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L'-'iTl (7('>17). MviKKK iiAUKs FOVi'.ATA Loc, N. Si*. X. Aiiicr. <'iil., 1, l^i<><i 

 140. 

 I01oiiji;it*'. siihoval. I >:irk roddish -brown 

 to iiict'oiis. sliiniiiti; !iiil('iiii;i' juul li'j^s rinl- 

 (lisli-yollow ; elytra with a small, pak* ri'ddisli 

 sjiot (in liunier! ; iJiibosccncc short, tine, sparse 

 and scnii-crect. Eyes small, seiiarated by near- 

 ly t'onr times their width. Thorax one-third 

 wider than loni; : sides stron.L^ly ronnded at 

 middle, tlieiice cdnversiinii to ape.v, hind an- 

 i^h's rectangular; disk distinctly slopini: cm 

 sides toward front anjrles, tinely, deeply an<l 

 siKirsely punctate; basal impressions on sides 

 di'cp. ronnded, the one at nuddle linear, mori' 

 shallow. lOlytra with feebly impressed rows 

 of rather coarse, close-set punctures; inter- 

 vals each with a single row of very fine punc- 

 tures. Length 5-0 nun. (Fig. 5(iS. ) 



Throuo-hout the State; frequent. April 2r)-.hily 24. Occurs 

 especially beneath the bark of maple and walnut. 



2372 (7()1S). Mycetochares tioniis Lee, New Sp. N. Ainer. Col., I, 180G, 

 140. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Piceous-black. shining; legs and base of 

 antenniB pale reddish-yellow; elytra each with a small reddish spot near 

 humerus ; pubescence fine, short and iiiconsi)icuous. Eyes rather large, sep- 

 arated by two-thirds more than their width. Thorax one-fourth wider than 

 head, about one-third wider than long, sides parallel and straight on basal 

 two-thirds, thence rounded to apex ; disk rather coarsely but sparsely punc- 

 tate and with a deep impression each side near base. Elytra more than 

 half as wide again as thorax; surface with rows of feebly im)n-essed. rather 

 fine punctures; intervals each with au irregular njw of puii<-tures almost 

 as large as those of striie. Length r).5-G nun. 



Clarion, INIonroe and Posev counties; scarce. JNIay 1-^Iay :U). 

 This species and fovcata are often fotmd together ])eneath l)ark. 

 They run very rai>idly when uncovered and attempt to hide in aii\- 

 dust or other debris which is present. 



M. gracilis Lee., black, shinino-, logs ])lack, length 5.5 nnn., is 

 known from INIichigan and Ohio; M. rufipes Lee., dark piceous- 

 brown, legs yellow, length 4.5 nnn., is recorded from New York and 

 near Cincinnati. M. niarfiiiiata Lee., color and siz(> of gracilis, was 

 described from Michigan. 



2373 (7G24). Mycktoohares binotata Say, Long's Exped., TT. 1824, 285; 



ibid. I, 189. 



Elongate-oblong, parallel, moderately convex. Piceous black, shining; 



two basal joints of antenna', tibia' and tarsi paler. Elytra each with a 



large, ronnded. p;'ie rcddisii siint. Tiiorax nearly twice as wide as long. 



