THE SHORT-WTXCKD SrAVEXGEB BEETLES. 369 



(1(1. Thh-d joint of antenn;t scarcely longer than half the second; eleventh 

 longer than ninth and tenth together; head with three punctures 

 each side; length 2.5 mm. 704. pusio. 



703 (2096a). Heteeothops rrscuLus Lee., X. Sp. N. Amer. Col., I. ISGo, 35. 

 Head black, elytra and abdomen reddish-piceous ; thorax, legs and three 



basal joints of antenniie paler. Antennte longer than head and tli^irax. the 

 last joint obliquely truncate at tip. Thorax as wide as long, narro^^ ed in 

 front, sides nearly straight; base broadly curved. Elytra together sli.shily 

 longer than wide, rather finely, not densely punctate. Abdomen more dense- 

 ly and finely punctate. Length 3--4.5 mm. 



Wolf Lake. Lake County. ;\Iai-eh 16. Eare. Listed as a variety 

 of fitmi^af us,' hut if the two are distinct the name fuscuJus has 

 priority. 



704 (2097). Hetebothops prsio Lee., New Sp. X, Amer, Col,, I, ISO?.. 35. 

 Head black, shining; thorax piceous; elytra, abdomen and antennse 



dark reddish-brown, pubescent; legs dull yellow. Antennse not loDser than 

 head and thorax, eleventh joint as long as ninth and tenth united. Thorax 

 as wide as long, narrowed in front, base broadly curved, El.vtra slightly 

 wider at base than thorax, rather finely and densely punctate : abdomen 

 at base a little narrower than elytra, thence very feebly tapering to apex, 

 very finely and densely punctate. Length 2,8-2.5 nun. 



Throughout the State, common ; especially so beneath the dead 

 leaves surrounding old beech logs in dense lowland woods, April 

 17-Xovemlier 2S. The basal joints of antennee and last segment of 

 abdomen are usually pale. 



XXIX, QuEDius Steph, 1^31. (L,. "filth ^ to eat,") 



^ledium-sized hlack or brown. Iraear or spindle-shaped species, 

 ha-^-ing the labrum either acutely notched at middle and hence bi- 

 lobed. or entire and broadly curved or truncate in front: head 

 marked each side with at least four punctures, one at base of an- 

 tenna?, two above and one behind each eye : thorax usually narrowed 

 in front, the disk with sides deflexed ti^^vard the front angles and in 

 all species, except ferox and verni.r. with a "dorsal row"" of three 

 coarse punctures each side of middle of apical half; often also a sec- 

 mid row between these and the margin and other smaller ones along 

 the apical and basal margins, Nineteen s(iecies are known from 

 tlie T'nited States, ten of which have been taken in Indiana, 



KEY TO IXniAXA SPECIES OF QVEMU-. 



(I. Tarsi alwvc hairy: thornx with three iliscal punctures each side, 

 6. Labrum bilobed. 



c. Hind tibi:p with distinct spinules on the outer side; scutelluui 

 smooth. 



