()12 KAiVIII.V XXV. UlSl'KKlli.K. 



(J. Sulural stria entire. 



'. Vovm subcylindrical : nil tlic (l<>is:il striic entire. i'auai i km s. 



If. I'unii depressed; fiftli dorsal abbreviated at base. IKiS. .ioqii s. 

 lUI. Sulural siria abbreviated at base; form cylindrical. 

 /. 'i'linrax evenly luipctured; mesosternal stria entire. 



IIGI). COARCTATUS. 



//. 'IMierax nearly smodtli afe-nnddle; mesosternal stria broadly inter- 

 rupted. 1170. 15ASALIS. 



*ll(;."i (.".'ilDi. lIisTER cAROUNis Paylv., Monog. Hist., ISll, 45. 



Broadly ovate, subdepressed. Black or pieeous, shining ; 

 !e,t,'s reddish-brown. Thorax with outer marginal stria pres- 

 ent, very fine ; disk smooth. Elytra with three entire dorsal 

 stri;e, fourth and fifth apical, reaching the middle, siitiiral 

 somewhat longer. Front tibite with five rather fine teeth ; 

 middle tibire with four, hind tibiae with three, short spines. 

 Length 3-3.8 mm. (E'ig. 232.) 



Probably our most common species of Ulster; 

 found throughout the State, especially in low, moist 

 woods beneath bark and logs. January 11-Novcmber 30. Often 

 gregarious in winter. 



*11GG (3520). IIiSTEK LEcoNTEi Marsuel, Monog. Hist., 1853, 273, pi. 7, 

 fig. 17. 

 Oblong-oval, strongly depressed. Thorax smooth at middle; sparsely 

 and rather coarsely punctured on sides, the marginal stria entire. Elytra 

 with three entire dorsal stria?, fourth apical, extending to middle or beyond, 

 fifth short, apical; sutural often wanting, sometimes as long as fifth. 

 I'ropygidium coarsely but very sparsely punctured. Front tibire with four 

 teeth ; middle tibire with three, hind tibiie with two, short spines. Length 

 2.5-3 mm. 



Throughout the Stale; (omnMin. February 14-December 29. 

 Occurs beneath the elos. '-fitting bark of logs and stumps, especially 

 lliat of oak and elm; i-arcly on fungi or at sap. 



11G7 (3521). HisTER AiHEiJAM s Hom, Proc. Amer. I'hil. Soc, XIIL 1873. 

 297. 

 Resembles lecontci but more depressed. Thorax almost smooth at 

 sides. Elytra with three entire dorsals, fourth very short, apical ; fifth 

 and sutural wanting. Length 3 umi. 



LaAvrence County; rare. May 2:1 Taken from decaying fungi. 

 P("-cribe(l from Louisiana, but suico taken ])y I^ury near Cin- 

 ciiniati. 



//. /xiiuilh'lus Say. length 2.5 nun., is known from Georgia south- 

 ward, but may occur in southern Indiana. 



IIGS (3523). HisTEK .equus Lee., N. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I, 1863, Gl. 



Oblong, strongly depressed. Black or piceous-brown, shining. Thorax 

 finely and rather dens(>ly i)nnctured. Elytra with four entire dorsal striae. 



