f)60 FAMILY XXVII. — LATHHIDIID^;. 



M. villosa yAmm.. dull reddish-yellow, larger than distingucnda, 

 with eyes smaller and more widely separated and pubescence longer 

 and more hristling. occurs throughout the northern United States. 



*1264 (9992). Melanophthalma distinguenda Com., Coleop. Prov. Novoc., 

 38. 



Elongate-oval, moderately convex. Dull 

 ^^ ^>^ fuscous or brownish-yellow, the elytra usually 



^->,^ ^^-^ darker. Thorax transverse, sides angulate at 



>v 4H^ £ middle, margin obsoletely erenulate; surface 



1 ^^^^L f rather strongly punctate, the sub-basal ini- 



X^H^^^b/ pressiou moderately deep, extending nearly 



^g^^^^^^^ from side to side. Elji^ra elongate-oval ; striai 



y^^^^^^^FV not impressed, punctures coarser at base than 



X ^^^^^^^H \ behind the middle; pubescence yellowish, long 



^X^ /^^^^^^I^hS ^^' ^^^ conspicuous, the hairs arising from the 

 I ^^^^^^^1 1 intervals more erect than those from the 



I ^^^^^H I striai. Length 1.5-l.S mm. (Fig. 245.) 



y^ ^K^^^m \ Throughout the State ; common. Hi- 



^^^^^ bernates. January 6-November 28. Oc- 



Fig.245. X24. (After Forbes.) ^'"1'^ i" wiutcr beneath bark and logs; 

 taken by sifting in spring and in sum- 

 mer often from flowers of the black Jiaw {Viburnum pninifollwm 

 L) and allied shrubs. 



1265 (3828). MeLvVnophtiialma pumii^v Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 VII, 1855, 302. 

 Keseml)les the preceding but more parallel. Pubescence rather long 

 and bristling. I'unctuation of thorax and elytra coarser. Different other- 

 wise as mentioned in Icey. Length 1.5-l.G mm. 



^larshall and Putnam counties; scarce. March 20-June 24. 

 Taken by sifting. 



1200 (- -). Melanophthalma gibbosa Ilerbst.. Kaf., V, 5. pi. 44, tig. 2. 



Oval, convex. Uniform piceous brown, rarely paler; antennre and legs 

 reddish-brown ; pubescence short, appressed. Head rather coarsely and 

 closely punctate; eyes large and prominent. Thorax slightly wider than 

 head, very little wider than long ; sides rounded in front, then feebly con- 

 vergent and nearly straight to base; disk closely and rather finely punctate. 

 Elytra with rows of rather coarse punctures; intervals more finely punc- 

 tate. Length 1.1-1.5 mm. 



Steuben and Floyd counties; frequent locally. April 16-^May 

 25. Beaton from flowers of swamp hucklel)erry. Occurs from 

 New Hampshire westward across the northern border of the United 

 States. 



1207 (3808). MELANOPHTHALjrA LOA^fiiPENNis I^c, Proc. Phil. Acad. Sci., 

 VII, 1855, 300. 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform pale yellow, the club of antenn;e darker; 

 pubescence short, recumbent. Thorax broad, sides rather strongly rounded, 



