()0(j i'W.MII.Y XXV.--lllS'l'i;iiJ!>.K. 



('(UiiiiKUi iiloiit^' 111" l)c;icli (if L;i!<(' Vi i('lii<i;ni in i'(iiii|t;iiiy with ///- 

 hmt i>t as : not noted clst'whci'c in the Stntc. .May 2()-.lune K'. 

 The leni>th of the sntui'al sti-ia. the only chafactci' used by Horn in 

 separating several species, is often uncei'tain and vai-ial)h' in the 

 same species. 



1147 (.'USl). IlisTEii sTYcurs Lee.. IJcst. Jcmrn. Nat. Hist., V. 1845. 4S. 



Resembles iiitcniiptiis in almost ever.v particular except size. Form 

 more broadly oval; thorax with stri;e entire. i)arallel, equidistant from cacli 

 olher and from the margin; disk ver.v minutely i»unctulate. I'ropyjjcidiuiu 

 coarsely but very sparsely punclulatc; jiy.iiidium tinel.v and siiarsely i)uiic- 

 late. Tjengrth 2.5 mm. 



Putnam Coiuit^' ; rare. April 24. Taken by sifting about a 

 deserted mouse's nest. 



114S (.■548.">}. IIiSTEK MARGiNieoLLis Lec., Host. Journ. Nat. lllst., V, 1845, 

 58, pi. 3, fig. 11. 



Broadly oblong-oval, subconvex. Thorax with margin thickened, con- 

 vex ; outer stria wholly absent ; inner one entire, close to margin ; surface 

 very finely punctulate, sides more coarsely punctate. Elytra with sub- 

 humeral an<l three dorsal striie entire, fourth abbreviated at liasc some- 

 times only on apical half, fifth short, apical; siitural extending beyond 

 middle. Epipleura with one stria. Front tibi;e with five ratlier acute 

 teeth. Notch of mesosternum very shallow. Length o. 5-4.5 nun. 



L(d\e. Mai'ion and Posey couidies; scarce. March 1:5-August 'iti. 

 Those on tlie earliiM- date were taken in company with sevei-al other 

 beetles beneath honey-comb on tlie gronnd in (lens(> woods. 



//. cofiiKifiis Lee., is said to (»cciir in tlie .MidcUe States, Illinois 

 and Wisconsin. 



IMit (;!4.S(;). lIisTKi; KKiiATis Lec.. I.ic. cit.. 50, pi. 2, fig. 8. 



I'.ronilly oval, subconvex. Thorax with outer stria sh(»rt, but varialile 

 in leiiglli: inner sti'ia usuall\- abl)revialed ;it tip. surface minutely itunctu- 

 late. more coni-sely on si(b'S between the stria\ Elytra with subhumeral 

 and three dorsal stri;e entire, fonilli siiglitly abbreviated at base, fifth 

 usually one-third, sutural one-lialf, the Icn-iii of elytra. Front tibi;e with 

 six or more teeth. Lengfli 4 (1.5 nnn. 



IMarshall, .Marion, \'ii;d and I'lilnani eoiuilies; frci[uent. .May 

 ()-()ctober 11. (>ccnrs beneatli carrioii. 'I'hc outer thoracic sti'ia 

 varies from a mere ai-c al anlei-ior anulc lo half the length of Ihc 

 inner stria, 'i'he lii'lli dorsal is also wiriable. the basal [)oi-tion 

 often IxMiig present eilliei' as a line oi- disconnecteii [)nnctures. 



