C)24 fa:mii.v xxv. — iiistekid.e. 



the sides by the fourth dorsal; internal suhhnineral entire, external oliso- 

 lete; first dorsal long, curved at tip, second, third and fourth gradually 

 shorter, extending nearly to middle, fourth joining the sutural, which is 

 entire. Front tibite with seven or eight teeth. Length 3-4 mm. 



Lake, Laporte and Vigo counties; eomnion on dead fish and tur- 

 tles along the beach of Lake Michigan. Proha])ly ocoirs on sand.y 

 beaches thi'dughoiit the Stale A|)ril !*!• .Innc 2(). 



Mm (3G1S). Saprinv;s mancis Say, Inc. cit., i». 41; ibid. II, 2t>7. 



Resembles fruternus in form. coUtr and size. Thorax rather densely 

 punctured over its entire surface. Elytra densely, strigosely punclincd. 

 the scutellar mirror ill-defined and sometimes almost obliterated; sutural 

 stria basal, extending to middle only. Front tibiae with six teeth. Length 

 2.8^ mm. 



Occurs with the preceding along the beach of Lake ^lichigan, 

 but nmch less common. ^lay 20-.June 25. 



1197 (3620). Saprini'S fitchii Mars., Mon. Hist, 1802, 494. 

 Oblong-oval, convex. Black, distinctly bronzed, shining. Thorax with 



a broad space at sides and apex coarsely punctured, finely strigose near 

 margin; base narrowly and coarsely punctured; disk smooth, polished. 

 Elj'tra everj-Avhere densely and coarsely punctured except a well defined 

 scutellar mirror; first dorsal nearly entire; second and third shortei", in- 

 distinct; fourth very short, curved at base; sutural entirely absent. I^ngih 

 2.8-3.2 mm. 



Lake County; rare. Five specimens were taken from beneath 

 the carcass of a dead hen near Hammond. May 27. 



1198 (3G25). Saprini's patiuelis Lee, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, TC. 



pi. VI, fig. 2. 

 Broadly (rval, robust. Surface shining, with a bluish-green or slightly 

 bronzed lustre. Thorax with a narrow band of coarse punctures along the 

 sides and apex, distant from margin except at base ; disk smooth. Elytra 

 very coarsely and sparsely punctured on apical half, the ])unctures extend- 

 ing along the suture two-thirds to base; humeral obliqu(>. tine and long, not 

 uniting with the short internal subhumeral ; dorsal stria' sulK^iual. reaching 

 slightly beyond the middle, the fourth arched to join the sutural, which is 

 entire. Front tibi.-c with six teeth, the .apical three much coarser. Length 

 .3-4.2 mm. 



lake, Starlvc, \"ig(i and P(!sey counties; scarce. May IS-Se})- 

 tciiilx'r 20. 



IX. Pi.KG.\i)Ei?(s Ericlis. 1S:U. (Gi- , "a blow : neck.") 



Siitall ()lil(nig s])ecies liavirig a liroad ])r()sternum with a deep 

 channel on each side extending from the lobe to the tip, and also a 

 bi'oad transverse groove which divides the median convex portion of 

 the ])ros1('rnnm into two nne(pial ix^rlions. The Jhoi-a\ has a dee]) 



