I'HE GROUND HHHTLES. 



189 



Fig. 97. X 6. (Original.) 



)i-oader thorax and 



353 (1139). Stenolophl's plebbjus Dej., Spec. IV, l.s28, 424. 



Elongate-oblong. Piceous black, shining ; legs, 

 base of antennre and narrow mai-gin ot thorax 

 lirownish-yellow. Thorax feebly narrowed behind; 

 bas.i! impressions small, rounded, each with but 

 two or three punctures; hind angles strongly 

 rounded. Elytra with sutural stria fine, short, 

 oblique, not .ioining the first dorsal. Length 4.5 - 

 5 mm. (Fig. 07.) 



Southern half of State; scarce. March 21- 

 Auo-ust 17. Closely resembles ochropezus, but 

 readily distingriished 1)y the comparatively 

 different sntural stria. 



353a ( ). StenolophIiS plebejus fuscatus De.1., Sp. IV, 1828, 426. 



A distinct variety of ittcljcjus having the disk of th(trax black, with 

 broad, p;ile margins; elytra dull red, the tips irregularly fuscous. Basiil 

 impressions of thorax deeper and without punctures. Length 5.5 min. 



I. al'"e County; frequent, beneath rubbish along the beach oF 

 lake ^Michigan. April 29-May 14. 



*;j54 (1140). Stenolophus cokjunctus Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 



1823. 90 ; ibid. II, 504. 



Oblong. I'iceous, shinin.i; ; legs and base of antennae reddish-brown. 



Thorax broader than long, the sides broadly rounded into base, so that hind 



angles are wanting. Elytral strife fine; intervals flat. Length 3.5^. ."i mm. 



Throughout the Slate; common, especially in sandy localities. 

 Ilibernate-i. Abundant on the wing in early spring and at electric 

 lights. February 6— December 3. T'he smaller size and uniform 

 color cf thorax readily distinguish this species. 



;&5 (114.1 



Stenolophus ochropezus S;iy, Trans. Amer. I'hil. Smj.. II, 

 1S2:1, 54; ibid. II. 478. 



Elongate-oblong, rather slender. Black or pi<T- 

 on.«, the elytra often iridescent; legs and base 

 of antennse pale. Thorax scarcely wider than 

 long, convex; hind angles obtuse, rounded; basal 

 im]:ressions broad, shallow, sparsely but distinct- 

 l.\- [unictiu-ed. Elytral strise rather deep, es- 

 pecially toward the tip; intervals flat. Len^'th 

 .in mm. (Pig. 98.) 



Thi-ouehnut the State; coiumon. Hiber- 

 nates. -laiinai-\ 7- October 17. The su- 



tiii'al stria 



/tra is iooticr 



id d 



eepei' 



tlian ill 1 lie other s])eeies. 



