280 



FA:\rrLY viii. — si lphid.k. 



Kg. 140. 



Mtj (172'.(). Cholk.va ii.\sillaeis Sny. Journ. Phil. 



Acad. Nat. Sci, III. 182.3. 194; ibid 



II, 124. 

 Oblong, iuocleratel,-\' elongate. Head and thorax pic- 

 eous ; elytra dark brown, paler at base, the surface 

 pubescent, moderately shining. Thorax more than half 

 as wide as long, slightly narrowed in front, base feebly 

 curved ; el.^tra very little wider than the thorax, nni-- 

 ro«er behind, not densely punctured. Length ;'i-4 mui. 

 (Fig- 1^0.) 



Marion, Clark and Pasey counties; scarce. 

 ]Mareh 25-iray 21. Those from ilarion County 

 ■\\ere taken from the nest of a shrew. 



547 (1730). Choleva clavicoknis Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 

 185.3. 281. 

 ( )val, slightly oblong. " Head and thorax dark brown, or piceous ; elytra 

 pale brown, pubescent. Anteiinse scarcely reaching hind angles of thorax, 

 piceiius, the apical and two basal joints paler. Thorax twice as wide as 

 lonu. the surface rather densely punctate. Elytra oval, gradually narrowed 

 to ajiex, not wider than thorax. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Kosciusko. Clarion, Putnam and Dubois counties; scarce. March 

 13-August 17. 



*.548 (17.32). Choleva terminans Lee, Agass. Lake Sup.. 1850. 218. 



Oblong-oval. Piceous or brownish, finely pubescent. Antennre as in 

 olan'cornis. Thorax twice as Avide at base as long; sides curved and nar- 

 rowed to front ; hind angles rectangular, surface finely and densely puuctii- 

 late. Elytra as wide at base as thorax, gradually narrowing to apex ; su- 

 tural stria rather deeply impressed ; surface not densely punctate. Length 

 2.5-3 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. Plibernates as imago. April 

 12-December 5. Taken in deserted nests of mice; also on dead 

 hens and fungi. 



V. PEiONOCHiETA Horn. 1880. (Gr., "a saw + bristle.") 



Here belongs a single medium-sized black species having the an- 

 tennas as long as head and thorax, the last four joints abruptly 

 shorter than those preceding ; middle tarsi of male not dilated. 



540 (1734). Prionocii.eta opaca Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Xat. Sci., V. lS2.'i. 

 184; ibid. II, 289. 



Oblong-oval, slightly narrower behind the middle, the thoracic and ely- 

 tra 1 margins nearly continuous. T.lack, feebly shining, clothed with short, 

 dark brown hairs; antennae piceous, the apex and base paler. Thorax less 

 than twice as wide as long; hind angles obtiise, surface finely and deusely 



