FAIIILT IT. CATIABIP-T;. 



*101 1 450 1. TACHYb Fi_iM(.AVUA ^^ay. Trims. Amev. 

 I'liil. s.ic. II. 1^1^:'.. ^7; ibitl. II. -'.Ol'. 

 Rather broail. IVebly i.onvex. Dark i.i.enus or near- 

 ly black, the apical third of elytra yellowish: anteii- 

 nse and lei.'s reddish-yellow. Thorax subquadrate. one- 

 half wider than loiiir : sides feebly curved, Ijase triiu- 

 cate. a little wider than apex; hind angles rectaiii-ij- 

 lar, not rariuate. Elytra one-half wider than thorax, 

 the five imier stri;e moderately distinct. LciiL'th !..">- 

 l.S mm. I Fig. 53.) 



Tlirouelioiit the St^te; freqtient. Jauiiary (5-D<?cember 23. 

 Oiitus beneath bark, especially that of ebn aud bittteruiit. 



*10l' (44!J). Tachys ^-ams Gyll.. Ins. Sue.-.. II. IslCK :_'.0. 



Kliin^'ate. depro^eil. I'.laek. sliiniu^. very finely alutacemis: ;iuteunai 

 piceous, the basal .iuiuts aud tibise and tarsi more or less reddish-brown. 

 Thorax subquadrate. almut one-half wider than louir. not wider at base 

 than apex: sides rounded in front, s]i;;litly sinuate near base, hind an;:les 

 rectangular, not or but feebly earinate. Eh-tra subparallel. slightly wider 

 than thorax, the four or five inner stri.-e distinct, without punctures. 

 Length 2.:2-3 mm. 



Tlironghout the State : common. Januaiy liuXovember 20. 

 •Occurs beneath bark and leaves, 



l(i:! i4i;i:i. Tachvs GKAXARiis Dej.. Spec. A". ls:!l. r,l. 



Kobust. convex. Color variable, usually piceoii> or nearly black: el.nra 

 often mere or less brofliiisii and somewhat ti'ansluceut. sometimes reddisb- 

 brown. very shining: anteimie fuscous, the basal joints aud Iclts dull yel- 

 low. Thorax subciuadrate. one-half wider than Ioul': Lase truncate, hind 

 angles subrectanixular with a short, fine carina : trans\erse impression near 

 base deep, finely punetulate. Elytra one-third wider than thorax, d(is:il 

 pmietures small. Length 1.7-2 mm. 



Pittnam County; scarce. Marcli o-i >ctober 10. Occurs beneath 

 stones and lea^■es on damp, wooded hillsides. 



*3ii4 I 41)1). Tachvs ixcurvi s Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. IV. IVU. -HO: 

 ibiil. II, .".4. 

 Elongate, moderately convex, r>ark reddisU-brown to nearly black, 

 shining: the el.vtra with an indi^tiuet pale yellow stripe reaching from 

 humerus nearly to apex, this often interrupted at middle : autenu:¥ fuse ais. 

 the liasal joints aud legs dull .vellow. Th(H-ax quadrate, one-half wider 

 than Ion-; transverse impression near base, deep, finely punctate: hind 

 angles rectangular, with a short carina. Elytra distinctly wider than 

 thorax, with only a moderately deep sutnral stria, a semud faint one often 

 visiliie. LeiiLTth 1.7-2. .5 mm. 



Thrcpohont the Si.itc: cdinmon. .iaimary L'l-(;>ctobev 21. ( »c- 

 cuis beneath rubbish in open woodland and often in nests of ants. 



