■nii; (I, UK lU'^i-rrM-^s. 733 



J'^i-c'inciil lliroiiuhdiil llic Stnlc. April 11 .liiiic 2. Occiii's hc- 

 neatli Imrk ol rrt\ o.-ik .-iikI oIIut loi^s. iisii;i!ly in dry, sniidy locali- 

 ties. 



1383 (4l'J()). Kr.ATKi! s.wi Lcc, 'I'imiis. Aiiht. I'liil. S.w., X. isr.3. 4(i5. 



In form, size ;iii(l uciicnil colur this siiccics roscinlilcs tlie two preced- 

 ing:. Elyti-a with ,i hrond hl;icl< stripe iildiiL; llie sulnrc i^riidually uiirrow- 

 inj; iicnr the si-iilfliuiii, .■iiul n nnrniw lil.Kk iii:ir;:in;il one ro.ichintc from 

 ai)Ox thrce-l'ourtiis to base. I'lilrd joint of aulenii:e distinctly narrower 

 than fourth in both se.xes. Length ll-12.r) mm. 



^lai'idii ("niiiily: i-jire. A silicic s|)('cim','ii l.-ikcii (Voiii a IkiIIow 

 in an a.sh tree. Apfil L'2. Ixecordcd only from New York. 



E. i»ij)(>]iliis Melsli.. l)lack, lei^s reddish-brown, length 12 niiu., 

 is known IVom rennsyhania and Ohio. 



1384 (4l.'L>!)). KiATKK la lancoi.i.is Ileri)st., loafer. X, ISOC, 10. 

 KIongat<>-(>lil(iii.i,'. snliconve.x:. Black, feel>l,y sliining, ratlier densely 



eldlhed witii sliort yellow isli pnboscence ; thorax, except the ai)ex and hind 

 .•merles, and front of head, dull red. Third .ioint of antennu^ more than 

 twice the length of second. Tliora.x slightly broader than long, widest at 

 i)ase, hind angles feebly divergent, surface ratlier donsel.v and coarsel.v 

 punctate. Elytral strije with fine itunctnres ; intervals convex, rather densely 

 and coarsely punctured. Length 12.5-14 nun. 



Crawford County; rare. May 2(i. Taken fi-om stem of wlieat. 



13S4a (4228). Elater bubricollis soger Lee, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, X, 

 1853, 467. 

 Resembles nihricolHs in form and structure but has the entire upper 

 surface black, sparsel.v clothed with short gra,yish pubescence. Thorax 

 slightly longer than wide, with a faint median impression on iiasal half. 

 Length 11-16 mm. 



Lake and Laporte eotnities; rare. IMay 20-.Tinie 12. Taken 

 from beneath the bark of pine. A female from Laporte County 

 measures 16 nnu. Blanchard elaims that socer and rnhricollis are 

 synonyms. Herbst's name having priority, ])nt T prefer to retain 

 socer as a variety. 



13Sr) (4232). Er,.\TER subtims Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent. See, XII, 1884, 12. 

 Elftngate. slender, subconvex. Black, clothed with fine, short, brown 

 pubescence; antenn;ie not longer than thorax, the second and third .ioints 

 very short, nearly equal. Thorax slightly longer than wide, feebly nar- 

 rowed from liase to apex, slightly rounded on the sides. Elytra with punc- 

 tured strite; intervals subconvex, finely punctate. Length 7 mm. 



Lake Count.v; rare. June 12. I)(^scribed from Lake Superior. 



138G (4236). Elater ribricis Ray. Ami. L.vc. Nat. Hist., I, 1825, 261; 

 ibid. II, 305. 

 Oblong, subconvex. Black, sparsely pubescent witii yellow hairs; tho- 

 rax and sides of prosternum red. the former with a broad, polished blaelv 

 spot extending from apex to middle ; tarsi and three basal joints of an- 



