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siiiTounded liv a distinct riuR-,- darker tlian tlie remainitii;- surface 

 ofa^lytra. 



B. siilcatidii Lcc, a meniho' of the boreal fauna, has been taken 

 in .Miehiuan and nortliein Illinois and should occur in northern In- 

 diana. 



'.I!) (420 1. r.i.Minunwi skmistbia'itil lluld., I'nic. I'liil. Ac;i(l. Xnt. Sci.. I, 

 is4;i, ::()■.',. 



Slight iy eloiii;atc, ri,ii\-p.\. Xoarl.v black, I'eelily linjiizcil, 1lic cl.\'trrt 

 iifteii tiu,i;ed with browuisli ; nutemiic iiiceons, the basal joints and legs 

 dull yellow. Frontal grooves siui,'le, straight, parallel. Thorax sulicor- 

 date, one-half wider than long, distinctly narrower at base than apex; 

 sides strong.ly curved in front, si.nua1c behind; l)asal impressions deeji. 

 bistriate; hind angles rectangular, eariuate. Elytra one-half wider than 

 thorax, tinely striate, the stria:' with deep, rather distant punctures, tliese 

 obsolete on apical half; intervals flat, with punctures as mentioned in 

 i;ey. Length y. 7-4.2 mm. 



Putnam County ; rare. October 17. Sifted from beneath dead 

 leaves above a hillside spring-. The seta' arising from the dorsal 

 punctures are very distinct beneath a lens. Occurs from New Eng- 

 land to Kentucky. 



B. oblorignhnii Mann., 4.2-5.5 mm. in length, has been taken in 

 Ohio and Michigan. It is a member of the boreal fauna and should 

 be found along the northern border of Indiana. Two specimens 

 were in the Stein collection without locality label. 



XVIII. Anillits Duval. 1851. (Gr.. "without -flight.") 



Very small brownisli species, having the eyes entirely wanting 

 and hind coxa> separated. They live in caves or utuler stones on 

 the slopes of wooded hills. Four species are known from the 

 United States, one of which has been taken in Indiana, 

 lOlt (429). Anillds fortis Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, II, isi;x, 127. 



IClongate-oblong. Reddish-brown, shining; antenna^ and legs pale yel- 

 low. Head with a shallow groove each side of front. Tliorax wider than 

 long, sides sliglitly curved to behind middle, thence feebly converging to 

 l)ase. which is narrower than apex and siiuarely truncate; disk with a 

 single bristle-bearing )iur.(ture each side near front angle, median line 

 Hue. hind angles rectangular. Elytra with a few discal rows of \ery flue 

 punctures, some of \yhich l>ear single, long, ei-ect hairs; the punctures ab- 

 sent on sides iVud apex, plaiidy. visible only when viewed from the side. 

 Length 1.7-2 mm. 



Rare, or so small -as to be overlooked. Two specimens were 

 taken from beneath simies on a \vood('d slope near Wyandotte Cave, 

 Crawford County. May 27. When their cover was removed they 

 ran aimlessly aliout, instead of seeking some new retreat. 



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