480 FAMILY XT. STATMIYLINID^. 



/. Head distinctly narrower than thorax, the latter, as well as the legs 

 and border of elytra, reddish-brown. 927. repandum. 



/f. Head only slislilly narrower than apex of thorax, the latter black. 



FORAMINOSUM. 



924 (2851). HoMALU M iiamatum Fanv.. P.nll. Soc. Linne., II, 1878. 209. 



Oblong-oval. Dull reddish or dusky yellow, si)arsely pubescent; head 

 and tips of elylra fuscous. Antennie shorter than head and thorax; the 

 latter one-half wider than long, widest at base, sides feebly curved, disk 

 finel.v and sparsely punclate. Elytra slightly wider and one-half longer 

 than thorax, more coarsely and cliiscly pinictured tliaii tlicre. Hind tibiiX) 

 deeply eniargiiiale on tlie oiitrr side. Sixlii segment of male feebly sinuate 

 at aj>ex. I.engtli "_'..". mm. 



]\rariiiii and l^'ciiiilaiii ('(Miiilii's; scare*. .June 12-Ji'me 17. 

 //. ]ni UK rosinn Kaiiw and //. /ni iid ir( nirc Fniiv.. described IVoiii 

 Pennsylvania and .Missouri, ddublless occui* in [ndiaiia. 



'.yjr> (2.S,54). lloMAiuM ii.oHAi.E Payk., iSIou. Staph., 1789, 67. 



Elongate-oblong, t'liiform black or i)i(;eous, feebly shining; antennjc 

 and legs reddish-brown, 'riiornx one-third wider than long, sides feebly 

 curved, narrowly dei)ressed ne.u- hind angles; disk finely, rather densely 

 and evenly punctate. lOlyIra slightly wider and more than twice longer 

 than thorax, densely and finely ]>unctate and faintly strigose. Abdomen 

 minutely and sjiars^'ly punclate. Length ."■ .">..^> mm. 



Lake and Marion connlics; scarce. May 22-N()venibci- 1. This 

 is llio species nsnally known as j-nfiprs Fanv. 



92(; (2855). IIOMAOVM ihacti m Fauv., Bull. Soc. Linne.. II, 1878, 212. 



Oblong, convex. Dark reddish-brown, shining; disk of elytra often 

 piceous. Head three-fourths as wide as thorax, finely and sparsely punc- 

 tate. Thorax one-half wider than long, convex, hind angles obtuse; sides 

 curved in front of middle, thence feebly sinuate to base; disk rather coarse- 

 l.v, not densely jiunctate. Elytra slightly wider, twice longer and more 

 coarsely and sparsely ])unctate than thorax. Abdomen smooth. Length 

 2.3 mm. 



Fonntain and Yiuo counties; scai'ce. February 23-June 17. 

 r)ceurs beneath l)ark in moist pbiees. 



927 (2842). Homai.h m HK.i'ANm m Erichs., Gen. Spec. Staph., 1840, 878. 



Elongate, slendei-. depressed. Head, abdomen and disk of elytra pic- 

 eous, opaque; thorax, anlennn-. legs and sides of elytra reddish-brown. An- 

 tennae longer than he:id and lliorax; head coarsely and densely punctured. 

 'rhf)rax slightly broader lii.ni long, sides feebly curved, sinuate behind; 

 disk flattened on sides, linely. ratlier densely punctate, with two oblong 

 impressions on basal Iwolliirds. Elylra slightly wider and two-thirds 

 longer than liioi-,i\. co.-irsely, densely mikI roughly pnnclal(>. Abdomen 

 minutely gr.innl.iP' pun<-lale. Length :',.'> I..", mm. 



Sonthern liall" of State; frequent. April 18-Noveniber 22. 

 Occurs beneath dead leaves. 



