580 FAMILY X.XII. CRV1'T()[MIA0]D-T:. 



c. 'I"lii.i-;i.\ radicr nniii(hMl tli.-iii nii.mihilc .-it tlic sides :it nr liefuiv llu' 



,„j,l,lli>. 11«4. OCIIKACKA. 



cv. Tliornx (•(Piispi.iiniisly tlmiiu'li ln'oadly aii.:;ulatc at the sides at <ir 

 sli.i,'htl.v before tlie middle, where it. is distinctly wider than at 



Ij-lSe 1105. GONODKKA. 



bb. Second anteuual joint distinctly longer and thicker than third. 



<L Tliorax dilated at or a little before the middle, narrowed toward 

 base and still more strongly toward a])ex ; color dull yellow, ely- 

 tra gradually blackish toward base. 1106. pusilla. 

 lid. Thorax parallel at the sides from the base to or beyond the mid- 

 dle, then strongly narrowed to apex; color black or piceous. 



HOT. OVALIS. 



««. Elytra pale with a dark crossbar (often broken) just before the middle. 



IIOS. EPHIPPIATA. 



1104 (3388). Atomakia ociiracea Zimm., Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. II, 1869, 



258. 

 Elongate-oval, convex. Dark reddish-brown to piceous, moderately shin- 

 ing; autennaj and legs paler. Antenme slightly longer than head and tho- 

 rax, the joints of club etpial in size. Thorax three-fourths as wide as ely- 

 tra, strongly narrowed at apex, deeply and closely punctate, the sides 

 rounded. I^lytra widest before the middle, acutely rounded at tip, finely 

 and sparsely but distinctly ]Minctured. I.ength 1.5-1.8 mm. 



Throughout the State; coiniiioii in spring lieiieath iinilh'iii, in 

 decaying h'aA'es, etc. April 18-Novemher 8. 



1105 ( ). Atomakia gonodera Casey, .Touru. N. Y. Ent. Soc, VIII, 1000, 



122. 

 Katlier broadly oval, moderately convex. Reddish or chestnut-brown, 

 polished. 'Iliorax small, at its widest part not equalling the base of elytra, 

 nearly Iwothiids wider tli.in long, angulate at middle, the sides thence to 

 base disliiictiy converging, disi< tinely and rallier closely i)unctate. Elytra, 

 neai- the middle, about one-third wider tiian thorax, tinely but spai-sely 

 inmctate. Length 1.5 nun. 



Lake and Marion counties; scarce. March 20- April IH. 



HOG ( ). Atomaiua prsiLLA Tayk., Faun. Suec, I, 1798, 295. 



Elongate-obhmg, parallel. Dull reddish-yellow, shining; basal third of 

 elytra blackish. Antenna' slender, nearly half the length of body. Thorax 

 sliort, convex, about as wide as elytra, disk tinely and densely punctate 

 and with a distinct basal imi)r(>ssion. Elytra three times as long as tho- 

 rax, obtusely rounded at tijis. very tinely .-ind closely i)niictate. Length 

 .SI mm. 



Sleuhen. KoscinsUo, Mai'ion, Hancock and Putnam counties; 

 scai'ce. .May 25-Noveinher S. Si fled from horders of sphagtnuii 

 luar-sli and oilier damp vegeta])le dehi-is. A Kuii'opean species hith- 

 erto i-ec(.rded otdy TroiM the l^aciiic slo|)e in the TTnited States. 



