THE SIL0U1'-\VI\(;ED St'A^'EXGEI! BJCETLES. 341 



i):55 (2080). GYiic)i'u.E>;A <oi!ms(ii.A Ericlis., Geu. Sii. Staph., 1X40, IS'.l. 



Short, l)r(iiul. snl)|i;ir!illel. IJlackish-iiiceous, shiniuK; elytra often more 

 or less brownish; antennai and legs iiale yellow. Tliorax twice as wide as 

 long, slightly wider than head, sides curved, surface minutely and sparsely 

 punctate. Elytra a little wider and longer than thora.x. sparsely pubescent ; 

 minutely, i-oughly and spaisely punctate. Length 1-].." nnn. 



Marion, IMoiirop and Posey onuntics; fre<|nent Idfally. June 2- 

 OctobiM' 31. Occurs in li^athcry f'nnoi on sides of oak and l)eech 

 stmnp.s. 



(■>:;(■) ( ). (Jv]i(ii'U.K.\A LOBAa'A Cas<'y, 'I'rans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, XVL 



ino(i. I'll:',. 



Itather stout, s[i!ndle-shapcd. Brownish-yellow, shining; head black, 

 outer apical angle of eljtra. disk of thorax and fourth dorsal segment of ab- 

 domen more oi- less fuscous. Antennae reaching base of elytra, joints 5-10 

 brownish, slightly wider than long. Thorax much wider than head, two- 

 thirds wider than long, sides broadly rounded into base; disk smooth with 

 the exception of ab.mt ten widely scattered punctures, the post-median pair 

 strong. Elytra a fourth wider and one-half Icmger than thorax, minutely 

 and s|).-irsely puiictalc. Length 2.2 mm. 



IMarion County ; rare. May 22. Taken liy sweeping. Des^-ribed 

 from New York. 

 (i;!7 (2077). Gyroph.kna vini'I.a Erichs., Gen. Sp. Staph., LS40, 186. 



Rather stout, subparailel. Tale reddish-yelicjw ; head, apical third of 

 elytra, except at suture, and fcjurth and fifth dorsal segments of abdomen 

 black or piceous. Tliorax not quite twice as wide as long, parallel and 

 rounded on the sides ; surface very sparsely and obsoletely punctate with 

 two larger punctures behind the middle. Elytra about one-fifth wider and 

 one-half longer than thorax, finely and sparsely punctate. Length 1.5- 

 2.5 mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent. .March 20-September 25. 

 Occurs on fleshy fungi. 



038 (2078). Gyeoph^na nissiMiLis Erichs., Gen. Sp. Staph., 1840, 186. 



Form of viiiulu. Pale dull yellow; head, apical angles of elytra and 

 apical half of abdomen blackish ; antennae and legs yellow. Thorax wider 

 than head, nearly twice as wide as long, otherwise as in vinula. Elytra 

 with the humeri more narrowly exposed than in that _species. Length 1.."- 

 2.3 mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent. iFay 1 3-Septeniber 25. 



Pi.AcmSA Br. 1837, (Gr., "plate.") 



Antennre short, head rather small ; thorax broad, strongly trans- 

 verse ; elytra larg-e, abdomen subparailel. 



No member of the geiuis has as yet been reoorded from Indiana, 

 but its occurrence in the State is very iirobable. 



