Till': i)AK'Ki.i\(! i;i;i''.'ri.KS. 12(j;j 



2:?;}o (7r>lLM. riArvm:M.\ i:i;v riiii()( i:i;.\ l.np.. Ami. Sci. el N;\l.. XXIII, ls:'.l. 



I!i-ii;i(lly ti\-;il. suIhiiimcx. Aliovt" picci.us, nicKHic. (>rit"U willi ;i |nii-|ilisli 

 (iiii,'*'-. iiiidcr surl'ncf mid ;i|iic;il linU' nl a lic'iiiKi' linnviiisli ; Icirs I'cddisli- 

 lirnwii. Head mid llidrax as in t .r<<i int inn. I';iy(i'al siria' less i\vv]\. iun|-c 

 cuaix'ly |iuiicl 11 red : iiilrrvals Hal. siii;hlli. I.ciiulli :'...". | niin. 



I'litiKiin, \'i.i;(> .•111(1 I'osi'v couiilii's; sciircj. .May 14 Oclnhci' H. 



L'.".;!4 (Trii:*,). ri,.\iviii;M.\ iMiK (M.i.i: i-aji.. Ann. Sci. ct Nat.. XX II I. is.'.l. 

 ."> 1 .(. 

 Oval. cHiivcN. r.lack oi' dark i (■ddisli-hrowii. siinniia(inc ; llmrax. aii- 

 It'iina- and Ic.us dull red. Head ininiilciy ]>uni'lured. Tlinrax nearly Ilii-ci" 

 Unit's as wide as Idiii,'. base liisinnalf. apex deeply eiiiai-uinate ; surface 

 liiiely and sparsely punciate. lOlytral slria- rather dei'p and coarsely ]Hni •• 

 Hired: intervals Hat nr nearly so. snii.Mlli. Leiiutli :'. l.f) mm. 



Liik(\ l*()8oy and IN-n-y conritics; rare. Api'il 21 -Seplciiiliei- 27. 



*l'.'>lir> (T.'iU). I'lAi'i iti:\i A KiFU oiixi: Sturm ('a(.. isi'i;. C.s. 



\'ery broadly dval. I'dack. nii.iqne er picenns. wiili a purplish tinire; 

 niidei- surface and leij;sdark lirnwiiisli-.velhiw ; anlenna' wlmlly pale reddish- 

 yellow. Thorax more than twice as wide at base as loii^-. thence rejiiihirly 

 narrowed to apex: surface xcry liiiely and sparsely punctate. Elytra fhiely 

 striate, the stria' with small, rather disely placed punctures; intervals tiat. 

 very minutely punc-tulate. Length 4 ."..."> mm. 



Throughout tlic State; vciy coiiniion on fleshy ftmiii and ])eneath 

 bark. Hibernates. March 12-l)e('ember 8. 



li33G (7515). Pi^vTVDEMA FLAViPKS Fab.. Syst. Klent.. II. ISOl. r>r,7. 



Resembles niflvontc but more ehaiu'ate. I'.lack or piceims. (ipa(pie: an- 

 tenna? black except the three basal joints, which, with under surfat'e and 

 legs, are reddish-brown. Thorax feebly and sparsely innictate at middle, 

 more densely and coarsely on sides. Elytra 1 punctures coarser than in 

 I tificornc; intervals feebly convex and with more evident punctures. Len.t^t'i 

 4 5 mm. 



Chirk and Po.sey counties: rare. "Sl-ay o-Septciiilier 25. 



2;!;>7 (751S). Pi.ATYDKMA ELiJPTK TM Fab.. Syst. Eleut., IL, IsOl, 5t;t;. 



Elongate-oval. Black, opaque: elytra each with an oblitiue, very irregu- 

 lar re<ldish spot, extending from humei-ns to suture. Thorax finely and 

 rather sparsely punctate. lOlytra liiiely striate, the stria' with tine distaiU 

 pinictures. Length 5.5-7 mm. 



Southern half of State: frciuciit Alaich 2(M)ct()bei' 14. Oc- 

 curs beneath baric on fiino-us covered logs. 



P. amfricaiiiini [.aj)., h'ngtli 5-6.5 uiiii.. is said by Horn to be 

 abundant in tlic "Norlliern States ami Canada." 

 |, so— 234021 



