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Phenolia grossa Pabr. 



This ratlier flattened, rounded lieetle about \- ,6 of an inch in length, may be taken 

 abundantlv on soft fungi on the side of fallen beech. 



It is obscurcl)- inarketl with black and very dark red. The head is 

 partially covered by the enormous prothora.x, which is arcuate in front, 

 rounded laterally and coarsely and irregularly punctured. The wing covers 

 bear several rather conspicuous though slight ridges. 



Calitys scabra Thunb. 



Tliis flattened, reddish beetle, about -'8 inch in length, may be found 

 in |une on certain fungi growing on the ends of decaying hemlock logs. 

 This insect has a jjeculiar form, with enormously pro- 

 duced thoracic margins, which are roimded antl serrate e.xteri- 

 orly, and the wing covers haVe the; himieral angle producetl 

 behintl in a conspicuous ridge ami with the margin extended 

 '"'' laterallv and finelv serrate. 



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Phellopsis obcordata Kirby 



This jieculiar appearing rusl\' red, dark brown beetle about '_■ inch in length, may be 

 found in June on certain fungi growing on the ends of dei aving hendot ks. 



This species is rather flattened antl is remarkable on 

 account of the enormous prothorax with its conspicuous 

 lateral anterior protuberances. Wing co\ers \ery coarsely 

 pimctured and with the humeral angle prolonged into a 

 conspicuous ridge, which is distinctly notched at the 

 anterior fourth and at the posterior loiu'th enlargetl to 

 produce a Cdusjiicuous tidiercle. There is also a thick- 

 (■ned lateral ridge exttmding l)ack to a smaller tubercle 

 below the one mentioned above. The tips of the wing 

 covers are also soinewhat enlarged. 



Fig. i.i5 Phellnpsi 



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