'I'll!-: \..\'.<\ uKirniis. 531 



t(>riuiii;il sr.i^iiu'iits ii;il(>. 'l"lior.i\ \r\\ spnrscly piimi ;ilc, llic h.isal miir^iiiiil 

 lino (listiiicl. lllytra I'.illicr cdarscly hiil not closely iniiirtatc. I.ciilcIIi 

 l.S L'.l.' nun. 



Tlii-oiiLi'liiiiit the Stntc; IViMHiciii . .M;iy 1 1 Xovciiihcr 2S. 



lOlU (315G). SiYMNis TiONKintosis Mnls.. Spec. So-.-., 1850, !»S!I. 



Broadly oval, strongly convex, rniloiin black, sliinini;; si)arsoly i>ubcs- 

 cent; los^s rod or rtildish-hrown. Thorax narrowod in front, sides foohly 

 curvwl, surracc lincly. c(|ually a;i(l sparsely punctate. Elytra much nmi-e 

 coarsely and closely puuclurod than Lliorax. Length l.S-li.o mm. 



Tlii-ee speeiiiieiis from near Pine and Hessville, Lake County, 

 and one from AVariHMi (Nnmly. ^Tay ll--]idy 14. Should occur 

 throughout tlie State. 



N. na)nis Lee, h^s's reihlish. I('n<'th l.o-L;") mm., is known from 

 .Alichiuaii and I^'lorida. S. puiictaivs jMelsh., U^ngth 1.5 mm., is 

 recorded from Canada. Peinisylvania and Texas. 



XV'II. STET]TOKfs AVeise. 1891. (Gr.. "breast tinargin.") 



The members of this genus are nearly as small as those of Smilia. 

 They differ from Scj/udiiis. as shown in the generic key, mainly in 

 the structure of the front of head and prosternum. 



1017 (3160). Stethorls pcnctum Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Xat. Sci.. VI. 

 1S52, 141. 

 Broadly oval, convex. Black, shininir; antenna- and logs yellow, the 

 femora black, with the ain'x pale. Thorax narrowed in front, the sm-face 

 sparsely punctate at middle, more densely and coarsely at sides. Elytra 

 sparsely but distinctly ]innctato ; covered with a sparse and tine p)ibescence. 

 Length 1.2 1.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. April IT-Octobiu- 17. Taken 

 by sifting inibbish from damp hillsides and borders of marshes. 



XVllI. ('Ei'ii.\LoscvM.\is Crotch. 187:5. ((Jr.. "head + cub.") 



Small, ol)loiig-oval. rathci- depi"(^ssed pubescent species, having 

 the front coxal cavities o|)eii behind; head large, front vertical; 

 last joint of maxillai'y i)alpi long, slender, pointed; thorax at base 

 narrower than elyti-a : ]U'ostei'num shoi't and broad. 



lOlS (.•'.inn). ('i:iMiAi.os( VM M s ziM mi;km.\x'NI Crotch. Trans. .\mer. lint. 

 Soc. IV, 1873, 382. 

 r.ruadly oval, feebly convex. Black, slightly l)i'onzed. sparsely clothed 

 with gray |iubescence; legs picenus. tibia- and tarsi jialer. Thorax three 

 times as wide at base as long at middle, coarsely and closely punctured: 

 front angles prominent on account of the deei)ly emarginate apex. Elytra 

 more sparsely and coarsely piuictate than thorax. Length 1.5 2.2 nun. 



