'I'lii'; sAr-i''i;!';i)i\(; i;i:i;'i'i,KS. ('^5-'> 



11:11 ("CiSO). ("AKiMiiMiiijs couiiiiMs Er'u'lis., (htiii. /riisilir., I\'. 1S4:{. 

 L'ti."'.. 



(i\;il. sli:,'litly nhlon^'. riicous, lYvlily sliiniiit:. iniiiulcly aluLaccous, 

 Sli.-irscly imlifsciMit : U'::s :iih1 .•iii(cnn;i' dnrk reddish liniwii. Thorax one- 

 liiir wilier tliaii loiii;, as bruail at apex as at base, sides feebly curved, hind 

 aiij,d('s recta ni,'n la r; surface, as well as that of elytra, rather densely but 

 not coarsely puiiclurcd. rrdslcnmni densely and rather coarsely imnc- 

 lured. Length 8 nun. 



Sonlhorn lialf of State; si'aivo. April 4-Oetol)er 17. Ixcsem- 

 hles small iiiiii r luit known !)\- the fonii oi" tliorax and more shiii- 

 \ng suil'acc. Taken IVoin lieiicalli loaves of luiiJlcin and l)oaton 

 from flowers of linn. 



('. »iar(/i)i(il i(s l'>i jells.. ]en<|th 1. ")-'_' mm., with sides of thorax 

 and elytra coiitiiiuoiis. has been taken near Cincinnati. 



1215 (36S1). Cakpophilts BRACiivPiiiKLs Say, Journ. I'liil. Acad. Nat. 



Sei.. V, 1825, 1S3; ibid. II, 2SS. 



Oblong-oval, subdepressed. Piceous, very finely and sparsely pubes- 

 cent; legs and antennie reddish-brow^n. Thorax nearly twice as wide as 

 long, apex and base equal, sides moderately curved, punctures of the disk 

 rather coarse and not dense, those of sides finer and denser. Surface of 

 elytra more finely pimctured than (horax. Prosternuni nearly smooth. 

 Length 2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. :\larch 2()-Oetober 17. Oc- 

 curs on flowers of cherry, apple, black haw and other shrubs and at 

 sap. Resembles the preceding, but distinguished by its smaller and 

 broader form and smooth prosternum. 



1216 (3683). I'AiiPOPHiLUS antiquus Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



II, 1844, 105. 

 Oblong. Piceous, moderately shining; base of elytra reddish-brown, 

 gradually passing to piceous. Thorax one-third wider than long, base and 

 apex equal, sides feebly curved, hind angles rectangulai- ; surface si^arsely 

 punctured at middle, more finely and densely on sides. Surface of elytra 

 coarsely but sparsely punctate. Prosternum coarsely and rather densely 

 punctured on sides. Hind tibiiO of males suddenly dilated at apical half. 

 Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Southern h;ilf of State; connnon. Hibernates beneath mullein 

 and rubbish in fence corners. Taken by sifting in early spring; 

 also at sap. ?ilarch 17-l)ecember 7. 



TV. roLASTT-s Eriehs. 1S-1:1. (CU:. "to nuitilate.") 



The members of this genus are broadly oval or oblong, strongly 

 flattened and sparsely pubescent beetles, which live beneath bark 

 and feed upon saj). The males have the last ventral segment emar- 



