12GG I'WMIIiV LV. — TENEBKIONID.E. 



KKV 1() IXDIAXA SPEflKS OK H Yl'OPH LtKl'S. 



(I. 'I'lidi'ax rcLcul.irly cdiivex. 



h. TlKinix (■iii;iri;in;it(' in li-oiit. its rniiit ;ni.i;les distiiu't ; c .Ini- uiiiriiriii 

 jinlc r(Ml(lisli-l)r(i\vii. 2:>44. I'AKALLKLifs. 



Iili. 'I'liiirax li'uiicah' in i'l-dnl. its Iront an.ijlt's olitnse. 



r. Disk of thorax linciy and sparsely ininctato; upper surface bi- 



colored. l':>45. thoracicu.s. 



(■<: Disk of tiiorax with loujritudinai wianklcs; ujipcr surface uniform 



dark brown; lcn.ij:IIi .">.S nun. Kuuosrs. 



(Id. 'i'liorax depressed wilh a lM-<iad loniiilndinal excavation; liead and tluv- 



rax ri'<l(lis]i-bri wn. ciylra blackisli ; lei'.^Mli ."I.S nnn. cavi s. 



l!;>44 {1~):V2). IlvroiMii.da s i'akali i:i.rs ^leis., I'roe. I'ldl. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, l,s4r,. (;:;. 

 Elongate. sul)eyliiidrieal, i)arallel. Uniform reddish-brown, shiuiug. Tho- 

 rax as linij; as wide, front anj;les prominent, acute, hind ones rounded ; sur- 

 face finely, rather closely punctate. Elytra not striate, the punctures tine 

 and rather dense. Length 3.5—4 mm. 



Lake Cotinty; scarce. July 23. Occtirs beneath l)ark. Ranges 

 from Canada to Arizona. 



11345 (7535). IlYPOPiiLCKr.s tiioracicus Melsh.. I'roc. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 III. 1840, G3. 

 Elongate, subcylindrical. convex. Keddi-li-brown ; elytra black, sparsely 

 Itubescent with erect yellowish hairs. 'ill rax slightly longer than wide, 

 sides almost straight, angles all r(nmded; surface tinely and sparsely punc- 

 tate. Elytra little more than twice as liaig as thorax; sparsely and tinely 

 liunctured. Length 3-3.5 mm. 



Clarion Cotinty ; rai'o. July 11. Occurs from Canada to Georgia. 



H. cavus Lee. was described from Kentucky and H. riigosus 

 Diiry from Cincinnati. Both probably occur in the sontliern third 

 of the State. 



Tiibe VI. ROLETOPIIAGINI. 



Oblong, opaque, winged species having the siu'face roughened 

 with tubercles; head received in thorax as far as eyes, which are 

 coarsely granulated, deeply emarginatc and with a large groove 

 beneath them for the reception of the base of the antenna; epi- 

 pleitra' narrow; front coxa^ transverse middle ones with a small but 

 distinct trochantin ; hind coxa' well separated, the intercoxal process 

 triangubii'; tai'si [)nbesc('nt heneath, the last joint longer than the 

 t)thers united. Two o'cnera are known, both being represented in 

 the State. 1'he species occiu' on woody fungi which grow on the 

 sides of trees oi* stnm])S or l)eneath bai'k. 



