TJIE iMEI.ANDRYID HARK HKKTLKS. 1293 



*L'."'.s;» (Ttisl ). l-;rsrn()i'iu .s tomkmo.si s Say, Joiirii. I'liil. Ac-ad. Nat. Si-i., 

 V. 182(1, 293; ibiil. II, :{05. 

 Oval, iiKKh'ratcly miivox. ciiually dlituse before and beliiiid. Hrowii, 

 feebly sliiniiijr, ratber tbirkly clotlied witb sbort yellowisb i»ubeseence ; aii- 

 leniwe. under surface and lej;s reddisb-bnnvn. Eyes separated In front by 

 a distance one-fourtli i^reater than tlieir own widlli. Tbor.ax ratber closely 

 and finely punct.-ile. (be basal impressions wry faint. lOlytra witb rows 

 of fine punctures, wbidi Itecnuie nnicb smaller near apex; iiilei-vals densely 

 and somewbat ron^bly punctate. .Middle ;nid bind 1ibi;f witb ridges :is in 

 hirolor. Iami.vMIi 4..Vr> mm. 



Southern two-thirds of Stale. I're(|ueiit; probably tliroii<;h()ut. 

 i^\'I)ru;iry (i-Septemlx'r ^'^. linatioes just eiiiery'ino- wer(> tfiken on 

 the bitei- date. Occurs Ix'ncatli bark and in dry i'uimi. Ilibei-nates 

 in small numbers beneath deeply buried h)os. 



VII. IIoi.osTKoPTiut^ TTorn. 1888. ((Jr.. "entire ; noui-ished"; 



i. 0., well-fed.) 



Small oval species which, besides the characters given in key, 

 have the eyes very widely separated, scarcely emarginate in front; 

 last joint of ma.xillary pali)i oval, ol)li(iuely truncate; fourth joint 

 of antenna^ not shortei" tlian fifth. One of the three known species 

 occurs in the State. 



2.'!!M> (7(')S0). IIoLOSTROPins mifasci.vtis Say, Long's Kxped., II. 1S24, 2.S2; 

 ibid. I, lS(i. 

 Oval, convex, distinctly mu-rowed beliind middle. Keddisb-brown, shin- 

 nig, clotbe<l witb sbort. reildisb pubescence; elytra picecms, with a broad, 

 .vellowlsb band on basal and anotber on apical tbird, these interrupted at 

 suture; antenna^ pale reddish-brown. Tliorax finely and closely punctate, 

 the basal impressions short and linear. Elytra finely, densely and irregu- 

 larly punctate. Length 4-5.5 mm. 



Throughout the State: frequent. April 7-Octol)er 9. Occurs in 

 and beneath rotten logs and in dry fungi in dense woods. Ranges 

 from ^Massachusetts to Virginia and Tennessee. 



VIII. IIallomeni^s Panz. 1793. (Gr., "to leap.") 



Small elongate or oblong species having the spurs of hind tibia* 

 moderate in size and the hind coxa^ ol)li(iue. Two of the four recog- 

 nized species occur in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF IIALLOM1..MS. 



(/. Piceous (II- dark reddish-brown; anteun*, legs and base of elytra dull 



brownish-yellow; lengtli 4-4.5 nnn. 2:>!)1. scapularis. 



(Id. r.-de In-Dwn ; iie.-id fusc-ons; siiiallei-. .'! nnn. '2'.V.y2. PEnii.TS. 



