96 



FAiriLY II.- 



iARABin.'E. 



located on third interval, one near end of sr-uti'llar stria, one .just 

 behind the middle, the other tivo on apical third. In one specimen 



at hand there are six on each ely- 

 tron, those on the left all on third 

 interval; those on riofht. four in 

 regular position on third interval 

 and t wo on fifth, opposite the 

 hinder pair on third. 



*]31 (^"jiiS). Pteeostichi .s ebexixi s 

 Dej., S]«e. III. Isi'T. 

 307. 

 Elongate-oblong. Black or piceiii^. 

 shining; elytra more or less iridescent. 

 Thorax wider at apex than base, sides 

 much rounded, sinuate near htttd an- 

 gles. Blytral strife shallow, very fine- 

 ly punctured ; intervals flat. Length 

 :4-16 mm. 



Lake. Fulton. Yigo and Knox 

 '■((Unties : frequent. Usually found 

 beneath logs and rubbish near 

 water. Hibernates. February 23- 

 next three species the scutellar stria 

 is long and the eljirra each have three dorsal punctures, the first 

 one on the third .stria, the other two near the second stria behind 

 the middle. 



Fig. 60. / .5 



October 2 



CAft^r Forbes.) 



In this and the 



*132 (."i(;!i(. l'TKK(jsTirHt"s c.\L"DiCAiis Sn.\. Trans. Amer. 

 1N23. 56 : ibid. II. JsfJ. 



Phil. 



II. 



Elongate, slender. Black, shining: autenme reddish-brown, legs piceous. 

 Thorax shaped as In cbminus, the margin more narrow, less reflexed at 

 base; impressions, as well as the spacp liotween them, sparsely and coarsel.v 

 punctured. Striae of elytra deeper, flnel.v punctured. Length 10-11.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; common, ^farch l!i-0(tober 1^ 

 bernates. 



Hi- 



133 (5((j). Pteeostichus luctuosvs Dej.. Sijeo. III. 1^2i. 2st. 



Resembles caitflicaJh but smaller and more slender. Thorax more 

 quadrate, less narrowed behmd. Elytra but little wider than thorax, the 

 strise deep, very finely punctured. Length S-'.i mm. 



Throughout the State: common in the northern counties, less s(( 

 in the southern portion. Occurs beneath rubbish, usually near 

 water. ]Mav 10-.\u'_mi>1 27. 



