei'u i'( (Mfdcd by Dnry from Cineitinati. 



888 (2(>rt2). OxYPoius stvckts Say. Trans. Anier. I'hil. Sue, IV, ISJU. 

 4.".!): ibid. II. f)!"). 

 Elongate, rather robust. IJlack, strongl.v shining; autennte piceous. 

 Joints 1' to ."> and the tarsi reddish-brown. Thorax widest at nuddle, thence 

 uiuch narrowed to base, sides strongl.y roiuided : surface, as well as that of 

 head, smooth. lOlytra together one-half wider and one-third longer than 

 tiiorax. each with a subsutural and two diseal striiie, the former finely, the 

 latter more coarsely puuctale. and with a luimber of coarse, scattered punc- 

 tures intervening. Abdomen at base slightly narrower than elytra, smooth. 

 Length (J..^-S..") nun. 



Sdiitlici-n lialf of Slate; fi'e((ii(nit. -Iniie 1 l-Xoveiiil)('r 4. 



SS9 (2m?,). Oxvi'oms vittatis (Jrav.. :Mon. ("ol. Micr.. lS(Ki, 195. 



Oblong, robust. ISl.-ick oi- piceous. shining; elytra dull clay .yellow, the 

 suture and a striix- on sides, gradually widening from humerus to apex, 

 lilack; legs and base of anleun.e i-eddish-yellow. Head slightly wider than 

 thorax, the base very finely and sjiarsely punctate. Thorax one-half wider 

 than long, sides sti'(.iig!y cnrved. the base much n.arrower than ajiex. disk 

 smooth. Elytra one-tliird wider and distinctly longer than thorax, with a 

 sulnral and two diseal rows of rather tine i)unctures and a number of 

 coar.ser .scattered oix's. .\bdonien as wide as (dytra, smooth, the tip of the 

 last segment jialc. I.englh ."i..") c. nnn. 



Lake and Viti'o couiilies; rr('(|uent. .]\\\\ 2-()ct()I)cf !). Oeciirs 

 especially in clumps of ovei-lapping fungi at base of stumps. 



(}. /'(iscitihis .Mi'Isti. and (}. h'lcoloy Fativ.. ai'o in all probal)ility 

 only color varieties of rilhihis. I liave itn-luded Ihein in tlie key. 

 that the variation may be noted, lliouoji aullientic specimens of 

 neither are in tiie eulleetioii at baud. 



