470 I'VMII.V M. -SIAI-TTYr.1\TT).15. 



widest at niiddlo; sides strongly rounded, sinuate near base, liiud angles 

 rectangular: disk coarsely and rather closely jiunctured. with a deep me- 

 dian impressed lino and a fovea at middle of base. Elytra at base sliglitly 

 wider than Ihonix. reaching lo fourth segment of abdomen, coarsely and 

 rather densely punctate. Alidomcn rather liuely ;ind sparsely imnctate. 

 r^eugth G.5-S nun. 



Southern half of Sttite. scarce; Lake (\)tint\' only in the north. 

 May ll-Oetol)er 20. Occurs heneath stones, moss and leaves in 

 chilli]) phiees. TTsnally listed as cd'sus Erichs.. hut Say's name has 

 priority. The thorax varies much in size and in the depth of the 

 sinuation behind middle. 



91S (0789). GEonuoMKTS ktictis Fauv., Rev. Eut., 1SS9, 126. 



Form of hniiuicKS. Black, shining; antennje and legs and often the 

 lip of alxlomen, reddish-brown. Head narrower than thorax, front triangu- 

 lar, narrowly impressed between the eyes, finely and sparsely punctate. 

 Thorax subcordate. wider than long, sides strongly rounded, deeply sinuate 

 behind, the base much narrower than apex; disk finely and rather closely 

 punctate, the median line shallow. Elytra at base e<iual in width to tho- 

 rax; surface, as well as that of abdomen, finely and r.-ither closely imnc- 

 tate. Length 5.5-r. nun. 



Fulton Couiily ; rare. Ano'tist 2(1. A speci(\s of northern range. 



LXXIX. Lestev.v Liitr. 1706. (Gr.. "a robber.") 



Small, flattened species, having the third joint of maxillary 

 pal})i very small, not longer than wide, the fourth joint very long; 

 thorax (in our species) not flattened on the sides: first joint of hind 

 tarsi n(tt qtiile as long as second. 



91!) (l2>SUo). Lkstkva I'ALLU'KS Lec.. N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 1803, 55. 



Elongate-oval, depressed. Blackish-piceons to dull brownish-yellow, 

 feebly sinning, sparsely clothed with yellowish hairs; elytra when piceous 

 each with an obliipie pale spot extending from humerus to suture. Head 

 with two deep, obliiiue impi-essions, rather densely and finely punctate. 

 Thorax subcordate. slightly longer than wide, widest in front of middle, 

 llie sides tlience obli(ine and sinuate to base; disk finely and sp.-irsely punc- 

 bati' and with two distinct, sliallow olilong imjtressions on basal half. Ely- 

 tra at liase one-baif wider tlian tlior.-ix, tlience feebly widening to apex, 

 i-()vei'ing one-half oi- more of .abdomen, liiiely and sparsely punctate. Abdo- 

 men as wide .-IS elytra, broadly maigiiieil, \'ery finely ]iunctate. rjcngtb 

 {'r 4 mm. 



Clarion. IMilnam and Ci-awfoi'd counties; fre<iueiit locally. May 

 n-Oct(;l)er 17. Taken hy sil'ling vegclable debris from about hill- 

 side s|)rings. i'robably occurs 1 hi-ouoliuiit the Stale. One speci- 

 men was found cr;^\^•ling on the Mooi- of Wyandotte ('avc nearly 

 one mile IVoni the mouth. 



